Qantas Hotels are back with their triple points promotion, offering 9 Qantas Points per dollar on hotel bookings. The offer is available for bookings made between 19 August and 25 August 2024 and applies for stays made by 25 August 2025
There are some exceptions to the triple-point offer. Firstly, in the case of Accor hotels, bookings through Qantas Hotels normally earn 4 points per dollar. For Accor Hotels, you will receive 9 points per dollar under this promotion, rather than the 12 points per dollar that would be the case if triple points were applied.
In addition, Classic Hotel Rewards will not earn the bonus. As these do not normally earn points, no points are offered under this deal. In addition, this offer is only for hotel bookings. As a result, there is no bonus on Airbnb bookings
Points Club and Points Club Plus members will receive their usual bonus. For Points Club members, this is an additional 25% Qantas Points. In the case of Points Club Plus members, an extra 50% Qantas Points is an offer.
Qantas Hotels
Qantas Hotels is an accommodation booking service run through Qantas. It brings together over 200,000 hotels worldwide. One of its unique selling points is that it offers Qantas Points when using its service to book hotels.
While it also offers the opportunity to use points to make hotel bookings, this may not be the best use of points. As a result, we focus on the ability to earn points.
How many Qantas Points can I earn?
The standard earn rate at Qantas Hotels is 3 Qantas Points per $1 AUD you spend on your booking. However, they run promotions offering bonus points when meeting the requirements of the promotion.
When will I receive my Qantas Points?
Unfortunately, it does take time to receive your points through these bookings. First of all, you have to actually complete your stay. Then you need to wait up to 8 weeks for the points to post.
So, if you are looking for a quick boost to your points balance, this is not the place to be looking.
Is it a good deal?
In most cases, I book through the hotel chain of where I am staying – as this allows me to use the loyalty program of that chain. However, it is not always possible to do this – and this is where Qantas Hotels or other sellers, such as Hotels.com can provide options.
In the Hotels.com reward program, you earn 1 hotel night after each 10 that you stay. So effectively a 10% rebate on your hotel bookings. come in.
This generally works out better than the standard 3 Qantas Points per dollar on offer. However, with 9 points per dollar on offer, you may be swayed toward using Qantas Hotels for your booking.
Of course, the above assumes that prices are the same at Qantas Hotels as they are at other online booking sites. My experience is that there can sometimes be price differences. Sometimes it can be cheaper to book through Qantas Hotels, and sometimes more expensive. As always, it pays to compare prices from various online sites.
To make a booking, click through to the Qantas Hotels website.
