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Qantas will retire Points Club on 8 December 2026, stripping the ability to earn status credits on Classic Reward bookings unless you hold a specific Qantas credit card (details later this year). Existing members keep their benefits through the end of their current membership year, so if you qualify now, you can stretch that perk into 2028. Green Tier also ends on that date, with 90 days to pick 50 status credits or 10,000 points. New ground-earn options will unlock up to 140 status credits per year via 10 categories starting 8 December 2026, and status credit rollovers (50% of excess, capped) begin that same month. The clock is ticking on the old play.

Qantas has launched its third double status credit offer in 2026, but the booking window is tight: you have until 11:59pm AEDT on 2 September to make a new booking for travel between 3 September 2026 and 14 August 2027. Only flights marketed and operated by Qantas (including QantasLink and Finnair wet-leased aircraft) qualify; Jetstar and codeshares do not. Unlike the previous promotion, Qantas has confirmed that bonus status credits earned under this offer will count toward Lifetime Status. If you already have Qantas travel planned in the window, this is a straightforward way to accelerate your tier progress.