Want to Save $8,000 on Qantas’ First Class to Australia?
Here’s How: Knowing Partner Availability
Qantas’ First Class is the last option most people think of. Why? It’s expensive (easily $12,900+) because Qantas pretty much has a monopoly on the route from the U.S. year-round. (At times, American and United offer an aircraft with a First Class cabin, but not currently.)
Using miles is not the solution, as the Qantas program is if-you-have-to-ask: 288,000 miles (Los Angeles-Melbourne) to 336,000 (Dallas-Sydney) round-trip. The big drawback: Qantas has only one credit-card transfer partner, the Citi ThankYou program, which has an annual purchase limit of 100,000 miles, which is not enough to buy the miles needed for an award ticket.