The easy DOUBLE status credits hack anyone can do!

My travel hack in the USA to earn 2, 3, or even 4x the status credits I would when flying in Australia. I'm in New York travelling to Miami and I share my status credit strategy and how you can earn status credits faster.
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[@007knick]

Hey Stef that is a ventilation building for car exhausts I believe

[@j2simpso]

Interesting video although from my experience status credits can be earned FAR cheaper. For instance, it's quite common to see red e-deals between Sydney and Melbourne or Sydney and Brisbane for $100 which nets you 10 status credits so $10 per status credit. JetStar can also be quite a good deal too having flown Sydney to Darwin and Sydney to Perth on a Max fare for $330 AUD which earned 100 status credits. The best deal I've found thus far though was flying Sydney to Auckland (via Melbourne) for $1000 AUD in business class on Qantas. This was booked during their double status credit promotion meaning I will earn a whopping 480 status credits for $1000 in spend. Not bad! Another "trick" I use is to maximize the benefits of cancellations. When the airlines cancel my flights I try and book in as many connections as possible since that will attraction additional status credits at no additional cost to me (other than time I suppose). Now for flying in the US, the key thing to realize is Qantas doesn't understand US geography at all. A flight from Chicago to Seattle will earn the same number of status credits as a flight from New York to LA (in business class that would be 100 status credits one-way). Hence, a trick would be booking a trip where you cross the Mississippi thereby forcing Qantas to think you are travelling between the east coast and west coast of the US. For instance, instead of flying San Francisco to LA direct on AA you could book it as a connecting flight through DFW. In a business fare that would earn you 400 status credits (100 status credits from LA to Dallas, 100 status credits from Dallas to SF). That's just a start too! Flying between Hawaii and US West coast there's a similar trick too!

[@E2EK131MM]

Awesome shared insight! Thank you

[@jimsnevets4159]

This comment was worth ten times what this video has to offer. And I could read it in 60 seconds or less without having to try to listen to ten minutes of waffle.

[@atcJ]

@@jimsnevets4159 This is Stef's World not Stef's Travel Tips

[@mrveeral]

@@jimsnevets4159 makes you wonder how much more @j2simpso knows about earning status credits. These are seriously impressive notes to take. Might need to do something similar on the next Double Status Credits offer in 2025.

[@weivu]

This was the information I was looking for !

[@timbeaver9132]

Love the nod the Casey Neistat with the running montage and music 😂❤

[@stef747]

He's been an inspiration of mine for sure, I always nod my head to him whenever I'm in his home town. Thanks Tim.

[@mark123655]

Note that not every airline refers to it as Status Credit.. on BA it's Tier Points for example. And on American it's Loyalty Points which unfortunately are based on $ spend... A$8/SC is also rookie territory for Qantas. A few years ago (particularly when AA F earnt as First rather than Business) some multi-leg segments to the Carribbean could go as low as A$2/SC.

[@davidmcafee5331]

Jetstar regularly do $39 fares for Sydney to Melbourne or Adelaide to Melbourne. You don't earn any SC on the Starter fare but upgrade to a Starter Max fare for an extra $85 and you earn SC's at the QANTAS flexible economy rate. This would net you 20 status credits for $124 each way which works out to $6.45 per status credit. If you are flexible with when you fly and don't mind booking months in advance, this is an easy way to get some cheap status credits without relying on a double status credits promo

[@craigc5879]

What is the story with the dog? how can you get them in the cabin?

[@craigc5879]

Ventilation shaft, similar to the ones you see in London

[@ivanblakely903]

My go to is Daily Bagel, corner of 1st Ave and E61st. Of course depends where you are staying in NYC - plenty of options.

[@StefanDrury]

I love a good bagel recommendation. I'll try and visit Daily Bagel when I'm there next.

[@ivanblakely903]

@@StefanDrury cool. I just bought their bakery selections to take back to the apartment, and never tried any of their made-up offerings. Plenty of hospitals and university nearby, and always a queue of workers getting breakfast.

[@426dfv]

Although u can earn more SC by flying other airlines, you need to also fly min. 4 trips of QF flight to maintain the QFF Plat. status. I suggest ppl to look for double credit status promotion. I buy all my tickets in one go (Buy saver/Flex) and get to change the date with min. penalties then enjoy the SC boost.

[@paulkazzer]

Do you get lounge access with the First ticket alone? I thought the stingy US airlines limited access to status only. Take off may have been aborted if another plane was late exiting the runway. Saw an ATC video about that today so just a guess. Thanks for all the great videos as always.

[@MattNav]

On domestic itineraries with AA, Stefan doesn't have access using his first class ticket but rather it would be using his Oneworld Emerald status courtesy of Qantas Platinum. If you're an AA or Alaska elite, you only have access when flying on Int'l itineraries

[@classicraceruk1337]

Pilot misheard the call and tried to take off without permission?

[@paulsz6194]

At 7:10 , perhaps a runway incursion, or the Pilots realised they weren’t completely configured for takeoff (didn’t quite complete the checklist before proceeding with the takeoff roll) ?

[@KR-ff4tu]

Not really a fair comparison if you compare economy in Australia with business in the US. Also, the flights you mentioned are larger distances then SYD - MEL.

[@rossyj]

How much did you want to bump into Casey running down there!??

[@stef747]

Haha, would love to meet Casey one day and thank him for the inspiration. Nice to see he's back in NYC.

[@djmarshall411]

was that clapping on landing? I've never understood that...

[@BRCollector]

Happy nobody was shot on the plane probably

[@aminfozdar]

@@BRCollector or that the plane properly landed, not crashed

[@stef747]

I think after the birdstrike for the incoming aircraft and the aborted takeoff some people were just happy to get to Miami. I never hear clapping in Australia, but heard it a couple of times in the USA.

[@BRCollector]

@@stef747 I heard it on like every flight I've ever been on in the US, specifically AA.

[@glennwatson]

Since becoming a private pilot my status has dropped. Flying everywhere locally myself instead. Sometimes those tunnel buildings are fake facades for things like fans and stuff.

[@jamesdevine4178]

You will find better $$/SC with Alaska. Can get easily under 4 with a number of routes they provide.

[@philbranagan3137]

Great hack, enjoyed the vid. The spot you stood on in Washington Square Park is where my wife had to help me up one night, after I went down on one knee to propose...

[@craigobrien5098]

Yeh it’s a ventilation building. You can actually have a tour of one over in Liverpool for some reason.

[@stef747]

Ah ok thank you, I just love the shape, quite unique.

[@golfbravowhiskey8669]

The RTO it was probably due to some sort of pilot error or caution warning came on on the panel. If it would’ve been FOD on the runway are service vehicle not clear of the runway they would’ve made an announcement.

[@stef747]

Yeah was an interesting one, thanks GBW.

[@amore2022]

I agree with VH-GBO. Someone didn’t run all the checklist or they had a TCAS alert just before takeoff. We did that to a Virgin flight in an R44, they were just about to roll as we lifted off, only to have them tell us to get back on the ground or remain stationary because supposedly the SOP’s don’t let them continue if there is unaddressed Traffic. Very cool!

[@krushingkobra]

Make sure to one day try out the superior Montreal bagels! 😉

[@odraus]

Maybe accidentally started roll without clearance?

[@Micg51]

I'm guessing the PF wanted to confirm takeoff clearance

[@NishaSingh-bc3qb]

Does Qantas Gold status help you find more classic reward seats over silver and bronze or not really these days since Qantas release classic reward seats in batches for all?

[@LakTube]

bro you got the best vlogs from an aussie!

[@stef747]

Thanks LakTube, glad you like them!

[@logicreversed18t]

Wow, I haven't heard clapping upon landing in a while. I kinda' like it. I almost mentioned in another video that we need more running content. Well, here it is!

[@stef747]

Yeah I heard clapping a lot more in the USA than you do in Australia, which is basically never. Thanks for watching Christian.

[@logicreversed18t]

@@stef747 I just watched the flight to East Timor, and I look forward to the rest of the story unfolding on this channel.

[@mindwalk2007]

From all the videos I have watched you do not get lounge access when travelling domestic first class on the US big three.

[@weivu]

Yes you do. I flew first class points redeemed AA flight from JKF to LAX and got to have a look at every lounge before having a seat in the First Lounge

[@dereksanders7905]

Stef, just to let you know that there are two other KZbin channels with the same name!

[@jj-bu6yb]

I have no idea how do these calculations

[@maximillianairborne3797]

Prolly traffic congestion led to the rejected t.o. The Pilot should have made an announcement as to the reason why.

[@stef747]

Yeah I was waiting for an announcement but we sat for about a minute and then started rolling again.

[@SenZubEanS]

Dear lord, the clapping after landing... Why America, WHY! It's like saying that you have absolutely no confidence in the pilots abilities to safely get you to your destination. Do you clap every cab driver or train driver? Why on earth do you clap a pilot?

[@iwe7078]

Given it’s a 737 MAX I’d be clapping too.

[@High_Alpha]

Did you actually abort or was it a pre-emptive throttle up for a clearance that never came? Possible the crew thought they were going to be able to keep rolling into a 'squeeze play' departure that the tower renegged on. Not that I blame them... discretion is the better part of valour! And less paperwork!

[@High_Alpha]

PS what's with the clapping?? How bad was the approach!?

[@stef747]

I heard clapping on a few flights in the USA. The flight was uneventful, but I think with the birdstrike to the airplane that you hear in the pre-boarding announcement and the aborted take off some people were just relieved to get to Miami!

[@Garythefireman66]

Hope you enjoyed your stay in our fair city 🗽

[@AmuthanVethanayagam]

Thanks for all the tips Stefan! But then Qantas is extending status one more time :) Just telling.

[@24staples]

Are you getting qantas status points on American Airlines. That won’t make much sense if you don’t fly American often

[@brettcoates3759]

partner airline of One world so points still accrue

[@24staples]

If you say so. I’m still upset that I didn’t get points on my code share flights to Europe

[@stef747]

Yes I'm earning Qantas Status Credits that help maintain my Qantas Frequent Flyer status by booking a One World Airline (American Airlines) and adding my QFF member number in the booking.

[@peterhastings703]

@@24staples If you've recently flown on a OneWorld airline but didn't use a frequent flier ID in your ticket, you *might* be able to retrospectively claim the status credits and points with Qantas. There's certainly a process to do this with BA, but I don't know about QF. Obviously, you can only get credit with one airline per trip.

[@orlandoboavida2993]

Interesting Video from Timor Leste 🇹🇱

[@paratyshow]

👍☑ What no costar Jackie in this one, oh well not all your videos have top notch talent I guess. Tks Stef

[@richardwilson5913]

I also wondered what credits you are getting. Qantas? How do you get them? Do you have to book using the Qantas website only? I have never been able to book a flight on the One World website using my Qantas points. Can I do that or do I have to only ever use the Qantas website to book?

[@peterhastings703]

You should be able to book with cash on any OneWorld airline and add your Qantas frequent flier ID to the ticket. You'll get the status credits and Qantas points credited to your account after your trip. I'm in the BA scheme and have done it with Iberia, American and Sri Lankan. If you want to use your Qantas points to book OneWorld flights, you'll probably have do it through Qantas - unless they have a relationship with other airlines that allow you to do it - for instance I could now book direct on Qatar using my BA Avios.

[@stef747]

Yes what Peter said. I booked these flights direct on the AA website and added my QFF number in the booking.

[@andrewmogic514]

Is your Strava public Stef?

[@StefanDrury]

Hey Andrew, no I keep it private I'm afraid, but I post some run stats/maps on my Twitter account.

[@LMays-cu2hp]

Very nice..

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

Meanwhile.....I just lost all my status credits, wwwwwhhhaaaa :( . Doesn't really help that I'm a once a year flyer now, does it, haha?

[@stef747]

Ah yes that's always a shame when your status year comes around and everything resets. And no more covid-extensions from Qantas either. Gotta get out there and get flying again Becster!

[@sshark5007]

Changi

[@17H-W]

new york is sinking

[@tonyreid833]

So here is my recent points booking story Qantas FF over 2 million points many from Amex business etc But haven’t flown much last few years as we all know why So have a business interest in NYC Decided to book a flight First Class using some points with dear old Qantas the former great airline I deserved it ok I wanted to go in February next year not peak time so thought points and pay yes ! So they wanted ALL my points yes ALL plus nearly $12k too Then I thought I’ll check the cost of just buying a FC seat Price ? $17000 return Conclusion over 2.5 million points is worth $5k It’s a rip off A Qantas rip off