robjg63: I am actually quite miffed with their air dollars.
I foolishly thought you could use them like money.
I didnt realise you cant use them unless they cover the whole of a flight.
So you can have (say) $300 airpoints and book a$310 flight - but you cant use your air dollars because it doesnt cover the whole flight.
I foolishly figured I could use the air dollars and pay the balance.

I guess thats the thing with rewards schemes - they want to appear to give you something that you might not be able to use....

grasshoper:
you can buy airpoints dollars, dollar for dollar. So you could buy 10 airpoints for $10nzd then book the flight.

ajobbins:

grasshoper:
you can buy airpoints dollars, dollar for dollar. So you could buy 10 airpoints for $10nzd then book the flight.

Only from a OneSmart card balance or compatible credit card tho, right?

If you don't have a balance on your OneSmart it would be a real pain.

khull: grasshoper: What is your current travel arrangements to accrue such amounts anyway?

grasshoper:

ajobbins:

grasshoper:
you can buy airpoints dollars, dollar for dollar. So you could buy 10 airpoints for $10nzd then book the flight.

Only from a OneSmart card balance or compatible credit card tho, right?

If you don't have a balance on your OneSmart it would be a real pain.

hmm I didn't realize that...


Looks like you either have to have a onesmart, or a air nz credit card. Although I thought all airpoints members were eligible for a onesmart card (which is just a prepaid debit card - easy to add funds too)

http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/airpoints-dollars-top-up

sbiddle: The Airpoints card is a Onesmart card so everybody has one. All you have to do is activate it if you want to use it.

ajobbins:

sbiddle: The Airpoints card is a Onesmart card so everybody has one. All you have to do is activate it if you want to use it.

I notice on the page for Air Points top up it says:
"Eligibility criteria apply. Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) is the issuer of the OneSmart Account."

That will be interesting considering they just dumped them...

Zeon: I often fly Jetstar - I must be in their "pro elite diamond star (more emotive adjectives here)" membership level!

But in all honesty Jetstar is often less than half the price and not THAT bad. 

muppet: I should probably sign up for airpoints oneday.

I'll be cool then, right?

sbiddle:

muppet: I should probably sign up for airpoints oneday.

I'll be cool then, right?

They'll need to have a new l33t card just for you.