Ski New Zealand With Qantas Frequent Flyer Points

Today Qantas has announced that for the first time ever you can redeem your Qantas Frequent Flyer points for ski passes. The partnership will see Lift passes delivered by local travel provider Ski Express who are based in New Zealand and already hold a good relationships with many of the south island ski resorts. Now that the travel bubble is in full swing its the perfect time to splurge on that stash of Qantas Points you have been saving all through 2020. Lift passes will be able to be purchased in packs of 3,4,5 and 6 day lift passes for Cardrona & Treble Cone or Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Hutt. All transactions can be made through the Qantas Rewards Store.To get things rolling (or sliding) early bird passes are on sale until 29 May 2021 which is just before the commencement of the New Zealand ski season which kicks off mid june (conditions permitting).Early bird passes start from 33,000 Qantas Points (adults) or 17,000 Qantas Points (children) for three days, which, when coupled with a return Classic Rewards booking to New Zealand, means Frequent Flyers could have their flight and lift pass squared away for less than 70,000 Qantas Points.

Credit: Qantas Press Release Qantas Points members simply need to log into their Qantas account, head to the Qantas Rewards Store and search for Ski Express to see the same options as below.THE PROCESSRedeem your points for your Earlybird Lift Pass on the Qantas Reward Store up until 29 May 2021. Within 72 hours, Ski Express will send you an email with a unique booking reference. Within the email, click a link to activate your ski pass.If booking an Earlybird Lift Pass, passes will need to be activated by 31 May 2021 via the link provided in the email. For Lift Pass products outside of the Earlybird book-by-date, passes will need to be activated 2 weeks before travelling to New Zealand.Once your Lift Pass is activated, Ski Express will issue you with a Ski Express voucher.On arrival at Queenstown, Wanaka or Methven, present your Ski Express voucher to the relevant ski field who will issue a NZSki or Cadrona RFID card. This card gives you lift access to ski or ride at the relevant ski fields for the application number of days purchased. This pass is valid for the 2021 season.

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Credit: Qantas Rewards Store Qantas Loyalty CEO Olivia Wirth said the opportunity for members to use their Qantas Points towards their next ski holiday would be welcome news for the many Australians and New Zealanders heading to the slopes this winter.“Over the past year our members have been earning more points on the ground from non-flying activities, waiting for opportunities to use them on travel again,” said Ms Wirth.This means our Frequent Flyers can now book three significant parts of their snow holiday using points – flights, hotels and lift passes – with the only thing left to worry about when they get there is which slopes to tackle first.It also provides our growing number of Kiwi members with another way to use their points towards their ski holiday, on top of the redemption opportunities available for flights to Queenstown and Christchurch on Jetstar New Zealand’s domestic network.Qantas will be operating a record number of flights to Queenstown during the peak winter season to cater for the demand we’ve seen since the two-way trans-Tasman bubble opened last month. More than 20 percent of bookings for July and August having been made using points, so we expect the option to redeem points for a lift pass as well will be really popular with our members.Whether members are redeeming points on flights, hotel bookings, holiday packages or now lift passes, we’re always evolving and innovating to meet the needs of our 13 million members and help bring them closer to their next dream trip.”See the full press release.Skiing and Snowboarding in New Zealand’s south island is globally renowned and with the countries borders only being open to Australians thanks to the to travel bubble your season could be full of fresh powder turns, sweeping mountain views and short lift lines.Want to learn more about about the ski resorts on offer? Check out our pages for each resort below.CardronaTreble ConeCoronet PeakThe RemarkablesMt Hutt

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Credit: The Remarkables Ski Resort

Credit: Mt Hutt We certainly cannot wait to head over to NZ during the winter snow season, splurge with our stash of Qantas Points and explore all that the South Island has to offer.Make sure to follow us on our socials!