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.