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October 2024
October 2024
In October there were 31 active days with 301 unique deals. The average cost-per-point was 6.30¢. The best deal was 1.77¢ per point and the least favourable was 47.32¢ per point. Shiraz was the most frequent varietal with 92 entries.
There were 4 “great” deals including the best red Blue Pyrenees Premium Red Six and the best white Allegiance Unity Tumbarumba Chardonnay 2023.
Days Active
31
Days with live deals
Unique Deals
301
Bonus Offers
Great Deals
4
Under 2¢ per point
Peak Launch
1 October
271 deals on Tuesday
Total Bonus Points
255500
Total bonus points on offer
Monthly Mix
This month, red-only deals made up 67.1% of the mix, white-only 13.0%, and other deals 19.9%.
Wine Type Breakdown
Among varietal-specific deals (excluding mixes and unknown), there were 9 wine types. Shiraz 52.0%, Cabernet Sauvignon 16.9%, Chardonnay 9.0% and 6 other types.
Red Deals
202
All the Reds
White Deals
39
All the Whites
Other Deals
60
Everything Else
Daily Deal Rhythm
Across 31 active days in October 2024, daily deals ranged from 145 to 271, averaging approximately 168.3 per day. The busiest day was Tuesday, 1 October with 271 deals.
Best Value Wines
Top 3 wines for October. These were best value points earners and the easiest way to make the most points.
Blue Pyrenees Premium Red Six
Blue Pyrenees (Australia)
Get Ready To Travel Red Dozen
Mixed (Australia)
Yalumba Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2017.
Yalumba (Barossa)
Longest Running Great Deals
These were great deals in October that were available across multiple days. These were the easiest to grab wines, earning good value Qantas Points without stressing about missing out.
Wills Domain Paladin Hill Shiraz 2019
Wills Domain (Margaret River)
Appeared on 13 days
Blue Pyrenees Premium Red Six
Blue Pyrenees (Australia)
Appeared on 7 days
Yalumba Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2017.
Yalumba (Barossa)
Appeared on 6 days
Points Optimisation
If you had $500 to spend in October, this was the best combination to purchase for maximising points.
Blue Pyrenees Premium Red Six
Blue Pyrenees (Australia)
Rosenthal Garten Shiraz 2021
Rosenthal (Mount Barker)