Another transfer partner. This one matters more than you think.
Rove added Qantas to the list today. Their second one this month. The program is moving fast, honestly.
You can now transfer Rove miles to Qantas Frequent Flyer. One for one. Through August 14 2025 they are offering a 50 percent bonus on these transfers. Half a point extra for every single one. That’s not bad at all.
Conveniently enough? You don’t have to guess if seats are open. Rove actually shows live Qantas award availability on their site. No cross-tab switching.
Here’s why Qantas is weirdly good for Rove holders: availability.
Qantas keeps its own award seats hidden from most partner programs. American AAdvantage? Empty. Alaska Mileage Plan? Empty. British Airways Club? Mostly empty.
But if you are using Qantas points? The shelves are full.
It’s also a gateway to smaller players. El Al. Aircalin. The latter only works for those Qantas codeshares to New Caledonia but hey. Options matter.
This follows a frantic rollout. July 1 brought Frontier. Before that, Air Canada Aeroplan. Then Virgin. Then SAS. And just before that Japan Airlines. They are adding partners monthly at this point.
Who do you have now?
Star Alliance:
– Air India
– Lufthansa
– THAI
– Turkish Airlines
– Air Canada
oneworld:
– Cathay Pacific
– Finnair
– Qatar Airways
– Japan Airlines
– Qantas
SkyTeam:
– Aeromexico
– Air France-KLM
– Vietnam Airlines
– Scandinavian Airlines
– Virgin Atlantic
Others:
– Etihad
– Hainan Airlines
– Frontier Airlines
– Accor Hotels
That Lufthansa connection is the quiet giant here. Rove is the only current program transferring directly to them.
Lufthansa Miles & More protects its premium seats from external partners. They open up for members closer to the flight. Sometimes just a few days before. Rove users can book those. Everyone else has to guess.
Is Qantas the headline grabber? Not really.
It is niche. But it works for some.
I have family in Australia. They do not care about layovers. They just want to get to the States. If the standard tools show nothing, I set alerts for specific Qantas flights between Oz and the US.
About sixty days out, a seat cracks open.
Usually business class. Sometimes more than one. It happens. Consistently.
Maybe Qantas isn’t a game-changer for you. Maybe Lufthansa is the only one you care about. But the point remains: the landscape is shifting. Rove is filling in the gaps.
What else do you want to see added?
