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50,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer Points - American Express Ultimate - No Annual Fee For First Year

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50,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer Points - American Express Ultimate - No Annual Fee For First Year
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latenight on 16/02/2015 - 10:42 americanexpress.com (5271 clicks)
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Earn up to 50,000 bonus Qantas Points when you apply by 15 March 2015, are approved and meet the spend criteria. This introductory offer is available to new American Express Card Members only. No annual fee for first year.

Eligibility
To save time before you apply for your Qantas American Express Ultimate Card, it's best to make sure you can say yes to the following:
I am aged over 18
I am an Australian citizen or permanent resident or hold a current Business Long Stay Visa (subclass 457)
I have a personal gross (pre-tax) annual income of $65,000 or more
I have no history of bad debt or payment default
And if self employed, I have been trading for at least 18 months or 12 months if I hold an existing American Express issued Card

42,500 Qantas Points after you spend $500 on purchases with your new Card within the first 3 months of becoming a Card Member;
5,000 Qantas Points after your first eligible purchase with the new Card;
2,500 Qantas Points will be awarded after your first Card spend on selected Qantas products and services in Australia.

Referral Links

Business Explorer Card: random (5)

Referrer: 40,000 Reward Points

Centurion Personal Charge Card: random (7)

Referee gets 200,000 MR points. Referrer gets 150,000 MR points.

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  • jb6 on 23/02/2015 - 17:57
    +3

    I got the "you'll get a letter saying the fee is going to be refunded" when I called pre-activation.

    Can I also be the first one to say… WAY TO GO AMEX!! We should be shouting this from the rooftops to thank them (lazy call centre staff who didn't read the memo properly aside). They were under no obligation to honour the error and have in essence paid for all our return flights to another city, as well as a great rewards card. Sensational. I'll consider keeping the card for the second year as my way of saying thanks.

    • Skejo on 26/02/2015 - 13:24

      Hey Jb6

      Do you know how you claim the return flights ?

      If i read correctly you have to first purchase a flight before being able to claim the free flight and you can only book the flight via telephone number on back of the card ?

      • jb6 on 26/02/2015 - 15:03

        Yeah you just call them up. I haven't read that anywhere. According to the terms (pg. 29) you just have to pay the minimum on your "first and most recent" statement by the due date & have maintained your card in good standing… whatever that means.

        • Skejo on 26/02/2015 - 15:51

          Thanks buddy :-)

  • runamuck on 01/03/2015 - 16:55

    Has anyone received a letter in the post yet from Amex stating they will honour the no annual fee for first year? Called them up over a week ago and they said letters will be sent out to everyone who applied during the glitch.

    • SkyHeron on 02/03/2015 - 19:27
      +3

      Yes, I received my letter today confirming that the first year is $0. Huzzah!

      http://tinypic.com/r/mlkc8/8

      • nadan on 02/03/2015 - 19:37
        +2

        Same here.

      • TRAVLER on 04/03/2015 - 11:20

        received

      • Catsfan070911 on 04/03/2015 - 19:44

        Received mine today also, was just about to upload!

  • ifuggedxyz on 03/03/2015 - 13:20
    +1

    No long wait for the points, I got them credited in my account already!

    27/02/2015 ************** $427.50 428 42,500 42,928
    - Welcome Bonus 0 20,000
    - Welcome Bonus 0 10,000
    - Welcome Bonus 0 12,500

    26/02/2015 ************** $95.00 95 5,000 5,095
    - Card Activation Bonus 0 5,000

    Any idea as to the cheapest way to collect the remaining 2,500 points on "selected Qantas products and services in Australia"? Or it's probably not worth it?

    • TRAVLER on 04/03/2015 - 11:23
      +1

      we need to find cheapest way to collect this 2,500 points because only after that ( selected qantas products and services in Australia )we can get the flight

      • muncan on 04/03/2015 - 13:58

        Can we ask for a cup of water at the entrance to a business lounge?

      • jb6 on 04/03/2015 - 15:37
        +1

        what do you mean "only after that we can get the flight"? do you mean the one free return flight per year? because that just needs you to pay the minimum repayment on the first & most recent statements.

        re: getting the 2,500 - From the T&C's:
        Selected Qantas products and services are Qantas passenger flights (with a QF flight number) purchased on the Qantas merchant account i.e. directly from Qantas and Qantas Frequent Flyer and Qantas Club membership joining and annual fees. Excludes Jetstar, Qantas Holidays and Qantas branded non-airfare products.

        So… book a flight using some of the other 47,500 freq flyer points you just got, and you should earn the 2,500 extra?

        • TRAVLER on 04/03/2015 - 20:47
          +1

          Complimentary Qantas domestic return economy flight every year after your first Card spend on selected Qantas products and services

        • jb6 on 05/03/2015 - 09:36

          @TRAVLER: oh really? hmmmm

        • lolmao on 05/03/2015 - 14:44
          +1

          @jb6: yes rly

          You are entitled to one Flight in economy class per year of Card
          Membership after your first Card spend in Australia on selected
          Qantas services^ in that year. A year is defined as the period starting
          on the date on which the applicable Card Account is opened by
          American Express (anniversary date) and expiring on the day before
          the anniversary date each year thereafter. Your Flight must be booked
          before the end of the year in which the Basic Card Member became
          entitled to that Flight. Flight benefits cannot be carried forward to
          any subsequent year.

          ^ Selected Qantas products and services are: (a) Qantas passenger flights
          with a QF flight number purchased on the Qantas merchant account i.e.
          directly with Qantas or some travel agents or (b) purchases from Qantas
          Travel shops. Excludes: Qantas Holidays, Qantas Freight, Jetstar and
          Qantas branded non-airfare products operated by third parties e.g. Qantas
          Box Office.

        • TRAVLER on 05/03/2015 - 17:03

          yes really

        • Catsfan070911 on 11/03/2015 - 12:28
          +1

          @lolmao:
          Could you pretty please define what counts as 'purchases from Qantas Travel shops'? This may be a stupid question but just want to make sure i spend the smallest amount i have to in order to get this perk :D

        • dumkaze on 09/04/2015 - 16:54

          @Catsfan070911:

          is that would be valid ?

          http://www.qantasshop.com.au/home

  • Overtime2000 on 09/03/2015 - 09:46
    +2

    Did anyone get a $450 credit in their account? I just received it, but still havent been charged $450
    So right now I'm +$450 on my account woot!

  • Catsfan070911 on 09/03/2015 - 10:56

    Yes $450 credit on 05.03.15 called 'Credit for membership fee', and got my frequent flyer points pretty much as soon as i met my minimum spend requirement :). Customer service by these guys is excellent!

    I wonder if you could stuff them around by cancelling your account now whilst in credit ;) (don't do it)

    • freelife on 10/03/2015 - 06:33

      When you close a credit card account (any) they work out outstanding balance including any annual fees due. Wouldn't have worked anyway :)

  • dumkaze on 18/03/2015 - 11:40

    anybody know how do i book the flights ? do I have to buy something from Qantas selected product before I can book the free domestic flight ? bit confusing…

    • DealzEddy123 on 25/03/2015 - 16:40

      yes u do. how is it confusing

  • elensaryk on 19/03/2015 - 15:29

    Logged onto my account had -$450. Called AMEX customer service. They were pretty awesome, said they'll honour their customers and I should see a +$450 soon! W00T!

  • ifuggedxyz on 08/04/2015 - 10:54

    Anyone managed to book the complimentary flight?

    • DealzEddy123 on 08/04/2015 - 11:13

      why not try and let us know (assuming you want to know as you have intentions of make a booking yourself)

    • k336 on 08/04/2015 - 11:22

      Not entirely sure, but maybe its possible to book a fully refundable flight (eg. business class) first, book the free flights and then cancel it.

      Would be great if someone can confirm if this works.

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