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American Express Qantas Ultimate Card - 100,000 Bonus Qantas Points, $450 Qantas Travel Credit ($450 Annual Fee)

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American Express Qantas Ultimate Card - 100,000 Bonus Qantas Points, $450 Qantas Travel Credit ($450 Annual Fee)
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Associateddtox @ Straight to the Points on 15/02/2019 - 12:49 americanexpress.com (4054 clicks)
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American Express have today increased the sign on bonus for the Qantas Ultimate card to 100,000 Qantas frequent flyer points when you sign up with a referral.

Apply online by 14 April 6 May 2019 and spend $3,000 on your new card in the first 3 months of Card Membership.

You must have a personal gross (pre-tax) annual income of $65,000 or more.

The annual fee for this card is fairly steep, at $450, but 100,000 Qantas points is nothing to sneeze at.

In addition to the bonus points you'll receive each year:

  • $450 Qantas Travel Credit for eligible international or domestic Qantas flights when you book and pay online at American Express Travel
  • 2x American Express Lounge entries (Sydney and Melbourne International airports)
  • 2 Qantas Club Lounge invitations
  • Complimentary Qantas Wine Membership
  • A range of comprehensive insurances is also provided

Bonus point eligibility
As usual, the terms and conditions state that card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any other Consumer Credit Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited in the preceding 18 month period are ineligible for this offer.

Earn rates:

  • Earn 1.25 Qantas Points for every $1 spent, except for Government spend where you will earn 0.5 Qantas Points per $1 spent
  • Until 14 April 2019 earn an additional 0.25 Qantas Points per $1 spent, except for Government spend
  • Earn 1 extra Qantas Point per $1 spent on selected Qantas products and services in Australia

If you'd like to keep up to date with the latest Amex Qantas deals follow my page: Straight to the Points

Update 20 Feb: This deal originally required a referral for the 100,000 bonus qantas points, but this is now open to all (without referral)

Referral Links

Business Explorer Card: random (3)

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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  • bkoolrocks on 04/03/2019 - 11:45

    amex isnt widely accepted for daily spending. So, im just confused on what to spend it on if i get this?

    • stirlo on 05/03/2019 - 11:47
      +2

      Supermarkets accept amex these days so just buy groceries or if really desperate gift vouchers for other stores where they don't take amex.

      • ezza on 05/03/2019 - 11:52
        +3

        Better yet the most handy tip is to pay someone on paypal - your bother, your mother.. use the Amex as your funding source. Yes there is a 2.9% (or something like hat from Paypal), but whats $29 p/$1k when you are just short of meeting your min. spend over the 3 months.

        And ofcourse get your money back from them - its almost like a cash advance!

        :)

        • stirlo on 05/03/2019 - 11:57

          Nice!

    • sauce2k on 08/03/2019 - 15:47

      No surcharge for AirBnb
      Recently bought some tickets for Team USA vs Boomers…that got me above $3k
      I even did a few international transactions, 3% isn't that much of a big deal unless you are buying something expensive.

  • skuzalbut on 05/03/2019 - 21:06

    It says new card holders only. I am a previous member 20 months ago, would I be considered new? Usually they put up some sort of caveat of up to 18 months, but not this time.

    • bkoolrocks on 06/03/2019 - 08:46

      Bonus point eligibility
      As usual, the terms and conditions state that card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any other Consumer Credit Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited in the preceding 18 month period are ineligible for this offer.

      • ezza on 06/03/2019 - 08:53
        +1

        Its better to just call them and confirm (make sure they note it on your profile/account, get their name record time/date).
        Ie I had the Westpac VISA & Amex direct card offer (which I only recieved a few months ago), called them and they said yes still eligible.

  • sillymelon on 06/03/2019 - 21:58

    Will government charges (e.g.bills) count towards the $3000 spend? Terms and conditions just said less points. thx

    • alebox on 12/03/2019 - 16:57

      gov bills generally dont take amex or if they do charge you significantly more than VISA or MC surcharge

      • Yola on 13/03/2019 - 10:24

        Depends what you classify as Government charges. I pay Council Rates for 3 councils in Melbourne by AMEX. Two through Post Billpay and one direct. Yarra Valley Water also through Post Billpay. All of these get full points on Westpac AMEX. Land Tax and Car regio cannot be paid by AMEX but may be possible to purchase EFTPOS/VISA gift cards and pay at the post office.

  • tonytiger on 08/03/2019 - 16:45

    short of buying an airfare or FF membership, is there a cheap 'hack' that will register you for the Qantas lounge invitations?

    • SocietyBox on 09/03/2019 - 22:59
      +1

      Buying carbon offset for $1+ from https://www.qantasfutureplanet.com.au.

      • tonytiger on 15/03/2019 - 19:38

        Can anyone vouch for this method?

        • FatGPT on 15/04/2019 - 07:37
          +1

          I can confirm this worked for me. Purchased the carbon offset and 5 days later received an email from Qantas with the x2 lounge invitations.

          • tonytiger on 15/04/2019 - 16:50
            +1

            @FatGPT: Nice. Will give this a go later tonight and will report back after a week :)

            • tonytiger on 22/04/2019 - 22:40
              +1

              @tonytiger: Can confirm it works.
              made a purchase on the 16-17th and the invitations are in my account now.

              such a great hack :D
              Thanks SocietyBox.

      • ribze1 on 05/05/2019 - 17:13

        Do you have to have a Qantas flight booked to do this?

        • FatGPT on 05/05/2019 - 17:14
          +1

          No, I didn’t have one booked and it worked for me

          • ribze1 on 05/05/2019 - 17:30

            @FatGPT: Thank you! Going OS next week :)

  • DooDah on 13/03/2019 - 14:18

    Probably a dumb question but I'm struggling to find the answer.

    What's the deal with supplementary cards? Is there such thing? Additional cost?

    • prozach on 15/03/2019 - 07:50
      +2

      These are the Ts&Cs that I could find in my account:

      Annual Supplementary Card fee $0 p.a.
      You can have up to 4 Supplementary Cards
      Supplementary Credit Card Members must be over 18 years of age. You will be liable for all Supplementary Credit Card spending.

      • DooDah on 15/03/2019 - 07:55

        Thank you.

    • Yola on 16/03/2019 - 12:04

      You want to get the max number of Supplementary cards as there are many special offers that you can only get one per each card you have and/or you will receive some on one card and not on others. In my experience if you order them online after setting up the primary account you do not get asked for any proof of the existence of the person you nominate. Keep written record of the name, DOB, user name and password (safely).

  • polarq on 30/03/2019 - 14:42

    What is better value, this or https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/442828 ?

    This or amex velocity platinum credit card.

    Any thoughts/comparison wouybe really appreciated.

  • snb9211 on 31/03/2019 - 14:56

    How do you add your referral code to the random list?

    • mbm on 22/04/2019 - 22:00

      Jump into your account settings at the top panel and click on "referrals". Scroll through the list and see if you can find it there

  • scharles on 02/04/2019 - 21:42

    Newbie here, just received this card in the mail, I wanted to know are there any fees if you hit the min spend receive the points then cancel? Doesn't look like it but wanted to make sure.

    • stockastics on 02/04/2019 - 22:17

      $450

      • FatGPT on 05/04/2019 - 19:21

        Someone in a comment above mentioned if you close the card account you might be able to request a pro rata refund for part of the $450 annual fee… worth a try?

  • JacobHarvey on 04/04/2019 - 20:07
    +1

    Offer has now been extended to the 6th of May, gotta get some more people on board past the mid April points devaluation

    • snb9211 on 04/04/2019 - 21:37

      Isn't the devaluation just for amex points. Will it effect this card?

      • JacobHarvey on 05/04/2019 - 21:53
        +2

        The overall changes will affect the earn rates for this card. Standard points earn rate will drop from 1.5 points per dollar to 1.25 points per dollar after mid April

        • Mr RS on 25/04/2019 - 14:09

          Even better now that the referrer gets 40K points….

  • DooDah on 05/04/2019 - 08:44

    Hi guys,

    Is anyone able to confirm that minimum spend for the bonus ($3k) is able to be done via a combination of the primary card and supp cards? Or does the minimum spend need to be made directly from the primary card to qualify for the bonus?

    Thanks in advance.

    • Yola on 06/04/2019 - 19:16
      +1

      I believe the spend on supplementary cards counts for the minimum spend. The primary card holder owns the card and has all the liabilities and benefits.

  • ribze1 on 28/04/2019 - 18:06

    How does this whole referral thing work?

    As how do i become a referee?

  • Skittle99 on 28/04/2019 - 20:11

    So,after a bit of advice my fellow ozbargainers please- I want to fly to USA in September 19, with 3 other people with Qantas. I am eligible for applying to Amex for the offer but i want to know how to be able use the 100,000 points without spending $3000 first ie I want to spend the $3000 on the flights…………………help

    • Mr RS on 29/04/2019 - 08:40

      Not sure if I understand your question?

    • FatGPT on 29/04/2019 - 08:57
      +1

      Nope, you'll only get the 100k bonus points after reaching the $3k minimum spend. But you will have the $450 Qantas credit available for immediate use.

    • Yola on 29/04/2019 - 10:06

      It is really not that difficult to spend $3,000. Rates, insurance and utilities. You can pay additional sums into some to cover future bills. Can also purchase gift cards' many of which now have 3 years or indefinite expiry dates. Woolworth's available from Cashrewards for 5% discount and many others with or without discount enabling you to bring forward future spending.

      • Mr RS on 29/04/2019 - 18:44
        +1

        Or if that desperate just PayPal your mate 3k via PayPal. $78 transfer fee however reach minimum spend immediately and don’t need to buy unwanted gift cards etc.

  • somebargainhunter77 on 01/05/2019 - 11:03

    Just submitted my application but I didn't get approved right away whereas my mate did. I got the following message when I submitted my application "We have successfully captured your application and it is currently in processing. We will finalise your application as soon as possible and notify you of the outcome within 5-10 working days."

    I'm sensing rejection… can you still get your application approved if you get the message above?

    • nignucial on 01/05/2019 - 18:05

      Not sure… I got the same message and then a few days later, the rejection letter came through.

      • Mr RS on 01/05/2019 - 19:17

        In my experience, pretty usual for the outcome within 5-10 days message…. then you hear nothing and just receive the card in the mail

  • ribze1 on 05/05/2019 - 17:35

    Enjoy your points whomever got my referral.

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