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100,000 Bonus Velocity Points with The AmEx Velocity Platinum Card ($375 Annual Fee; 1k Spend Per Month X 4)

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100,000 Bonus Velocity Points with The AmEx Velocity Platinum Card ($375 Annual Fee; 1k Spend Per Month X 4)
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fishball on 24/04/2019 - 21:00 americanexpress.com (1341 clicks)
Last edited 24/04/2019 - 21:01

Looks like this promo is back.

Receive up to 100,000 bonus Velocity Points when you apply by 19 June 2019, are approved and meet the minimum spend criteria – that’s 25,000 points for each month you spend $1,000 in the first 4 months. This offer is available to new Card Members only

Earn 1.25 Velocity Points per $1 spent, except government bodies in Australia where you will earn 0.5 Velocity Points per $1 spent

A complimentary Virgin Australia return domestic flight each anniversary year after your first Card spend in that anniversary year

2 complimentary single entry passes to the domestic Virgin Australia lounge each anniversary year at selected airports

Enjoy two complimentary entries per year to the American Express Lounge, located at Sydney International Airport or Melbourne International Airport

Complimentary Domestic and International Travel Insurance

Receive 100 Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits, when you spend a minimum of $50,000 within your card membership year

Salary Requirements:
- have a personal gross (pre-tax) annual income of $65,000 or more

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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  • gork on 24/04/2019 - 21:06

    That annual fee is a little high which is a bummer. The Virgin Money cards give 75,000 points for a $65 fee in the first year.

    • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 24/04/2019 - 21:26
      +3

      There is some value to the fee. $375 for a return domestic flight, two Virgin lounge passes, and two Amex lounge entries in either Melbourne or Sydney.

  • Schumi5 on 24/04/2019 - 21:21

    Seem to have changed the goal posts from previous offers

    25,000 points for each month you spend $1,000 in the first 4 months.This offer is available to new Card Members only

    • fishball on 24/04/2019 - 21:25
      +1

      I guess too many of us were spending 3-4k in 1 month and then never using the card again until points cleared then cancelling lol

  • OzzyBrak on 24/04/2019 - 23:36

    Is a new card member new to this card? Or new to Amex?

  • ausdday on 24/04/2019 - 23:41
    +1

    Can this cardholder enjoys the same perks that came with American Express card, such as the annual AmEx Small Shop, HN buy $xxx gets $yy back promotions?

    Usually Amex cardholders need to add those promotions using amex app, how do we enjoy amex promotions using this card?

    • lovepub on 25/04/2019 - 00:17

      Obviously yes

    • kerfuffle on 25/04/2019 - 07:33

      Enrol in the offers using the app or the website; they aren't going to be automatically added if you get this Amex …

      • ausdday on 25/04/2019 - 15:56

        Via amex app/website ot velocity app/website?

        • kerfuffle on 25/04/2019 - 17:20

          Amex. Velocity has nothing to do with Amex offers …

  • whitty on 25/04/2019 - 02:11

    Has anyone been able to find the minimum credit limit? I've looked but could easily have missed something.

    • izzypop08 on 25/04/2019 - 06:57
      +1

      It's $3000 at signup but you can adjust it online after being issued minimum is $2000. When applying there is a drop down box for minimum credit limit, but then found I could drop it lower when on the app/website after being issued the card.

      • whitty on 25/04/2019 - 07:03

        Thanks mate

  • m0zr on 25/04/2019 - 07:47

    Does the spend limit count if combined with a secondary card?

    What card would you recommend if i am going to spend ~$50k in building materials in the next 3 months?

    • coolsteps on 25/04/2019 - 11:45

      yes it should do. for $50k maybe amex plat charge or explorer. anyone know if they are going to increase the referral from 60k to 100k soon?

      • roddo on 13/05/2019 - 18:04

        They have done now.

  • jimbo9 on 26/04/2019 - 08:18

    I already have an Amex velocity card with an additional card for my wife. Do you think my wife would still be eligible if she applied for this deal and have me as an additional card holder?

    The T&C's refer to card members been ineligible.

    Thanks

    • fishball on 26/04/2019 - 08:59

      Supp cards have always been exempt so should be ok. Ask AMEX if you wanna confirm

  • p1 ama on 26/04/2019 - 20:51
    +3

    There's a similar deal for Qantas Frequent Flyer rather than Velocity if you're more interested in that.

    https://www.americanexpress.com/au/credit-cards/qantas-ultim…

    It's basically a very similar deal with much the same offerings. The yearly fee is $450, but you get a $450 travel credit voucher which you can use on travel through the AMEX store. For domestic flights, it's only Qantas and Virgin (no Jetstar or Tiger), but their prices aren't inflated compared to Qantas prices (from what I've seen). I'd say it's pretty much equivalent to the Virgin "one free domestic flight per year" deal.

    There's a lot of discussion on the value of QFF vs. Velocity points and people seem to say that Velocity points have more value (in the sense that upgrades and rewards flights are cheaper with Velocity), but the trade-off is that Qantas flies to more destinations than Virgin. I went with the QFF card, but maybe the Velocity card would have been a better deal.

    • matyd on 10/05/2019 - 19:19
      +1

      Cant say I'm a massive fan of Amex travel, not a lot of choices and quite overpriced.

  • John Stone on 27/04/2019 - 00:04

    Can the complimentary return flight be booked in somebody elses name or can it only be booked in the name of the cardholder.

    Had a look at the T&C's, but it is not explicit.

    The complimentary domestic economy Virgin Australia return flight is only available between selected Australian cities and is available for booking by American Express Velocity Platinum Card Members

    • McBanny on 28/04/2019 - 13:59

      I've done so in the past on explorer card so I would say yes.

      • QFFlyer on 29/04/2019 - 00:03

        Explorer is different, that's a credit for spend on pretty much whatever at Amex Travel, the Velocity free flight is just that.

        • McBanny on 30/04/2019 - 01:36

          I also had booked flights for my friend using credit from Qantas Ultimate. Never own this card so I'm not sure.

          Let's let other OP with the card answer the question or you can call up to check.

    • sheepdog on 09/06/2019 - 12:44

      Yes, or atleast it worked for us 2 years ago. Valuable if you have family in Perth, as annoyingly, it does not allow you to go Melbourne to Perth return, but it does allow Perth to Melbourne return. So we used that flight for in-laws to visit. This is different to say, ANZ Travel Rewards which offers a free domestic return flight but does not allow booking a flight for someone else (but does allow Melbourne to Perth).

  • Dplayer33 on 06/05/2019 - 08:56
    +1

    If you are considering this card make sure you can use the free domestic flight. The destinations are pretty limited and there are only ever a few seats on each flight available. I had this card and cancelled it as I could never use the free flight. The voucher on the other card is a much better deal.

  • roddo on 13/05/2019 - 16:21

    The referral links information is wrong, not sure how to update. Referrer gets 40k points for each referral while the new applicant gets 100k points with 1k spend each month for the first 4 months

  • KingZlatan on 16/05/2019 - 17:59

    Anybody had experience with getting a card when you're a bit under the salary requirements?

  • ChurchMouth on 17/05/2019 - 00:28
    +1

    Signed up - approved without having to attach anything!

    Also, some random referrer will be a happy chap.

  • scratchy on 31/05/2019 - 14:50

    So clarifying the complimentary return flight is AFTER 12 months meaning you will have to pay a 2nd year annual fee?
    So $375 x 2= $750?

    A complimentary Virgin Australia return domestic flight each anniversary year after your first Card spend in that anniversary year

    Can you cancel the card before the 2nd year fee and still get the flight? Or are you always -1 on your flight as you will always need to pay the next year to access the previous years flight?

    • sheepdog on 09/06/2019 - 12:47
      +1

      You can use the flight after your first spend. Its not after your first anniversary, its a new flight each anniversary year (including the initial year). The flights don't roll over. Also, the list of destinations is quite limiting so you may not get that much value - unless you live in Perth.

  • Skrambled on 17/06/2019 - 20:54

    how come the referral links are going to David Jones card?

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