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

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This deal is back. Unfortunately I still have 6 months left on my 18 month period :(

Receive 100,000 bonus Qantas Points when you apply online by 14 April 2020, are approved and spend $3,000 on your new Card within the first 3 months. T&Cs apply. New Card Members*.

Minimum Annual Income: $65,000
Annual Fee: $450

Offer Expires: April 14th 2020

*Bonus & Eligibility: 100,000 bonus offer is only available to new American Express Card Members who apply online for the Qantas American Express Ultimate Card by 14 April 2020, are approved and spend $3,000 on eligible purchases on their new Card in the first 3 months from the Card approval date. This is a limited time offer which may be withdrawn or changed at any time without notice. Card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited, in the preceding 18 month period are ineligible for the bonus Qantas Points offer. Eligible purchases do not include cash advances, interest, balance transfers, fees and charges for traveller’s cheques and foreign currencies. Qantas Points are earned in accordance with and subject to the Qantas American Express Card Points Terms and Conditions. Please allow 8 to 10 weeks after you have met the spend criteria for the 100,000 Qantas Points to be credited to your Qantas Frequent Flyer account. Qantas Frequent Flyer membership and the earning and redemption of points are subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program available at qantas.com/terms. This advertised offer is not applicable or valid in conjunction with any other advertised or promotional offer.

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

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        • I think you should be okay with this one. I just started a new role, do the same apply for about 3-4 cards a year. I got rejected for the NAB one and applied for this the next week and got approved. Just gave them two tax assessment notices and a payslip. Approved for 21k. On a slight more income for you and toggled $200k and a $600k mortgage (never paid cc interest) worth of limits, but again this was before postive credit reporting. I would say, you can roughly support $50k worth of card limits with your income (at a guess) under the current lending climate. Things are loosening up again I feel.

          • @bausie: Also it depends on your living arrangements/living expenses and other debt. All advice is general and not specific to your situation ;).

            • @bausie: @bausie - Thank you for your advice!

              Live at home so expenses are very small. Did you apply for your Amex card during this promotion, or a few years ago?

              • @StonedWizard: That can both go for and against you. My personal experience with credit card companies is they like to see you put yourself in a position to screw yourself over (overcapitalise and pay interest). If you can appear like you will, but won't it helps. Aka me with a mortgage, margin loan, credit cards and small HELP debt. But these guys compared to the major banks don't really seem too fussed with credit criteria. I applied in this promotion, got my card about 2 weeks ago. Don't forget to hit the referral link (hope you get me and get me an extra 60,000 points :))

  • Any tips on the best way to burn through the 3k? Wanting to try and avoid fees etc - gift cards?

    Do JB Hi-Fi accept Amex?

  • Can I use the 450$ credit with qff points to pay for a flight?

    I.e points + pay?

    • No, but you can get Amex travel site to price match flights with iwantthatflight if you push them over the phone. Airlines are desperate atm.

  • +1

    Reached $3k spend limit on the weekend. This morning, AMEX app showing 100k QFF points earned.

    Once I use the $450 travel credit + I receive the QFF points next month, I'll be closing this card off to start my 18 month timer.

    So far out of Westpac Altitude Plat, St George Amplify Plat and AMEX -

    • AMEX has been the smoothest so far.

    • St George's signup was such a mess, took 3 weeks to resend the same docs twice, but their support team AFTER was great.

    • Westpac was average, no issues.

    • How long did it take for your Amex card to come in the mail once approved?

      • A week

  • Just received the 100k points. Very impressed with AMEX's speed at all things so far.

  • Just applied and I unticked the box when it asked "do you want to be assigned a credit limit"
    Anyone know if they'd just give me $3k limit? Because thats all i want

    • Min credit limit $3,000
      Max credit limit $50,000

      If you assigned a manual credit limit, yes you can choose for the min. $3k.

      But since it's now up to them, they'd provide/approve a limit as high as they deem that's feasible for you tbh.

      • yeah they called me to confirmed some details and i said i selected manual credit but there was no field for me to put in how much.
        the representative said oh system has approved a recommended limit for you (it was much much higher but i cant remember how much), please call back when you receive the card. I was like ehhh…ok fine.

  • Is there any way to get the lounge passes right now by booking flights on the Qantas website (for the lounge pass) and getting the travel credit back by that flight getting cancelled?

    • I bought some carbon offsets about 3 weeks ago but haven't received my lounge passes yet. I wonder what's going on with this…?

  • Those that got this card - how are you planning to use the $450 Qantas Travel Credit given the ongoing situation?

    • Unfortunately Ill be keeping this card longer than I originally wanted (I obtained 100k points within first month), purely to use the 450 once the pandemic finishes.

      currently on 2nd month.

      What about you?

      • im in the same boat - figure with the situation its going to be cutting it fine with international travel within the next 10-11 months or so - Im assuming the original $450 travel credit will expire at the end of the first 12 months?

        The only option might be to use it on an interstate trip towards the end of the year.

        • original $450 travel credit will expire at the end of the first 12 months?

          Correct. Once you surpass 12 months - you pay another $450, and you don't accrue the credit

          The only option might be to use it on an interstate trip towards the end of the year.

          Yep.

          • @sssbp: @SimpleLeverage - I am stuck in the same boat right now.

            I can’t see travel restrictions will life in the next 12 months. So looks like I’ll have to just treat it as an annual fee.

            Shame you can’t use it for anything on the qantas Store.

            • @StonedWizard: We're in all this together! haha

              I was on the AMEX Live Chat and I tried to ask for the annual fee waiver, due to literally unable to fly/use the $450 credit.

              They weren't interested in waiving and just said they may offer another travel credit extension later down the track - BUT the $450 does not accrue

              I'm hoping the travel credit can be extended and I can just cancel my card.

              PDS confirms if you cancel the card, the travel credit is gone, so I have my doubts I can do that.

              In summary, imo, if travel restrictions are still in place, even for interstate (in fact, even if they're lifted but there is no vaccine) at around October
              - I'll just book flights as late as possible in the future for Melbourne.
              - Cancel the card.
              - Hope the booked flights is when vaccine is produced/distributed by the date of my flights

              Otherwise if still not safe to fly by that point - I'll just count the 100k points paid for with $450, and not fly.

            • @StonedWizard:

              PDS confirms if you cancel the card, the travel credit is gone, so I have my doubts I can do that.

              Just confirmed this via Live Chat

      • Flight credit must be used within the anniversary, but presumably the actual flight date can booked outside of the 12 months period?

  • Is there anyway to cancel and not pay the $450 fee?

    • You're charged the $450 in the first statement

  • Deal is still on - my portal referral offer expires 22 April.

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