Best Purchase Benefits for Airline Tickets?

6828 on 02/03/2024 - 10:33

Last year (2023) I signed up for a NAB Visa credit card (Platinum rewards) simply for the sign up Qantas bonus points. As soon as I received the points I cancelled the card. A month later I bought my airline tickets (Return) to Japan and paid for travel insurance separately (I didn't think about buying the tickets on the Platinum card for some reason). So effectively I could have received "Free" travel insurance if I used the Platinum Rewards card. (Worth about $200)

I'm looking to book tickets again for a trip to Japan in OCT/NOV 2024 and I want to maximise my savings by shopping smart.

Aside from free travel insurance and frequent flyer points are there any other benefits I should/could be looking at to maximise my purchase of airline tickets?

I really want to secure a flight on Qantas/JAL as soon as possible to avoid Jetstar again (I can't stand their boarding music and service levels) ;)

Thanks for reading. :)

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Comments

  • spackbace on 02/03/2024 - 12:48
    +1

    Amex Platinum - Travel dollars, dining dollars (overseas & local), Lounge access, Accor Plus membership (plus points and travel insurance)

    Also worth checking if you're close to Qantas Points Club with the points you earnt before, as well as this purchase

    • 6828 on 02/03/2024 - 17:19

      I spent all my Qantas points on lollies as soon as I got them. (I used them for Apple gift vouchers to suppliment a new computer)

      Thanks for the heads up/advice on the AMEX, I've never had an AMEX card before. 😀👍

      • samyall on 02/03/2024 - 17:22
        +1

        The Amex Platinum can work really well if you have a trip planned and want to fly Qantas. You can use the bonus points (120k Qantas at the moment) for one persons flight and then use the $450 travel voucher for the other person. This basically makes the card free.

        • sumyungguy on 02/03/2024 - 20:57

          To which card are you referring? Platinum charge card ($1,450) earns Membership Rewards not Qantas Points.

  • TheMindsetTraveller on 02/03/2024 - 18:01
    +1

    Purchase protection can help; I bought an electric bicycle and some punk tried to steal it and caused damage. My card (an AX) had purchase protection for theft and damage up to 3 months of purchase - didn't really have the card for this purpose but it came in handy unexpectedly when it covered the entire damage cost.

  • ItsMeAgro on 02/03/2024 - 18:19
    -5

    Credit card travel insurance is nothing like real travel insurance, it usually won't actually pay your claim due to all the fine print exemptions.

    • boomramada on 02/03/2024 - 19:20

      Its all about whats in the PDS, I had no issues on claiming through the CC travel insurance policy.

  • DeeeeCeeeee on 02/03/2024 - 20:27

    My head hurts trying to read this, just buy a ticket….

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