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American Express Explorer Credit Card - 50,000 Bonus MR + $400 Travel Credit ($395 Annual Fee)

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You will receive 50,000 bonus Membership Rewards points (in the Amex Gateway Program) when you apply online, are approved and spend $3,000 on your Card within the first 3 months of Card Membership.

Or, you will receive 60,000 bonus Membership Rewards points if you use a referral link. Please note, you must not hold an Amex (apart from bank-issued ones), or have held one in the last 18 months.

Each MR point in the Gateway program converts to 0.75 points in the Virgin Australia Velocity, Cathay Pacific or Singapore Airlines Krisflyer programs.

Benefits:

$400 Travel Credit every year to use on flights, hotels, experiences or car hire booked online with American Express Travel. You can use this credit to book travel for anyone you choose.

Earn up to 2 Membership Rewards points for every $1 spent on eligible purchases.

Smartphone Screen Insurance for up to $500 for screen repairs to your smartphone when you pay for your phone or contract with your card.

Travel insurance, buyers advantage, purchase protection, and refund protection.

2 entries per year to the American Express Lounge at Sydney International (Kingsford Smith) Airport T1, or at the Melbourne Airport International Terminal.

0% p.a. on balance transfers for the first 12 months — A one-off credit plan establishment fee of 1% applies to any balances transferred.

The $400 travel credit more than offsets the $395 annual fee.

Referral Links

Business Explorer Card: random (1)

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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closed Comments

  • +1

    Few weeks ago it was 75,000 bonus points. Read the comments please.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/400010

  • +5

    Not a deal anymore. 100k is a deal.

  • This is a 'deal'. But not a very good one.

    75000 promo expired 3 days ago.

    100k min is a deal for this card.

  • Like everyone else said - 75k just last week.

  • No deal - this is the standard offering

  • This isn't even standard really. Most of the year you can get 75k or 100k.

  • Usually at least 75 k or 100 k sign-up bonus

  • Did they also change the points system as well? Didn't it used to be 3 points per $? And didn't it used to be Ascent points? 1 to 1 point to redeem for airline FF?

    I had been considering swapping to this for the past few weeks. Not now.

    • Platinum Edge gives 3ppd and 1:1 transfers to Krisflyer, Asia Miles etc

  • If I have existing amex card and cancel today, do I have to wait another 12 months to apply?

    • Shouldn't really matter. You just won't get the bonus points unless you wait 18 months

      • Mainly interested in sign up bonus so I'll need to wait for 18 months.

  • Great card but questionable at 50k, that's only 37.5k FF points once you transfer. Hold out for AT LEAST the 75k but ideally a 100k bonus.

  • anyone can tell? really wanna know is 100k sign up bonus replaced by 75k

    is the 75k firstly introduced?

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