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Point Hacks Exclusive - 100,000 Qantas Points with The Qantas American Express Ultimate Card ($450 AF & $450 Travel Credit)

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Point Hacks Exclusive - 100,000 Qantas Points with The Qantas American Express Ultimate Card ($450 AF & $450 Travel Credit)
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Associatedpohaau on 04/06/2019 - 10:49 pointhacks.com.au (1851 clicks)
Last edited 02/07/2020 - 09:26 by 3 other users

AMEX are offering an increased signup bonus of 100,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer Points. This is an "Exclusive" offer that you can only get through PointHacks.

The 100,000 points offer has been extended and ends on July 15th, 2019.

Details include:

  • 100,000 Qantas Points, when you apply through Point Hacks, are approved and spend a minimum of $3,000 on eligible purchases in the first 3 months of approval.
  • $450 Qantas Travel Credit each cardholder year
  • 2 American Express Airport Lounge entries each year
  • 2 Qantas Club lounge invitations each year
  • Complimentary Qantas Wine Premium Membership (Valued at $99)
  • Travel and purchase protection insurances (PDS)
  • 1.25 Qantas Points earned per $1 on eligible purchases, 1 additional Qantas Point per $1 spent on selected Qantas products and services in Australia & 0.5 Qantas Points per $1 at government bodies in Australia

  • No cap on earn rate. You’ll continue to earn Qantas Points for each $1 spent, no matter how much you spend each month

  • $450 p.a. annual fee

  • Offer Expires: July 15th 2019

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 introductory offer.

View the full offer details only at PointHacks.

This offer is only available exclusively through Point Hacks and not available through any other channel, including if you go to AMEX directly.

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  • lovepub on 04/06/2019 - 10:55
    +4

    any AMEX issued card holders ineligible!!

    • sween64 on 04/06/2019 - 17:14
      +1

      That’s a killer.

    • T-Quizzle on 04/06/2019 - 18:34
      +1

      Pretty standard…

      plus: NO BARGAIN - this is the same deal as referral, only the referee misses out (so effectively a worse deal). Pay it forward - use an AMEX referral:
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/deals/americanexpress.com

      • vetopower on 04/06/2019 - 20:01
        +1

        Wrong.

        Current sign up bonus offer through the referral link is 65K points.

        Click through and see for yourself.

        This is the only way to get 100K points at the moment.

        • T-Quizzle on 04/06/2019 - 21:16

          Thanks for confirming- didn’t realise it had changed. Mods will need to update

  • persianoz on 04/06/2019 - 10:56

    Probably a noob question, since this is AmEx does it mean I can use benefits of Amex Statements credits?

  • VeganJerky on 04/06/2019 - 10:57
    +1

    If only that $450 travel credit was a straight Qantas voucher. The fact that you need to use the credit though the AMEX website Qantas portal kills the deal for me.

    • RR88 on 04/06/2019 - 10:59
      +5

      unless you're looking to spend it on stuff in the "qantas store" which is a waste of money (and points) i dont see the issue, the flight availability on the amex portal is the same as the qantas site?

      • VeganJerky on 04/06/2019 - 12:18
        +2

        Thanks for that, the Qantas site shows the price for each leg, AMEX site just shows the total flight price up front.

        This is actually not a bad deal then.

    • tonyjg on 04/06/2019 - 11:08
      +2

      Why ? I've been able to get the same QF prices on the Amex portal

    • stevtom27 on 04/06/2019 - 23:16

      Amex travel site never has sale fares so it is always so expensive and generally cheaper to buy elsewhere. I only would use it to get rid of the voucher

      • dabster on 05/06/2019 - 09:27
        +2

        This isn't true. We booked a trip to Darwin with our vouchers during a Qantas sale, and it definitely showed up on the Amex site.

  • danielh on 04/06/2019 - 11:03

    Eligibility criteria for bonus points for existing American Express Card Members

    American Express are quite specific about whether existing Card Members will be eligible for bonus points if they apply for a card, are approved, and meet the minimum spend criteria.

    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 this offer.

    American Express don’t allow existing Card Members, even for different types of American Express cards (e.g. Charge, Credit or Business) to be eligible for bonus points offers for cards in a different family.

    • manish87 on 04/06/2019 - 15:44

      Does that mean if someone is not primary account holder but as family member have additional card issued, they are ineligible for bonus points if they apply as primary applicant? Thanks.

      • danielh on 04/06/2019 - 18:03

        No.

        • manish87 on 04/06/2019 - 21:09

          Sorry, no as in they are not eligible for bonus points?

          • danielh on 05/06/2019 - 19:45

            @manish87: No. They will get the points as supplementary cards do not count.

  • jarrod63 on 04/06/2019 - 11:07

    Can you use the $450 credit with the 100,000 points at the same time?

    • yoshiyoshi on 04/06/2019 - 11:14

      Nope coz u got to buy from Amex website

      • Poolprouk on 17/06/2019 - 14:33

        True but you can subsequently use the points to apply for upgrades. Noting that the likelihood of getting an upgrade on international flights is slim if you're a bronze FF.

        I used part of my bonus points for an upgrade on a domestic flight which i booked with my travel credit. Approved instantly. Best to book on flights flown by the A330's due to 1-2-1 configured flat bed seats.

  • nagel on 04/06/2019 - 11:12

    Do Qantas points expire?

    • yoshiyoshi on 04/06/2019 - 11:15

      If u don't add any new points to you account in 18 months they expire

  • vetopower on 04/06/2019 - 11:26
    +1

    Only problem with the Qantas travel credit is you can't stack it with Qantas gift vouchers, which is a handy way of getting more out of double status credit offers.

    Glad to see this offer again though.

  • Tock on 04/06/2019 - 11:42
    +1

    Worth noting that to use the Qantas lounge passes, you need to have paid for a flight with the AMEX card and it excludes paying taxes/fees on a reward booking. So you can't use points to book a flight, pay for the taxes/fees with this card, and then use the lounge passes. Lame. It also takes ~2 weeks to get sent the lounge passes.
    AMEX lounge is much more useable.

    • snb9211 on 04/06/2019 - 12:04
      +16

      You can actually just purchase a carbon emission credit for $1 from Qantas with the card and that will activate the Qantas vouchers. They get added electronically to your Qantas account.

      • Tock on 04/06/2019 - 12:07

        Nice!

      • Spending2Much on 04/06/2019 - 12:09

        Literally just did this with my Westpac Black MasterCard. $1.04 and they were in my portal account within the week.
        Had to make Qantas purchases to get lounge passes.

        • kctt on 04/06/2019 - 12:54

          How can I purchase carbon emission credit? I search around but cannot find any way. Does it need to be added with a Qantas flight? Thanks.

        • timb89 on 02/07/2019 - 07:53

          Just gave this a crack. What portal account? QFF or Amex?

      • Jetkuma on 04/06/2019 - 12:54

        How do you purchase qantas carbon emission credit?

      • stevtom27 on 04/06/2019 - 23:18

        Thanks for the tip :)

      • Ozbargainhunter18 on 09/07/2019 - 15:44

        Does it have to be more than $1 as I am seeing one for $0.97 when I select Melbourne to Sydney One Way.

        • muncan on 12/07/2019 - 13:52

          Maybe. I haven’t received my lounge invites yet for my $0.97 payment on 24/6. Tempted to do it again for >$1.

          • muncan on 18/07/2019 - 05:16

            @muncan: Seems to be the case. I made a second payment of $1.59 on 13/7, lounge invites received on 17/7 and confirmation email of lounge passes for Qantas spend received on 18/7.

    • nightelves on 04/06/2019 - 12:15

      What about gift vouchers?

    • Poolprouk on 24/06/2019 - 09:24
      +1

      Bought some carbon emission credits just over a week ago and can confirm that this morning I got an email from QFF stating that 2 Qantas lounge passes had been added to my account courtesy of my Amex card. So it definitely works.

      • Tock on 24/06/2019 - 09:40

        Nice one, thanks!

  • z28 on 04/06/2019 - 11:56
    +2

    @Tock - Not sure about this. Just booked two reward seats 10 days ago to Taiwan with China Airlines and paid for fees and charges with this Amex card. I received 2 lounge passes yesterday.

    • nightelves on 04/06/2019 - 12:16

      Yeah I thought so as credit card companies can’t distinguish between flights, taxes, giftcards, etc.

    • iceshadow on 04/06/2019 - 16:06

      Just make sure that the flight is departing from an Australian port otherwise the transaction will go through one of Qantas's international payment portal. I purchased a reward flight from HKG to LHR and didn't receive my lounge passes, enquired with AMEX and they said its due to it going through the Qantas Hong Kong website

  • yaditya on 04/06/2019 - 12:12

    I can't see any minimum income requirements there. Is there any?

  • sauce2k6 on 04/06/2019 - 12:15

    Does anyone know if I can use my $450 voucher on a flight, then use my bonus 100k points to then upgrade my economy seat to business class?

    • nightelves on 04/06/2019 - 12:17

      Yes

      • sauce2k6 on 04/06/2019 - 12:21

        Sweet thanks

        • vetopower on 04/06/2019 - 12:28
          +2

          Note upgrades on international flights are not automatic. They are determined by Qantas FF status.

          • sauce2k6 on 04/06/2019 - 18:45

            @vetopower: sorry I don't understand as I'm new to the whole point things

            I have a $450 voucher I haven't used yet and 150k qantas points.

            Example of what I want to know is I book an economy flight just say from Sydney to LA through the Amex portal and use my $450 voucher (pay whatever the remainder of the flight is and fees). Once that is booked I log in with my frequent flyers on the Qantas site and use my points to upgrade the flight from economy to business class

            • z28 on 04/06/2019 - 18:55
              +1

              @sauce2k6: I think vetopower implied you could try but your success is very much depending on your status: as a Bronze member you will be considered for upgrade after P1, Plat, Gold and Silver members have their pecking order.

              • vetopower on 04/06/2019 - 19:59
                +2

                @z28:

                Once that is booked I log in with my frequent flyers on the Qantas site and use my points to upgrade the flight from economy to business class

                As a presumably Bronze member, your chance of getting a points upgrade from economy to business on Sydney-Los Angeles, one of the most popular routes, is almost 0.

                If you want to maximise your chances, fly on a Tuesday or Wednesday in low season.

                Remember you also have to buy a Saver fare (more expensive than a Sale fare) to submit a request to upgrade.

                Personally, I wouldn't bother buying an upgradeable fare for such a slim chance of success.

                • sauce2k6 on 06/06/2019 - 11:28

                  @vetopower: Classic flight rewards economy to business class for Sydney to LA is 100k which I am happy to use if I was guaranteed the upgrade I guess lol.

                  So even though I have all my points ready to go, I'll still have to wait to see if people with a higher status choose to upgrade their flight first? Would you know how long roughly I have to wait after I request the upgrade before it gets approved/decline?

                  • vetopower on 06/06/2019 - 11:54

                    @sauce2k6: If you submit a flight upgrade request, you, as a Bronze member, will find out sometime between 0 and 24 hours before your flight.

                    Here's an article explaining how it works in detail: https://www.pointhacks.com.au/how-do-qantas-upgrades-using-p…

                    The important parts:

                    If you put in an upgrade request for an international flight, you will automatically be put on the Wait List. Once you are on the Wait List, particular rules will determine who is given priority for upgrades. These rules are covered below.

                    Then:

                    For all international flights and for domestic requests that cannot be approved immediately, the following priority rules will be applied when distributing upgrades.

                    1. Status
                      Status is the most important factor. Regardless of when Platinum members put in their requests, all Platinum requests will always be approved ahead of all Gold members. Similarly, all Gold members will be approved ahead of Silver members, and so on.

                    So, Platinum One > Platinum > Gold > Silver > Bronze.

  • jj212 on 04/06/2019 - 13:25

    Has anyone bought a fully refundable ticket, had the points credited and then had the fare refunded?

    • jj212 on 04/06/2019 - 13:25
      +5

      Asking for a friend!

  • DooDah on 04/06/2019 - 13:55

    I got this card on the same offer earlier this year and I love it!

    Have a question though is there any product even closely comparable to this, in terms of value in comparison to the annual fee, in the Visa/Mastercard range?

  • abc on 04/06/2019 - 13:55

    I got offered this card as an upgrade to my Qantas AMEX Discovery with the bonus. Declined as I recall you can only use the travel credit on flights and/or flights+hotel not hotel or other travel payments separably.

    • krazek on 04/06/2019 - 15:37

      Did you call them regarding something like cancelling and was offered or was this a cold call?

      • abc on 06/06/2019 - 13:03

        Got sent a letter in the post.

  • Indi24 on 04/06/2019 - 16:31

    Got very quick approval.. literally in 10 mins. Applied for similar card( explorer with AmEx member points) from point hacks referral. Is there a way to make sure they considered referral points. From their site, they have just 50K points.

  • avicenn4 on 04/06/2019 - 17:29

    Hi guys, Do you think paying uni fees is an eligible purchase?

  • Dsquall on 04/06/2019 - 19:29

    Can I ask How often do people flip cards? Is once a year safe from a credit rating perspective (for future mortgages etc)?

    My background is pretty ordinary, stable career, decent income, have a mortgage. Any advice regarding the sweet spot in terms of cycling cards would be much appreciated!

    • z28 on 04/06/2019 - 22:13

      I have a stable career, decent income and a mortgage. I don't think I will need to borrow (big) money in the future. I burn and churn 2 or 3 times a year (every six to 9 months) and as a result fly business class often.

  • royale on 04/06/2019 - 20:26

    Is it possible to check whether I'm eligible (18 months rule) before actually applying. I have been burnt on this, Application was approved but not eligible for bonus points due to holding an Amex card about 1 week shy of 18 mths.

    • vetopower on 04/06/2019 - 20:32
      +1

      Call Amex. They'll tell you.

  • Garfield1 on 04/06/2019 - 20:50

    With the Travel Credit can you use this for someone else? Eg. can I book a flight for my wife? Thanks

    • Spending2Much on 04/06/2019 - 21:17
      +1

      You can buy it for your neighbour, if that's what you want to do.

      • sauce2k6 on 06/06/2019 - 11:48
        +1

        Hello, it's me, your neighbour

  • rsmallri on 04/06/2019 - 23:22
    +1

    How long before you can use the travel credit after approval?

    • z28 on 05/06/2019 - 11:15

      Your travel credit will be available in your account after the 1st statement(once the annual fee appears on that).

  • mastahpee on 05/06/2019 - 00:01

    I had the Westpac Amex card less than a year ago. Am I eligible for the bonus points?

    • z28 on 05/06/2019 - 11:17

      Not sure what Amex card you have, I had the Westpac Black bundle, applied for this while still holding those Westpac cards and got the bonus points.

      • mastahpee on 05/06/2019 - 13:27

        Cheers.. yeah I got the same Westpac bundle

      • Spending2Much on 05/06/2019 - 20:20

        Same. That's a Westpac card. Seperate to this Amex issued card.

        • meowmeowmeow on 25/06/2019 - 08:38

          Even if we had to Westpac AMEX companion card - it is issued by AMEX though? i remember it was carved out last time so i assume it's ok?

      • swampson on 24/07/2019 - 13:41

        just looking at the newer version of this offer
        https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/471886

        Regarding your situation - so you ticked the box "currently hold AMEX card", entered the card number for your Westpac, etc - and they approved and provided the bonus points right? Just checking this specifically, as I'm coming from same bank-issued bundle as you, so want to verify!

        Thanks.

  • Indi24 on 06/06/2019 - 15:40

    Do we get same amount of points if we add AmEx to PayPal and use it where it is accepted? Want to buy something from ebay and jbhifi. Both accepts PayPal but not AmEx. Don’t want to miss the points on big ticket items.

    • Spending2Much on 06/06/2019 - 16:24

      Yes. I believe so, yes.
      It's charged on your card, through the merchant anyhow

    • Spending2Much on 06/06/2019 - 16:34

      In hindsight, your probably better off doing a click and collect with PayPal, through JB and Amex.
      You'll get the points, plus use Amex without the surcharge, plus free freight returns with PayPal.
      I had the same issue in store recently with JB and I should have used the gift vouchers I have, plus the residual bon PayPal/Amex.

      • Indi24 on 07/06/2019 - 11:52

        Trying to get further bargain/price match. So click and collect is not an option. Yeah using gift card is another way. Thanks.

  • Bareadygain on 07/06/2019 - 13:11
    +1

    Just so that everyone knows, if you apply for additional card (may be for spouse or somebody else ;P) and spend $500 in 3 months on that card, you get extra 5k points. Got this confirmed. Pardon me if this was an old info but just thought to share regardless.

    • jlim87 on 07/06/2019 - 15:18

      Thanks for sharing. How does this work? Didn't see this condition anywhere. I just paid $1200 in bills on my secondary card after receiving it. How do I know if that qualifies for it?

      • Bareadygain on 07/06/2019 - 21:41

        I called up the Amex call center to make sure I am getting 100k points and the rep on the phone was amazing and suggested this extra 5k offer. I also got all these notes put on my account so no fuss in future. Better to call them up on 1300 557 743, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm AEST.

        • jlim87 on 07/06/2019 - 22:18

          Thanks for the tip. I'll call them on Monday!

  • Lexie123 on 14/06/2019 - 04:32

    If I am successful in applying I would have enough points to fly to Europe business class (2)return next year;I would like to use the $450 in qantas travel credit to pay the taxes,is this doable?Or is there another way around this if not allowed?

    • vetopower on 14/06/2019 - 08:35

      I would like to use the $450 in qantas travel credit to pay the taxes,is this doable?

      No.

      Or is there another way around this if not allowed?

      No. The AMEX travel credit can only be used to purchase regular airfares.

      The only option would be to purchase one business fare using the travel credit and the other business fare using points.

  • xanctum on 15/06/2019 - 11:50

    Do we have to use the full amount of travel credit in one transaction? Or can we use it in multiple?

    • vetopower on 15/06/2019 - 11:59

      One transaction. Any unused travel credit is forfeited.

  • shiny1 on 17/06/2019 - 10:17

    Dumb question: how do I actually sign up? The website has no clear way of progressing to the next part.

    • Poolprouk on 17/06/2019 - 14:43

      In my browser (chrome) when i access the page from the link above there is a red box on the left stating find out more and apply. This box stays there even if you scroll down through the point hacks review of the card.

  • 0FoxGiven on 17/06/2019 - 20:11

    I'm a cheapskate who almost never books flights on non-budget airlines unless my employer is paying for it. Can I sell the $450 Qantas credit to somebody else (like on OzB classified?) to offset the yearly fee? If so, what is the usual going rate?

    EDIT: Nvm, checked classifieds and got my answer

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