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American Express Qantas Ultimate 100K QFF Points ($450 AF with $450 Qantas Travel Credit; $3K Spend in 3 Months)

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American Express Qantas Ultimate 100K QFF Points ($450 AF with $450 Qantas Travel Credit; $3K Spend in 3 Months)
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vetopower on 29/08/2019 - 10:03 americanexpress.com (2634 clicks)
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Earn 100,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer points when you sign up to the AMEX Qantas Ultimate Card.

$450 Annual Fee payable in the first year with a $450 travel credit that needs to be spent on a Qantas flight using the American Express Travel portal.

Must spend $3,000 within 3 months of signing up.

Must not currently hold an Amex card or have held an Amex card within the last 18 months.

Note: If you click the referral link for the Qantas Ultimate Card below, some lucky OzBargainer will also get some points for referring you.

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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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    • Poolprouk on 29/08/2019 - 20:14
      +1

      Yes as long as she meets the usual criteria of not having had an account primarily in her name in the last 18 months.

      Although she currently has a card with her name on it. The account is yours.

  • bmerigan on 29/08/2019 - 20:20

    Every time I see this I'm tempted. I rarely fly but have a holiday for 2 to the US coming up. Best advertised seems to be $850 each economy.

    This seems like a lot of mucking around and lots of ways I could stuff up and not end up better off, but the temptation of cheaper flights, or business class, is high.

    • vetopower on 29/08/2019 - 20:22

      It's probably not worth it unless you're going to commit to points collecting and learning all the tricks of booking business class reward flights.

      For example, 100,000 QFF points is nowhere near enough to book flights for 2 people to the US in economy, let alone business, class.

      • bmerigan on 29/08/2019 - 22:27

        Good to know, thanks

  • Kooratz on 29/08/2019 - 20:43

    nvm, wrong spot

  • cisco on 30/08/2019 - 06:59

    "Must not currently hold an Amex card or have held an Amex card within the last 18 months."

    What's the case if you are the secondary account holder?

  • kefa on 30/08/2019 - 08:57
    +1

    Anyone know if a holding a Westpac AMEX card counts as an Amex card under there 18 months condition?

    • vawiyoci on 30/08/2019 - 11:17
      +1

      And if that is the case do they reject your application before the credit check or would they still give you the card anyway and just not give you the bonus points? Would be pretty shitty if that was the case to still get saddled with a $450 credit card.

    • exceladdict on 03/09/2019 - 23:58

      Also interested in this.

    • G77 on 08/09/2019 - 11:07

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/480132?page=1#comment-7688…

      No, Westpac AMEX doesn't come under the 18 month exclusion. You can still apply and be eligible for the bonus points.

  • go2force on 30/08/2019 - 10:51

    Which is better - OP deal for Amex OR ANZ Black (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/448095)?

  • Mentallysick on 30/08/2019 - 11:00

    I already have AMex Essential card. Can i still apply this card and get bonus points?

  • gilbarc on 30/08/2019 - 13:14

    Anyone know how quickly you get the points after hitting the minimum spend with this card?

    • beesquared on 30/08/2019 - 13:55

      The card i got last year, it was a week or two after the monthly cycle/statement had closed.

  • Nick K on 30/08/2019 - 22:23

    from the last same promotion I only got 65k bonus point. I signed up during the promotion peroid though. Anyone know why? It's only been a month and my first statement only gave me 65k bonus point. Should I call them up?

    • sauce2k on 31/08/2019 - 15:52

      Lol wth yes call them

      • Nick K on 01/09/2019 - 17:33

        lol yeah I called them and they will give me the missing 35k points in a few days. they said maybe because i got approved after the offer.

  • cindyberlindeee on 31/08/2019 - 08:42

    I have an American express Westpac platinum card. Would i still be eligible for this deal?

    • Poolprouk on 31/08/2019 - 22:21

      yes

      • rictee on 03/09/2019 - 20:55

        Are you sure? I have Westpac AMEX Black and it is advertised as issued and serviced by AMEX.

        • Poolprouk on 03/09/2019 - 21:19
          +2

          True, but Amex will still consider that as a bank issued card.

          Read the guide here

          https://www.pointhacks.com.au/credit-cards/westpac-altitude-…

          scroll down to the section "How the bundled American Express cards from Westpac work"

          It works both ways, Westpac Amex customers can get bonus points on Amex directly issued cards, and Amex customers can get bonus points if they take out a westpac amex card.

  • ilsan0 on 01/09/2019 - 10:38

    I already have a qantas ultimate Amex card. can i apply for another?

    • vetopower on 01/09/2019 - 11:59
      +1

      You won't get the bonus points.

  • taffy711 on 02/09/2019 - 14:18

    Can the travel credit be sold?

    • Poolprouk on 03/09/2019 - 12:31

      Not easily but you could book a flight for someone else and hope they pay you.

  • go2force on 03/09/2019 - 11:20

    noob question…with QFF, can the classic rewards ticket be booked only under the account holders name or for other family members as well? TIA

    • vetopower on 03/09/2019 - 11:20
      +1

      Reward flights can be redeemed for a family member.

      • go2force on 03/09/2019 - 11:21

        thanks vetopower.!

  • billybrown on 04/09/2019 - 01:01

    Am I interpreting this correctly, if you use someone's referral link it will be a 60k bonus on top of the 100k points? so 160k points?

    • vetopower on 04/09/2019 - 06:36

      No. The person who signs up gets 100K. The person who refers them gets 60K (or 40K — there are conflicting reports in the comments).

      • runamuck on 04/09/2019 - 10:28
        +1

        The 60K promo for referring someone ended 31 aug. It is now back to 40k.

  • Garbotoxin on 04/09/2019 - 16:31

    What counts as eligible purchases for the $3k spend? I have rego and insurance due next month and that's easily $1.5k towards it

    • exceladdict on 09/09/2019 - 08:54

      Check the t&c's, normally any purchases that earn points (no gambling, cash advances, etc).
      Most government and non-amex insurance institutions have lower earn rates.

  • Godlike on 05/09/2019 - 15:30

    Urgh, how annoying i need a new CC to churn points and i closed my AMEX Essentials card only about 12 months ago. Any other suggestions for a decent card? I have the citibank and the st george amplify. What else is there?
    https://www.nab.com.au/personal/credit-cards/nab-rewards/nab… $295, 90k points. Seems a bit steep… I dont really trust points hack anymore as it seems to favour certain providers quite heavily.

  • Rogaor on 06/09/2019 - 15:22

    Just applied though the random referal code.
    Any histories from ozbargainers getting those 60k?

  • bargaincrazy87 on 07/09/2019 - 17:04
    +3

    Hi guys i applied for this card in January this year and spent the spending limit, got the points credited and cancelled the card before the first statement came out. I wasnt charged the annual fee for those that want to use the $425 travel credit.

    • StonedWizard on 07/09/2019 - 19:26

      @bargaincrazy87 - Did you book and actually fly before the statement came?

      This is a great hack for those who can put $3k on the card ASAP.

    • runamuck on 07/09/2019 - 20:01
      +2

      Its abuse like these that may make amex tighten their rules and put more restrictions in the future.

    • bargaincrazy87 on 08/09/2019 - 09:45

      Sorry guys typo, it for those don't want to use the travel credit.

    • finnybro on 08/09/2019 - 14:45

      So did the bonus points get credited before the first statement came with the annual fee or did you have to cancel the card before it came and hope?

  • bargaincrazy87 on 08/09/2019 - 16:43

    It seems with amex the bonus points are credited as soon as you spend the needed limit rather than at the first statement. I got the bonus points credited and cancelled before the first statement came (when the annual fee is charged).

    I didnt actually know about the trick, i cancelled the card when i got the points as i found the fees higher than other cards to pay for bills and just worked out that way which was a bonus.

    • StonedWizard on 08/09/2019 - 17:04

      @bargaincrazy87 - Did you cancel online or over phone?

      Weird question, but I wonder if over the phone they'd tell you, you'd have to pay the fee.

      • bargaincrazy87 on 08/09/2019 - 17:13

        I called up and told them i would like to cancel due to the higher fees of paying bills. They actually werent surprised and said they are hoping to work that out in the future.

    • vawiyoci on 11/09/2019 - 13:48

      Hope it's still the same procedure now that it's September.

    • binnybo on 18/09/2019 - 11:53
      +1

      anyone else tried this and had any luck?

    • johnjones8 on 22/09/2019 - 10:02

      Hi Do you still remember how long it took for the points to show up in your actual qantas account (not just your Amex) after you hit the minimum spend?

      • G77 on 23/09/2019 - 07:51

        Mine arrived in my Qantas acc before my first Amex statement was issued…took about 20 days from card issue date from memory.

        • johnjones8 on 26/09/2019 - 19:57

          Did you pay off your balance before the points hit your qantas acc or were you waiting for your statement to drop first?

          • G77 on 26/09/2019 - 19:58

            @johnjones8: Nah I wasn't planning on churning this card so I waited for the statement to drop.

  • sapsol on 10/09/2019 - 10:09

    I have a friend looking for a credit card to get Qantas points. This offer looks good. I have the Velocity Platinum Amex. Has anyone had any experience as a Velocity Platinum Amex referring someone to a Qantas Amex card and getting the referral reward? Amex chat was unhelpful and said it wasn't possible, but there are some creative people here :-).

    • vetopower on 10/09/2019 - 10:19
      +1

      It's not possible.

      • sapsol on 10/09/2019 - 10:24

        Bugger, oh well. Thanks.

  • Stugots on 10/09/2019 - 18:55

    Is the bonus referral of 100K over? Seems to be 40k now. Anyone know?

    • vetopower on 11/09/2019 - 08:06

      Referrer has only ever gotten 40K or 60K, as far as I know.

      The 100K for the person signing up is available until 9 October.

  • Skky on 12/09/2019 - 20:06

    do you know if I can pay taxes for the reward flight with that Qantas credit money?

    • vetopower on 12/09/2019 - 20:51
      +1

      No you can't.

  • StonedWizard on 13/09/2019 - 18:25

    How quickly did people receive a response? I've had to send them payslips, just wondering on the average turn around.

    • johnjones8 on 13/09/2019 - 20:35

      Sent them my payslips too even though they had a peek at my bank account through their system, got approved the next morning.

      • StonedWizard on 17/09/2019 - 13:05

        @johnjones8 - Wish their online verification tool worked for me. I applied on Friday but still haven’t heard from them.

        Strangely enough St George were much faster at processing than AMEX.

        • vawiyoci on 17/09/2019 - 13:37

          Mine bank account check didn't worked either (blank screen on the final submit step). But still got approved after I sent them my payslips

          • StonedWizard on 17/09/2019 - 19:42

            @vawiyoci: @vawiyoci - It said I was conditionally approved but needed to verify income.

            I'm just surprised it's taken them so long, since I thought AMEX would be quick.

            • StonedWizard on 18/09/2019 - 18:15

              @StonedWizard: Update - Even though I was conditionally approved online. I called up today and was told my application was declined.

              I have applied for a lot of cards recently, so i'm assuming it's that. I am surprised though as I thought AMEX was easy to get approved for and even with this card, my credit limit wasn't super high.

  • jamesligit on 16/09/2019 - 12:57

    Does anyone know if the invoice shows the travel credit or without the travel credit applied?

  • angilinwago on 16/09/2019 - 16:34
    -1

    kinda useless, don't 99% of ozbargainers own some sort of amex card currently or in the last 18 months? why so much interest? did you guys find a loophole to get around it or something?

    • jabroni on 18/09/2019 - 17:40

      yeah i kept my amex discovery as an everyday card and cancelled it last week so i dont miss out on this in 2021

  • vawiyoci on 19/09/2019 - 09:09

    People who have managed to receive referrer points: when were you able to receive the points? Was it as soon the as the referee successfully opened their account or wasn't until they received their first month's statement?

    • G77 on 21/09/2019 - 19:09

      Got the points as soon as referee's application was approved.

  • Gifwonder on 25/09/2019 - 10:46

    how long after spending the $3k did it take people to get the points?

  • n1ckwylie on 01/10/2019 - 16:18

    Looking at the T&Cs, the $450 travel credit must be used within the "anniversary year". Can anyone confirm if that means one year from membership start, or whether Amex's "anniversary years" are calendar years? Googling has given me mixed results.
    I'd hate to apply in October, and find that I only have 2 months to use the credit before it expires.

  • vawiyoci on 02/10/2019 - 14:24
    +2

    What are the chances that this offer will get renewed/extended like it did June to August to now?
    Or will there be a bit of a drought like at the end of last year between September and Feb 2019?

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