Qantas AmEx Ultimate via Referral: 100,000 Qantas Points ($5,000 Spend in 3 Months), $450 Travel Credit, $450 Annual Fee

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This is NOT available on Amex's website but is by referral - obtain a random referral here or find it listed in the referral box below.

The referrer gets 40k points.

Card benefits include:

  • a $450 Qantas travel credit each year (for Qantas flights booked via Amex Travel)
  • 2 Qantas lounge passes after you book a flight with Qantas directly
  • 2 Amex lounge passes (for Melb and Syd international)
  • travel insurance
  • Qantas Wine premium membership
  • 4 free supplementary cards

Annual fee: $450

New Amex cardholders only. You must not have held a card issued by Amex Australia in the last 18 months.

Referral Links

Business Explorer Card: random (6)

Referrer: 40,000 Reward Points

Centurion Personal Charge Card: random (9)

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

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Comments

      • I did activated it. T&C reads "Qantas Points earned from the member’s first purchase must be credited to their Qantas Frequent Flyer or Qantas Business Rewards account by 31 January 2025"

        • This is a good deal. Nowadays, there are no other 100K bonus point offers in the first year.

  • Is there a QF points to dollar calculator for approximation somewhere?

  • I applied and got instant approved for NAB signature yesterday but not yet spent/activated.

    Will this pop up and potentially cause an instant decline?

    • no, their systems usually do not update that quickly, I have applied for multiple credit cards with a day or so gap between and got approved for both.

      Just don't do it with banks that share systems, eg, Virgin (citi, now NAB) and NAB branded cards, and Westpac and St George etc.

    • Unlikely because your credit report won't be updated that quickly, so it wouldn't show the NAB card yet.

      Best time to apply

      • I just got a notification from credit savvy of a change and I checked and it's on there! Shoot!

  • Are we elligible for the bonus if we already have a business rewards Amex card?

    • +1

      t&c's:

       This offer is only available to new American Express Card Members. If you previously held a David Jones American Express Card and have not held any other American Express Card(s) in the past 18 months, you will be eligible for the offer. All other Card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited in the past 18 months are ineligible for this offer

      reading that as including business amex as that's a card product issued by Amex Australia…

  • I have a discovery Qantas card. When I generate my referral, it takes you to a page to apply for the same discovery card. But then you can select the Qantas Ultimate card and you get the 100k bonus offer. Will I get the 40k bonus points if I refer?

  • Applied and got the will get back to you in 5-10 days email…. I'm guessing rejected?

  • To activate the overseas travel insurance on this card, do you need to purchase a return flight in/out of Australia?

  • Any idea if I can refer a supplementary card holder that I have on my account (wife)? They have never had an amex account

    • +1

      Yes

  • +1

    It seems like amex is doing a few referral programs now. I see it available for the Explorer card as well with 100,000 MR if that interests people more, might be worth trying the explorer referral links too.

    “Bonus Membership Rewards® Points when they apply online using the referral link by 8 April 2025 for the American Express Explorer® Credit Card, are approved and spend $4,000 on eligible purchases in the first 3 months from Card approval date. New American Express Card Members only. T&Cs apply.“

  • +1

    you dont need referral code, this promotion is on the amex website

  • It's been a while since I've done an application. If you request a very high credit limit in the application, could this be a reason to get rejected, or do they just give you the highest they are prepared to give? I vaguely remember a option like "give me the highest you can based on my application" but I'm skeptical and think it's a waste of time getting a card like this only to end up with a ~$3K limit which is what happened to a friend and it's such a PITA asking for a limit increase these days…

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