hevs

OK, i'm getting very sick of trawling on here can anyone help with any comparison tables etc. I am looking for a credit card to attatched to a frequent flyer program that doesn't charge a million dollars a month

I've got brain drain

mlbonner

ANZ sent me through the new Qantas FF (visa I think) card details last week. You could have a look on their website perhaps, or even Qantas's might be quicker

pom04

Hi There - try www.anz.com.au - I work over here for them - website will show annual fee and cost of having the rewards programme attached to the card - amount of miles are capped each month - you just need you frequent flyer membership number when you apply - you can get this through the Quantas website - you have to pay for this too - just under 100 bucks I think to join!

( You can apply for the credit card on line by the way!)

If I can help any further just let me know

Claire

MrsDagboy

Ours (Commonwealth visa) doesnt do airmiles as such, but it does do a range of gifts, accommodation etc including gift vouchers for Flight Centre. ($500 gift voucher paid for our travel insurance on our UK trip, my next cash in (which is tomorrow ) is a Le Creuset set)

mlbonner

Or, Qantas FF is free if you have a non-Australian address to subscribe with.... then just change it to your Australian address

Pollyana

Great minds think alike round here!!!!

mlbonner

Aye aye

Think I actually set mine up about a week before I left to go on my WHV, so 'technically' at the time I was at that UK address. When my card arrived my dad forwarded it to me and then I changed my address online

Pollyana

I happened to discover it was free from over there, so made sure I joined up before I came out

hevs

So do you find that you acctually use the card and are saving up air miles on them, or is it a case of seems like a good idea at the time but...... type thing??

mlbonner

I use it - most of my points actually come from hire cars as it happens, though on return from my LA trip with Qantas I do actually have enough points for a free flight (rather than a bottle opener, which is normally all I have enough points for in these things )

My Natwest Mastercard also collects airmiles, so one day I'll combine the two and go somewhere nice..... future dreams and all that!!

hevs

LOL we have used the fly buys for the past 12 months, we have about 2,000 points, not even enough for a bottle opener So i guess thats why i feel suspicious.

I remembered joining the frquent flyer program before leaving the UK but can't find the card or membership numbers. I have emailed them in the hope i'm on record somewhere. I can't believe that you have to pay a joining fee from this end. Actually i can sad isn't it!!

Pollyana

I actually enrolled in the FF prgramme about 3 years back, at the start of the visa/migration thing. 3 return trips LHR-Australia, and I had enough points to pay for last years flights for both of us Brisbane-Mel for the Grand Prix. I have enough now to do a trip for one if us, and thats just whats left over. If I use the ANZ card for everything it should soon build the points up again.

moneypenny20

Do you have to fly with Qantas or do they have whatsit with other airlines - sorry can't think of the word off hand, brain freeze.

Pollyana

Codeshare
yes, they are part of OneWorld - with BA and loads of others - you don't get as many points as with QF themselves, but you do still get a reasonable amount.

moneypenny20

Thank you I know you lot are too hot at the mo, but it is piggin cold here, my poor little pinkies are blue