Originally Posted by Centurion (Post 9261238)

You would be mad to pass up this offer.

http://www.americanexpressplatinum.c...ode=06D487C001

American Express Platinum card. Yes it's $900 for the annual fee, however you get 2 free supplementary card holders and they earn 1.5 points per 1$ spent.

Those points do not expire and can be transferred to any number of frequent flyer programs at any time. Qantas included but I've used mine for Virgin Atlantic flights as well and just dumped them into a newly opened Virgin Frequent flyer and spent them all.

Here's the big thing. 75,000 points for joining. Transfer that to your Qantas account straight away if you want !

You also get seriously good travel insurance for all card holders (you and supplementary) which will put most annual policies to shame. You need not book any travel on your card. It's in force all the time as a normal annual policy is.

You get free Priority Pass which gives you access to airline lounges including all Virgin Blue Lounges in Australia and of course heaps worldwide. You can take guests in with you for a small fee each.

It also includes automatic crash damage waiver for hire cars. Decline all that optional insurance.

Comes with a free Edge Platinum Credit card (normally 395$) which also gives you a free hotel room at selected 5 star hotels and a free return flight per annum. I just used the hotel room on a 1 bedroom suite as the Swissotel in Sydney.

The list goes on and you get back your $900 and then some just in benefits alone but the 75k for merely becoming a member is obscene as an offer.

Oh yes. And no interest, just pay it off monthly. Even if you get it for one year - it's worth it.

Originally Posted by DadAgain (Post 9261044)

Citibank offering 50,000 points for sign up right now... So after 2 months spending at your rate you'd have enough to get to the UK!

Its an expensive card, but if you spend $5k a month you WILL get your vaule in QFF points and it includes a rudimentary travel insurance coverage (good enough for UK travel - probably not so flash for more 'exotic' locales)

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 9306284)

Not sure if anyone is still interested in this. I didn't go through with the original application after they rattled my cage! :D

However there is another offer for 60k points (which was running at the same time as the above) and there is also a promo code for 50% off the annual fee.

My understanding is if you enrol in Citi Qantas rewards the 60k points can be transferred 1:1...so I think that's 60k points for $125 + $49.

Promocode: PDW3B2CA at http://www.citibank.com.au/specialoffers

http://www.citibank.com.au/cardsoffe...M_PDW3B2CA.htm

...I'm tempted to try again! :unsure:

Originally Posted by papilon (Post 9306548)

Card Tart :p

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 9306284)

Not sure if anyone is still interested in this. I didn't go through with the original application after they rattled my cage! :D

However there is another offer for 60k points (which was running at the same time as the above) and there is also a promo code for 50% off the annual fee.

My understanding is if you enrol in Citi Qantas rewards the 60k points can be transferred 1:1...so I think that's 60k points for $125 + $49.

Promocode: PDW3B2CA at http://www.citibank.com.au/specialoffers

http://www.citibank.com.au/cardsoffe...M_PDW3B2CA.htm

...I'm tempted to try again! :unsure:

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 9329212)

I just went through the gruelling process of filling this in to find that it did not give me the option to sign up for the "Citi Qantas Rewards", only the standard Citi Rewards scheme

Originally Posted by hevs (Post 9329225)

However if you use them for flights Virgin have an any flight any time policy thats pretty fair actually :)

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 9329212)

I just went through the gruelling process of filling this in to find that it did not give me the option to sign up for the "Citi Qantas Rewards", only the standard Citi Rewards scheme

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 9329233)

Some more info here:

http://www.australianfrequentflyer.c...tml#post426344

Originally Posted by bcworld (Post 9306284)

Not sure if anyone is still interested in this. I didn't go through with the original application after they rattled my cage! :D

However there is another offer for 60k points (which was running at the same time as the above) and there is also a promo code for 50% off the annual fee.

My understanding is if you enrol in Citi Qantas rewards the 60k points can be transferred 1:1...so I think that's 60k points for $125 + $49.

Promocode: PDW3B2CA at http://www.citibank.com.au/specialoffers

http://www.citibank.com.au/cardsoffe...M_PDW3B2CA.htm

...I'm tempted to try again! :unsure:

Originally Posted by Broad Shoulders (Post 9342065)

Well, interestingly I applied on Sunday online and sent in my supporting docs (ID proof and payslips) only yesterday and just received an email confirming that I will be receiving my card in the next week. So all approved within the space of 3 days, 1 if you count the fact that I only sent through the stuff they needed yesterday!