Earning changes to AMEX-issued Qantas Discovery, Premium & Ultimate cards

[exceladdict]

According to Pointhacks (American Express tweak earn rates on the Qantas American Express range - good for some cardholders, not so much for others - Point Hacks)

- Ultimate to be 1.5pp$
- Premium to be 1.25pp$
- Discovery to be 1pp$
- Bonus categories other than Qantas (1 bonus pp$) wiped
- Changes to take place 1 June

Interestingly some attempts to individually verify this (which I couldn't) dug up an AusBT article from 2013 when Amex moved the premium to have a supermarket bonus: https://www.ausbt.com.au/american-express-tweaks-qantas-virgin-australia-credit-card-rates

I have not received the letter confirming this yet myself. A bit upsetting but every gravy train comes to an end. Time to threaten cancellation, get bonus points, and then cancel, it seems.

Edit: Mods, could you please change title to "....Discovery, Premium, Ultimate cards" ?

 

[cjd600]

re: Earning changes to AMEX-issued Qantas Discovery, Premium & Ultimate cards

got 2 letters here yesterday.
Disappointed the 3 pts per $ on restaurants (and pubs!) is gone

 

[Daver6]

re: Earning changes to AMEX-issued Qantas Discovery, Premium & Ultimate cards

I wonder if there will be changes to the Platinum charge and Reserve cards too?

 

[albyd]

re: Earning changes to AMEX-issued Qantas Discovery, Premium & Ultimate cards

I'm hoping not but am assuming it's in the works. There was a thread on AFF some months ago reporting Amex had surveyed some members about changes to Ascent points structure. Might also bring the Explorer advantages on Ascent to an end.

 

[kitkatff]

still get 1.5 points with a westpac Amex (black), kind of wonder the point of using amex' own cards - except for the sign-on bonus I guess.

 

[Strategic Aviation]

- Discovery to be 1pp$

The no-annual-fee Discovery is 1ppd (with a bonus 1ppd for Qantas spend). The only change is Government/Australia Post/ATO spend dropping from 1 to 0.5ppd.

 

[kpro]

Received the letter earlier this week - there's a scan available from my post in the American Express Rewards forum. http://www.australianfrequentflyer....ards/changes-to-points-earn-coming-81312.html

 

[madrooster]

still get 1.5 points with a westpac Amex (black), kind of wonder the point of using amex' own cards - except for the sign-on bonus I guess.

It'll be the go-to cards if and when the big 4 banks kill off the bank-issued Amex cards as there won't be much incentive for them to issue them anymore with the RBA changes.