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Agreed

60k is the standard offer outside of special promotions. If you want a bigger bonus, just be patient for the next promo.

Crazy that Amex and Virgin have just removed Centurion lounge access in Syd and Melb from the Velocity Platinum Card

180k points would also cover $2700 of a Qantas business fare when booked as a Classic Plus reward (plus $800 = $3500, which could be in the ballpark of a sale fare maybe?)

In the past bank-issued Amex cardholders were eligible for bonus points when signing up with Amex direct. No 18 month waiting period. Maybe call Amex and ask. And yes you’ll enjoy all the benefits either way.

Just booked a cheeky long weekend in Auckland. PER-AKL for $2.2k, 640 SCs. $3.4 per SC. Pretty happy with that!

Noticed that the Qantas route map has both Perth-Johannesburg and Perth-Auckland launching in "mid-2025" ... good signs!

The VA lounge access is a good benefit. I don’t understand the removal of the Centurion passes though, when VA wants to launch flights to Doha next year.

It was the NZ lounge for me in April for the 9am-ish flight.

Mods could you please merge this thread https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/community/threads/rba-review-of-retail-payments-effect-on-credit-card-points.115653/

There's an interesting article in the AFR today about some crazy credit card surcharging practices. Live Payments, which leases payment terminals to small businesses, is incentivizing those businesses to cop a very high 2.6% processing fee in exchange for earning 1 Qantas Point per $1...

I recently had to call Amex as the primary cardholder to register my additional for PP. They said to call back in 3 days to get the PP number so my additional could set up their account and PP app (which is all you need to get into the lounges), and it worked fine.

The pay to enter lounges are another possibility.

In Paris last month, I wanted to use the dining credit and thought I'd be able to open the app and find some restaurants nearby. Zero ability to view restaurants by proximity or display all on a map. Had to individually check the 100+ listings Hopeless.

This is very strange, having one spouse as the sole shareholder while the other is the director. In my experience financial institutions will absolutely look through the ASIC data. For example, if there’s a trust involved, they will know that and who the relevant people are.

The website says there will be “refreshed card benefits”.

Impatient for new routes to Asia. Insane that QF’s only Asia destination ex Perth is Singapore.

Amex has stopped taking applications for this card, pending a refresh. Wondering if they are making significant changes given they’ve taken the card off the market? Mid-range Virgin Australia -> mid range Amex card...

A lame duck admin in a nation with some of the weakest consumer protections … I wouldn’t get my hopes up.

Go for it and enjoy!