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Earn uncapped Amex Points and enjoy a $400 travel credit every year!​

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American Express® Explorer Credit Card

With the American Express Explorer credit card, earn uncapped Amex Membership Rewards points and offset the annual fee with a travel credit.

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What are the main benefits of this card?

1. Signup bonus: 50,000 bonus Amex Membership Rewards Points, when you spend at least $4,000 on eligible purchases within 3 months of approval
2. Earn 2 Membership Rewards Points per $1 on eligible purchases, uncapped, which you can transfer to 13 different airline & hotel programs
3. $400 annual travel credit fully offsets the $395 annual fee

Why we like the American Express Explorer credit card

This card lets you earn Amex Membership Rewards points at a solid rate of 2 points per dollar, uncapped, without the higher annual fee of the Amex Platinum card.

You can transfer Amex points to 11 airline frequent flyer programs and 2 hotel loyalty programs, generally at a 2:1 rate. For example, this means you’re effectively earning 1 Velocity Point, Qatar Avios or Cathay Asia Mile per $1 spent on the card.

The $395 annual fee is offset by a $400 annual travel credit that you can spend on eligible flights, car rentals or hotels when booking through American Express Travel.

You'll also receive two free annual visits to the Amex Centurion Lounges in Sydney or Melbourne Airport, plus complimentary travel insurance. See our card guide for the full details:

American Express® Explorer Credit Card

With the American Express Explorer credit card, earn uncapped Amex Membership Rewards points and offset the annual fee with a travel credit.

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AFF members are welcome to discuss this card in this thread.

 

[bbqwer]

Are sydney water classed as government spend ? Anyone try before ?

 

[Dr Ralph]

What are V1s?

Visa Only 1 prepaid credit cards. Buy them at supermarkets and other businesses.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Are sydney water classed as government spend ? Anyone try before ?

Not sure as I don't have this card anymore. But use PayPal instead.

 

[daft009]

What are V1s?

Only1 Visa prepaid gift cards.
Check the gift card thread in the amex point section for more info
See here for what they look like, Visa Only 1 Gift Card $200 | Officeworks

 

[bbqwer]

Not sure as I don't have this card anymore. But use PayPal instead.

I just tried use paypal $10 - and will report back the result in the next view days.

amex system is very smart now, regardless using paypal / postbillpay , amex able to identify as government spend.

Any postbillpay transactions Pay using paypal classed as Government Spent. I got caught last week

 

[daft009]

Not sure as I don't have this card anymore. But use PayPal instead.

latest reports suggest govt spend even via paypal is coming through as only 0.5ppd

 

[foggy]

Are sydney water classed as government spend ? Anyone try before ?

I paid water with PayPal on 28th march and it was 2pts per $. I just paid water for another property and used only1s just in case.

 

[bbqwer]

Reporting back:
12/04/2018 PAYPAL*SYDNEYWATER 35314369001
$10.00 Base points 20

 

[SOPOOR]

Reporting back:
12/04/2018 PAYPAL*SYDNEYWATER 35314369001
$10.00 Base points 20

Hmmmm I wonder how you tell.
I paid my council rates which included water and got. 5 ppd

 

[bbqwer]

Hmmmm I wonder how you tell.
I paid my council rates which included water and got. 5 ppd

May I kwow which council ? Was it paid via postbillpay and checkout using paypal ?

I will test $10 today for Liverpool council via postbillpay and checkout using paypal. Will report back next week. If not working, I will use WW Visa1

 

[SOPOOR]

May I kwow which council ? Was it paid via postbillpay and checkout using paypal ?

I will test $10 today for Liverpool council via postbillpay and checkout using paypal. Will report back next week. If not working, I will use WW Visa1

Logan city council and Ballarat council in Vic

Used regular post bill pay with checkout PayPal

Is there other ways to use PayPal or amex directly

 

[unfunkable]

I think using postbillpay is 0.5/dollar cause it goes through AP
Sydney water is just sydney water via paypal

 

[lilkid28]

I think using postbillpay is 0.5/dollar cause it goes through AP
Sydney water is just sydney water via paypal

As long as its paypal direct and not via postbillpay it will be 2ppd

 

[SOPOOR]

As long as its paypal direct and not via postbillpay it will be 2ppd

I've yet to see council bills with paypal option
Is this a new thing

 

[bbqwer]

I will test $10 today for Liverpool council via postbillpay and checkout using paypal. Will report back next week. If not working, I will use WW Visa1

Reporting back: Tried council $10 - postbillpay via paypal - 0.5MR / $1

Going to use Visa1 now

 

[SOPOOR]

Reporting back: Tried council $10 - postbillpay via paypal - 0.5MR / $1

Going to use Visa1 now

Same here
Thought water bills might still be counted as 2ppd

0.5 ppd for a $10 test payment

 

[daft009]

as above and another friend confirmed.
syd water is 2ppd as its via paypal direct.

imo postbillpay which is an auspost service will now be like auspost in general. 0.5ppd

 

[SOPOOR]

as above and another friend confirmed.
syd water is 2ppd as its via paypal direct.

imo postbillpay which is an auspost service will now be like auspost in general. 0.5ppd

so syd water obviously has an option to pay by pp directly?
none of my council/water bills seem to have that option

 

[daft009]

yeah it does, see here Bill payment

I paid a $50 water bill yesterday, still in pending though so no points as yet.

EDIT: council will be V1 for me. my council does take AMEX direct but being govt i'm sure it will be 0.5ppd though I haven't tried

 

[SOPOOR]

yeah it does, see here Bill payment

I paid a $50 water bill yesterday, still in pending though so no points as yet.

damn you guys are lucky, none of my council bills or utilites bill has PP options