and 1 point per dollar? Maybe 2?
Or perhaps, give a choice of QC, SC or points. (The 100 rollover can stay as it affects your next year).
I was going to suggest similar but SCs in lieu of QP might be seen as a double dip noting the existing 100 SC rollover. Points - well, they’ve already earned a shedload of points they can’t use.
I churn once a year. If you do too many in a year, you will wreck your credit and the party ends. I've kept excellent credit score with a new card every year.
In the late AN days. A corporate card but RIP those points…
Yep - we had just burned a lot of ours on Air Canada business class trip (AN went bust after ticketing but they honoured and we got out of US as booked once the airspace reopened after 911). But my planned business class trip to Perth with AN never happened. Oh the ol' days.In the late AN days. A corporate card but RIP those points…
I would maintain that credit card culture here in Australia is different from elsewhere in the world. For instance in Canada or the US it is not uncommon for people to have over a dozen credit cards (including yours truly). The reason being isn't just to take advantage of the features on each of the cards, but also to help build your credit in the long run as maintaining multiple credit card accounts and paying them off in full builds an excellent credit history. However, in Australia, it is my understanding that you are penalized for opening credit cards to the point where home buyers are encouraged to actually close unused credit card accounts to ensure they can get the mortgage they need.
I've had a credit card ever since '06 and until I came to Australia was exactly the same way, everything on the card, paying it off at the end of the month. Unfortunately, I cannot do that here as banks will not allow me to apply for a card since I am on a temporary student visa. Hence, to the extent that I do pull out plastic chances are it is one of my Canadian credit cards.
That's correct as only 20,000 points earned from flying apply to Points Club status accrual. Where it is targeted, I would argue are lower tier elites. People who might earn Silver if only they could earn a few more status credits on the vacation they book with points. Or maybe a Silver member who travels enough on points to warrant a Qantas Club membership. Certainly Qantas designed the World Platinum and Platinum One tiers to be something that is a challenge to get to (especially Platinum One with its requirement to earn so many status credits on Qantas marketed flights).
It’s no different here.
On this forum? Maybe. The public at large? Doubt it! AMEX isn't accepted at many places and the places it is accepted it attracts a larger service fee. And riddle me this, Qantas and Virgin both have several credit cards they issue through AmEx and others. But if you try using those credit cards to book a flight on their own site that attracts a service fee. What a way to incentivize travellers to use your card. "Take out the AmEx Qantas Ultimate card where you'll pay a 2% fee every time you book a Qantas flight with it."
That's really AMEX's own doing and they can't repair it that quickly.
I would be curious whether booking flights through the credit card's specialized portals (i.e. AmEx Travel) results in the booking fees being waived? For instance, if I were to book a Qantas flight via AmEx travel on the Qantas Ultimate card would I simply pay for the Qantas fare?
