Your NAB Qantas Platinum Card is Changing.

[d00dz]

More info: Changes to your credit card-rewards and non-rewards cards

 

[pangwen]

More info: Changes to your credit card-rewards and non-rewards cards

My reply might be better placed in the Velocity thread (since it's mostly about Velocity), but since you've kindly put the official notice of all changes in this thread (much appreciated ), I thought I might as well follow on here.

First of all, am I reading it right, or does the NAB Qantas Card (non-gold) now have a better earn rate on Amex than the NAB Qantas Plus (previously Gold and Plat One) if you spend over $3000?

Also, the NAB Qantas Plus has a higher earn rate on the Mastercard compared to the Visa on the NAB Qantas Premium (previously Plat). Seems a little odd, but I guess NAB have their reasons..

The changes to the Velocity section seem to have been slapped together without review. Several things stood out to me:

Velocity NAB Gold Card and Velocity NAB Platinum Card

We’re renaming both of these cardsthe NAB Velocity Premium Card.

You’ll notice some changes to the earn rate your Velocity Rewards Points and introduction of caps.
(I didn't know there was a Velocity Plat - I had heard of others with a Velocity Platinum One, maybe they mean this? Not to mention the missed space and missing words to make sense of the otherwise nonsensical third line, but I'll let them go on that )

and

We’re improving your Points earn rate when spending on your American Express card. You’ll earn 1.5 Points for every $1 spent on eligible purchases. For example, if you spend $1,000 per statement period on your American Express card, you’ll earn 6,000 more Points per year.
New points earn rates – capped at $100,000 spend per statement cycle

Card	Earn rate per statement cycle
American Express	1 point per $1 spent on eligible purchases
Visa	0.5 point per $1 spent on eligible purchases

Old points earn rates – no caps

Card	Earn rate per statement cycle
American Express	2 points per $2 spent on eligible purchases
Visa	1 point per $2 spent on eligible purchases

(I'm hoping it's a typo within the table rather than the text!!)

 

[Isochronous]

HSBC Visa and BankWest QF MC Plat are also good options.

 

[fantasy86dj]

It appears that I have been so caught up with coming off probation at work, juggling 2 education courses and still trying to have a life that I completely missed out on this one!

I do currently have a NAB Gold QANTAS card but I just called the CSR was having problems with her headset and someone is going to be calling me back today (not holding my breath).

I wonder if I am going to be upgraded or what on earth is going to happen - I have only received the gold cards 5 weeks ago and just finished setting up all recurring expenses to go through the cards so hope I don't get a new card number...........

Will wait and see what happens.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

When were we supposed to be getting those 5000 points?

 

[d00dz]

end of this month sometime, 24 or something

 

[Sprucegoose]

It appears that I have been so caught up with coming off probation at work, juggling 2 education courses and still trying to have a life that I completely missed out on this one!

I do currently have a NAB Gold QANTAS card but I just called the CSR was having problems with her headset and someone is going to be calling me back today (not holding my breath).

I wonder if I am going to be upgraded or what on earth is going to happen - I have only received the gold cards 5 weeks ago and just finished setting up all recurring expenses to go through the cards so hope I don't get a new card number...........

Will wait and see what happens.

I take it that they have called you but there were communication difficulties hence this conversation will now be postponed? Did I interpret your response accurately?

 

[fantasy86dj]

Nope did not get a call back so I called them and getting new card mailed out

 

[zig]

When were we supposed to be getting those 5000 points?

My bonus points posted yesterday. Glad I didn't have to chase them up.

 

[robd]

Goes away to check....... So did mine

 

[cjd600]

Points posted overnight,cards cancelled 8.05am today

 

[fall502]

Mine have apperared as well.