Amex Promo

[dgruber]

AMEX are offering $100 credit on card approval for the Qantas American Express card.

http://www.americanexpress.com/austr...ID=36&BUID=CCG

[JohnK]

Interesting offer in Monday's Sydney Morning Herald.

It is only for the Qantas American Express Card and the Qantas American Express Premium Card and the benfits are the same as the offer mentioned above but instead of $100 credit you get 10,000 FF points when you activate card and annual fee is waived in the first year.

Interesting to note that they value 10,000 FF points the same as $100 credit. That is 1c per point. How much do Amex buy FF points from QF? It would have to be less than 1c per FF point.

I apologise if my calculations are not correct!

[v8Statesman]

Do you have a link for the SMH one?

[JohnK]

No sorry.

* Offer valid to 31 May 2006 to approved customers via the phone number listed only. This offer is not valid on the Qantas American Express Ultimate Card.......

Phone Number to call is 1 300 651 313

[kawoh]

thanks heaps for this, smiling getting the 10k qff points plus the premium card, took all over 10 mins on the phone and an sms reply back and i'll get the card in 7 days and the points in a few weeks.

[ksthommo]

Rang the number to ask if they have any other deals besides the 2 Qantas Club Passes for the Premium Card. After much beating around the bush, the call centre bloke could not other anything else. He didn't seem to have a clue about Qantas Club Members. Also didn't mention the 10,000 point offer until I prompted him.

[FrankC]

thanks heaps for this, smiling getting the 10k qff points plus the premium card, took all over 10 mins on the phone and an sms reply back and i'll get the card in 7 days and the points in a few weeks.

Is that becuase you already have an Amex card and so no paper work required?

[jenno]

can anybody see a problem with signing up, getting the points and cancelling the card before the year is up? there doesn't seem to be any t&c's to the offer (phone only). but 10000 points on sign-up plus 5000 points on first spend plus 2000 points when you first spend with QF, all for no annual fee in the first year seems like a good deal.........

[NM]

can anybody see a problem with signing up, getting the points and cancelling the card before the year is up? there doesn't seem to be any t&c's to the offer (phone only). but 10000 points on sign-up plus 5000 points on first spend plus 2000 points when you first spend with QF, all for no annual fee in the first year seems like a good deal.........

The only problem I can see is that you end up with another credit request showing on your credit reference, which may affect your ability to obtain credit at a later time. Don't underestimate the importance of this.

[FrankC]

The only problem I can see is that you end up with another credit request showing on your credit reference, which may affect your ability to obtain credit at a later time. Don't underestimate the importance of this.

Is this 'credit reference' for Amex only or for all banks?