Qantas American Express Ultimate Card 110,000 Qantas points for $3,000 spend!

One of the most popular Qantas rewards cards is currently offering 110,000 QFF points when signing up through a referral link - the public offer on amex.com.au is currently 100,000 points - so a bonus 10,000 for you by using a referral link.

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Plus, I'll receive a bonus 50,000 points for the referral which is very sweet indeed!

Conditions apply - you need to spend $3,000 in the card in the first 3 months, and the annual fee of $450 does give you $450 of Qantas flights travel credit when booked through Amex Travel (who have great customer service - in my opinion). Full T&C's on the website - consider if the product is right for you.

This is a great earning card with a base 1.25 points per dollar spent, 2.25 points on Qantas purchases, and lots of bonus offers throughout the year, currently including Shop Small - a BONUS 3 points per dollar at participating small business.

So, if you're considering this card - feel free to use my referral link http://amex.com.au/refer/sHAUNBN2FE?CPID=100427402 and let me know!

Cheers!
 
Hi. Just posting my Qantas Amex Ultimate card link.
You will receive an additional 10,000 Qantas points on top of the currently available sign up bonus of !00,000 bonus points after spending a minimum of $3000 in the first90 days after approval.

AF is $450 but this is offset by a $450 Qantas flight credit that can be used to books flights through Amex Travel. Simple process and I had excellent customer service with Amex travel when I had pandemic related cancellations of my flight booked with my travel credit.

1.25 Qantas points with normal spend plus 3 points t participating small shop businesses.

I am nearing the end of my working life and earnings have now restricted my ability to apply for new cards so the 50,000 bonus points I receive if you use my link will be greatly appreciated.

Remember that there is an 18 months exclusion for previous holders of Amex issued cards for eligibility to receive the sign up bonus.

Cheers.

 
Thanks for starting the thread @ksthommo, have been waiting for this offer to come up again and share with others.

I'm also glad to refer other members of AFF for what is probably my favourite amex. After signing up using a referral link ourselves late last year, Mrs Excel and I have now held this card four times between us. For ongoing spend and the sheer quantity of points from the sign up bonus, it's a fantastic way to get a chunk closer to the redemption you have in mind!

As others have mentioned, you'll earn 110,000 qantas points when you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months when using a referral link. The bonus for the referrer has grown to 50k, so you'll be generously helping us (or another AFF'er whose link you choose) to get closer to a redemption target as well (rather than sending commission to a third party site).

110k is about as high as the referral bonus on this card gets (there have been 120k offers, and cashback offers in the past) but given the expiry of this offer is 9 March 2022 it may be one of the biggest referral offers you'll see over the next month or so.

This card has a large $450 annual fee, but this is offset by a $450 qantas travel credit and regular Amex cashback promotions. Be sure to subscribe to the amex statement credits thread here on AFF for discussion of these opportunities.

You'll also get two entries to the international amex lounge in either sydney or melbourne, a complimentary qantas wine membership, and two qantas lounge passes after your first spend on air travel with Qantas (eg flights, domestic or ex-AU flight redemptions, etc).

Some other important notes/tips:
  • The card has a $65,000 minimum income and $3,000 minimum credit limit. In recent experience, the selection of a limit is towards the end of your application, after the credit check is done. Note that the limit of your account is shared with credit reporting bodies once the account is open.
  • As always, you need to have not held an amex in the last 18 months to be eligible for the bonus.
  • The card has a 44 day interest free period. Paying off the balance in full each will help you to avoid the high interest rate that is common to awards cards.
  • In my experience, Amex usually award bonus points as soon as you hit the spend criteria, even in the first month. If you are aiming to time your bonus to hit points club or points club plus in a particular membership month, keep this in mind.
  • Amex regularly offer bonus points for adding supplementary/additional cardholders (eg. for your spouse). It could be worth holding off for one of these if you're going to apply for a bonus points for a family member.
  • In the past, Qantas have offered extra bonus points for people who haven't held a points-earning-card in a certain period of time. It's worth checking their cards website to see if there's a current offer, as you could end up with tens of thousands of new points, even if applying for the card via a referral link.

Mrs Excel and I have held this card four times between us, and signed up using a referral link late last year. We'd be tremendously grateful if anyone used our referral link and helped us towards escaping fortress WA when the time comes! If our link becomes maxxed out (Amex awards a maximum of 200k points to referrers each year - but we haven't had any referrals yet at the time of posting), we'll ask a mod to remove it to ensure the points are not wasted!
 
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Hi Guys,

Posting new updated offer for what is also my favourite card. You will earn 130,000 Qantas points when you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months when using the referral link.

This is the highest amount of signup points I have ever seen for this card

Important Terms:
  1. Bonus & Eligibility. This is a personalised offer which may be withdrawn or changed at any time. Offer only available to new American Express Card Members who apply online, are approved, and spend $3,000 on their new Card within the first 3 months from the Card approval date. Card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited in the preceding 18 month period are ineligible for this offer. Eligible purchases do not include annual Card fees, cash advances, interest, balance transfers, fees and charges for traveller’s cheques and foreign currencies. 130,000 bonus Qantas Points will be awarded to the eligible Card Member’s account 8-10 weeks after the spend criteria has been met. This advertised offer is not applicable or valid in conjunction with any other advertised or promotional offer.
Full details about the card including full terms and conditions can be found at the referral link.

I'd appreciate if you could use my referral link as I haven't had a referral before and would love to use the points to fund an upcoming post covid holiday.
 
@banana0692 this is fascinating! How many points do you receive for someone using your link? Is there a time limit or a number of applicants that will receive bonus points, or that you will receive referrals for?

I think this is the first time we've seen Amex offer concurrent, differentiated referral offers and I wonder if they're experimenting with different allocations between referrer and referee. It's common to see different deals at various card-promoting websites, including the Qantas website, but this will be important to track.

Prospective applicants, please note - some referral links - like my own, posted above - are still only reporting 110k for the applicant, so while I'd obviously appreciate the points, ensure you triple check to make sure you're getting the best deal and don't miss out. When it's time to apply, close all your browser tabs and start fresh from the referral link you intend to complete with to increase the chance of it tracking correctly.
 
@banana0692 this is fascinating! How many points do you receive for someone using your link? Is there a time limit or a number of applicants that will receive bonus points, or that you will receive referrals for?

I think this is the first time we've seen Amex offer concurrent, differentiated referral offers and I wonder if they're experimenting with different allocations between referrer and referee. It's common to see different deals at various card-promoting websites, including the Qantas website, but this will be important to track.

Prospective applicants, please note - some referral links - like my own, posted above - are still only reporting 110k for the applicant, so while I'd obviously appreciate the points, ensure you triple check to make sure you're getting the best deal and don't miss out. When it's time to apply, close all your browser tabs and start fresh from the referral link you intend to complete with to increase the chance of it tracking correctly.

I receive 50k points if someone uses my link. I don't see any mention of a specific time limit just that it may be changed at any time. There is a cap of 200k points earnt per year.

I didn't realise my offer was different! This is the first time I've seen Amex do differentiated offers too, maybe its because I haven't had a referral before so they are being extra nice?
 
I receive 50k points if someone uses my link. I don't see any mention of a specific time limit just that it may be changed at any time. There is a cap of 200k points earnt per year.

I didn't realise my offer was different! This is the first time I've seen Amex do differentiated offers too, maybe its because I haven't had a referral before so they are being extra nice?
Perhaps! I'll need to keep an eye on whether anything happens to our referral offer over the next while. Did you sign up recently?
 
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I didn't realise my offer was different! This is the first time I've seen Amex do differentiated offers too, maybe its because I haven't had a referral before so they are being extra nice?
I can confirm that I have received a referral previously from a colleague at work, just after I got my card 3 years ago.

Hope someone hit's me up - so close to getting Points Club 🤣
 
Also sharing my referral link which will earn you 130,000 bonus Qantas points:


Apply through this page and you can earn up to 130,000 (usually 110,000) bonus Qantas Points if you apply for an American Express® Qantas Ultimate Card, are approved and meet the $3,000 minimum spend criteria. This is a personalised offer which may be withdrawn or changed at any time. T&Cs apply.

If you use my link, I will receive 50,000 Qantas Points.
 
Throwing my hat in the ring, too. If you'd like to use my referral link, you'll get 130,000 QF points after a $3,000 minimum spend, in the first three months (I'll receive 50,000).

Referral Link - 130,000 bonus points

One of the great features of Amex (other than Shop Small), are the Amex Offers. They come up regularly, and I've saved over $1,100 in the past few years through these promotions;

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Not quite the 130 000 above (hopefully that's still active), but chucking my hat in the ring. Very easy approval process too (as opposed to ANZ).

Referral Link

I will receive 50 000 Qantas Points.
 
Offering 110,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer points when you sign up through the below referral link - the public offer on amex.com.au is currently 100,000 points - so a bonus 10,000 for you by using a referral link.

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Conditions apply - minimum spend $3,000 in the first 3 months, and the annual fee of $450 does give you $450 of Qantas flights travel credit when booked through Amex Travel (who have great customer service - in my opinion). Full T&C's on the website - consider if the product is right for you.

1.25 points per dollar spent, 2.25 points on Qantas purchases, and lots of bonus offers throughout the year, currently including Shop Small - a BONUS 3 points per dollar at participating small business.

So, if you're considering this card - feel free to use my referral link http://amex.com.au/refer/mARCURFF4v?CPID=999999537 and let me know!

Cheers!
 
I also have a 130k referral attached to my Qantas Ultimate card. If your points strategy is to focus solely on QFF points, this card is without doubt the best value contender in the market at the moment for three reasons:

- The 130k sign up bonus is the highest on offer at this annual fee, and is paid out entirely on completion of the $3000 minimum spend (no waiting around for points in the 2nd year!)
- It includes a $450 Qantas travel credit which offsets the annual fee
- It offers 1.25 QFF points per dollar, uncapped, with an additional 3 points per dollar at Shop Small merchants - no other card on the market at this annual fee level offers a comparable uncapped earn rate

While this card is a good option for some serious spend, the $3000 minimum credit limit also makes it suitable for those on lower incomes, or those who churn and wish to keep their total line of credit as low as possible.

Please consider using my referral link if you find my posts on AFF informative or useful to you. I will earn 50k QFF points for successful referrals.
 
It looks like the standard offer (w/o ref) on the website is now 130k bonus points (or atleast it says so on my browser). But if anyone is applying, it would still be nice if you use any of our referral links above 😉
 
It looks like the standard offer (w/o ref) on the website is now 130k bonus points (or atleast it says so on my browser). But if anyone is applying, it would still be nice if you use any of our referral links above 😉
Amex Website direct seems to be 100k for me, making the 130k above referrals a good offer. Our referral offer is still 110k. :(
 
Hi Guys,

Posting new updated offer for what is also my favourite card. You will earn 130,000 Qantas points when you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months when using the referral link.

This is the highest amount of signup points I have ever seen for this card

Important Terms:
  1. Bonus & Eligibility. This is a personalised offer which may be withdrawn or changed at any time. Offer only available to new American Express Card Members who apply online, are approved, and spend $3,000 on their new Card within the first 3 months from the Card approval date. Card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited in the preceding 18 month period are ineligible for this offer. Eligible purchases do not include annual Card fees, cash advances, interest, balance transfers, fees and charges for traveller’s cheques and foreign currencies. 130,000 bonus Qantas Points will be awarded to the eligible Card Member’s account 8-10 weeks after the spend criteria has been met. This advertised offer is not applicable or valid in conjunction with any other advertised or promotional offer.
Full details about the card including full terms and conditions can be found at the referral link.

I'd appreciate if you could use my referral link as I haven't had a referral before and would love to use the points to fund an upcoming post covid holiday.
Holy cough! So I can't seem to edit my post to take my referral link down but thank you guys so much. I've had 3 referrals in 1 month which is incredible. I have to thank you guys so much, will be using the points wisely in J SYD <> LAX. Feel free to use someone else's referral link if they are giving 130k points now.
 
Hello everyone, quick question re the free QF premium wine membership with the AMEX QF Ultimate card. I have the card, but I'm not sure how to redeem the free premium QF Wine membership. Has anyone redeemed it so far?

Apologies, I found out how to do it.
 
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This referral is for 120,000 Points.
The Qantas American Express Ultimate Card
LIMITED TIME OFFER

120,000 bonus Qantas Points1​

when you apply by 4 May 2022, are approved and spend $3,000 on your new Card within the first 3 months1 Offer available to new Card Members only.

QANTAS Amex Ultimate Card 120,000 pts

Scroll to bottom of link page for other cards offered.
Thank you.
 
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