100,000 qantas or altitude points bonus with new westpac black card

[LadyC]

Haven't received my second 50,000 points. Letter drafted and being sent today.

 

[ClassicDave]

Hi All

I have the QFF Ultimate Amex, The Amex Explorer and the ANZ FF Black. Am i still able to sign up for this card and get the points? Or do I need to cancel my other cards first?

Thanks in advance =)

David

 

[bcworld]

Hi All

I have the QFF Ultimate Amex, The Amex Explorer and the ANZ FF Black. Am i still able to sign up for this card and get the points? Or do I need to cancel my other cards first?

Thanks in advance =)

David

You can sign up for this card...none of the cards you list are issued by Westpac so there should be no issue providing you haven't recently closed another Westpac card.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Hi All

I have the QFF Ultimate Amex, The Amex Explorer and the ANZ FF Black. Am i still able to sign up for this card and get the points? Or do I need to cancel my other cards first?

Thanks in advance =)

David

Income level, debt and credit score are the only things preventing you from signing up to this card.

But why this one?

There are several other offerings that are fee free at the moment.

 

[ClassicDave]

Isn't it better to have a few big cards with lots of points than lots of small cards (free annual fee) with small point bonuses. I"m new to this so please help me correct my understanding if i'm wrong. Thanks .

Also how long does it take for the points to come in after meeting the pre spend?

 

[bcworld]

Isn't it better to have a few big cards with lots of points than lots of small cards (free annual fee) with small point bonuses. I"m new to this so please help me correct my understanding if i'm wrong. Thanks .

I'm happy to spend $400 on 100k QF points. I would assume it is better than getting the same number of points by applying for multiple cards and a bit less in annual fees.

Also how long does it take for the points to come in after meeting the pre spend?

Have a read through the thread that you're posting in! There is no definite answer to that question.

 

[ClassicDave]

Just had a long read through thanks all for helping! I'll sign up to both.

 

[coyote25]

I'm happy to spend $400 on 100k QF points. I would assume it is better than getting the same number of points by applying for multiple cards and a bit less in annual fees..

Well I'm happy to do the same. Just applied and got approved. Will probably book a J CPT-MEL award flight (via JNB & SYD) for 122k points shortly so these 100k points will be a nice replacement. $400 annual fee plus QF fines is still way cheaper than purchasing the actual J ticket.

I'm starting to think I can't go back to long haul international Y even if it seems like I live in Y domestically

 

[lovetravellingoz]

I'm starting to think I can't go back to long haul international Y even if it seems like I live in Y domestically

Apart from domestic Y bargains like MEL_CNS redeemed on VA through Krisflyer as a Partner Award I buy Y as the flights are normally dirt cheap and normally 2 hours or less.

Long Haul these days is J or F only and long may that remain so.

Hopefully the CC points do not substantially dry up too much later this year due the reduced bank interchange. It certainly makes sense to grab all the ff points one can at present though.

 

[coyote25]

Apart from domestic Y bargains like MEL_CNS redeemed on VA through Krisflyer as a Partner Award I buy Y as the flights are normally dirt cheap and normally 2 hours or less.

Long Haul these days is J or F only and long may that remain so.

Hopefully the CC points do not substantially dry up too much later this year due the reduced bank interchange. It certainly makes sense to grab all the ff points one can at present though.

Agreed that's why I grabbed this one got to get them all!

 

[adame]

I had the 50k points posted to my account this month. I called up Westpac today to ask what had happened to the remaining 50k points. The phone operator asked if I had signed up to the "Point Hacks" promotion, which I said yes (Keith I note your comment that this is not exclusive), and he said the points post in two 50k lots. It wasn't quite clear if the first 50k is posted after the first $2.5k and the next 50k posted after the final $2.5k, but maybe this is how it works. I will wait until my next statement before following it up again.

I asked if there was any way he could double-check on his system whether the promotion/referral code had registered properly, but he indicated that it was not possible from his end. I definitely remember seeing the 100,000 points banner on the official Westpac sign up page so will have to follow up again if there's been a problem at their end.

 

[Guvner]

I had the 50k points posted to my account this month. I called up Westpac today to ask what had happened to the remaining 50k points. The phone operator asked if I had signed up to the "Point Hacks" promotion, which I said yes (Keith I note your comment that this is not exclusive), and he said the points post in two 50k lots. It wasn't quite clear if the first 50k is posted after the first $2.5k and the next 50k posted after the final $2.5k, but maybe this is how it works. I will wait until my next statement before following it up again.

I asked if there was any way her could double-check on his system whether the promotion/referral code had registered properly, but he indicated that it was not possible from his end. I definitely remember seeing the 100,000 points banner on the official Westpac sign up page so will have to follow up again if theres' been a problem at their end.

Thanks for the update adame. I think there a are a few of us in the same position so it will be helpful if we share our experiences.

FWIW I spent the full 5k in the first month but still only received the 50,000 points + points for spend. In the second month I received points only for spend.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

I had the 50k points posted to my account this month. I called up Westpac today to ask what had happened to the remaining 50k points. The phone operator asked if I had signed up to the "Point Hacks" promotion, which I said yes (Keith I note your comment that this is not exclusive), and he said the points post in two 50k lots. It wasn't quite clear if the first 50k is posted after the first $2.5k and the next 50k posted after the final $2.5k, but maybe this is how it works. I will wait until my next statement before following it up again.

I asked if there was any way her could double-check on his system whether the promotion/referral code had registered properly, but he indicated that it was not possible from his end. I definitely remember seeing the 100,000 points banner on the official Westpac sign up page so will have to follow up again if theres' been a problem at their end.

I obviously do not know what you saw when you joined...but the current 100,000 general offer (ie not The Points Hacks one as that was only one of many sites seeking to gain revenue from the offer) has 100,000 in large print at the top of the page but when you scroll down and read the fine print it has;

The bonus Qantas or Altitude Points will be credited to your points balance in two increments - 50,000 and then 50,000 - within 60 days after the eligible spend criteria being met.

 

[RooFlyer]

Yes, so if you spent the 5,000th dollar at the end of billing cycle 3 (for instance), the second dollop of points should not be expected until towards the end of billing cycle 5 - 60 days later than that spend (although they could come earlier).

But it seems for those who spent the $5K in the first cycle, they got all their points at once.

 

[Steve Lim]

with regards to the points earning, do you know if council rates, land tax and utilities bills would earn points? the T&C states that government charges and ATO payments do not earn points but i am uncertain if land tax, council rates etc fall under ATO / government charges

 

[BriarFlyer]

Received 100k in one hit, 7 weeks after completing necessary spend (which was all within the first cycle.)

 

[Lemon_Party]

I obviously do not know what you saw when you joined...but the current 100,000 general offer (ie not The Points Hacks one as that was only one of many sites seeking to gain revenue from the offer) has 100,000 in large print at the top of the page but when you scroll down and read the fine print it has;

The bonus Qantas or Altitude Points will be credited to your points balance in two increments - 50,000 and then 50,000 - within 60 days after the eligible spend criteria being met.

I applied through pointhacks link and the same T&Cs were definitely listed. The main point of confusion I guess is the posters who got the 100k in one hit. I'm still a week or two from the 60 day mark, but am still keeping a watchful eye out.

The text itself isn't well written; you could infer that to mean that the two increments would arrive at almost any point within 60 days, i.e. 59 days post 1st 50k, 60 days post 2nd 50k. Though perhaps that is their intention...

 

[glasszon]

Has anyone actually received no point so far whatsoever? My gf also signed up under this promotion but she got 0 bonus points so far after meeting the required spend in the third statement, want to chase up but imagine they will just quote the 60 day requirement line, so will wait for a bit longer...

 

[fall502]

Just got this card. As I am an existing Westpac client I went for the 50k bonus points with no annual fee and $2500 spend. Also asked for the minimum credit limit and got $5000 which is strange because it states that the minimum credit limit is $15000.

 

[coles525]

Partner today recieved approval of the black card for a 100k.

So waiting for the tax bill to arrive!