Hi Everyone,
I’m new to frequent flying. This is my second post (first on was in the introductions). Firstly, I would thank Australian Frequent flyer and everyone for their contributions and hopefully I can provide some help in the future.
My biggest concern is ANZ Bonus Point Mall and a pending purchase through a Hotel Booking with Wotif. I think this applies to ANZ rewards point customers and not QFF. (My main focus is Virgin points) There are 10 bonus ANZ Reward Points per dollar through Wotif.
In mid-February 2017, I made a $5500 (approximate figure for this discussion) Wotif hotel booking for this December with ANZ AMEX platinum and the hotel separately charged a $200 deposit (as-per the Terms and Conditions, and this hotel had the “Book now pay later” option). The good news is that in the ANZ Bonus Mall Shopping history it shows a pending $5500 purchase and 55000 pending reward points.
However the bad news is that I can’t use my ANZ AMEX this December upon hotel check-in (Due to AMEX removal this August).
I contacted ANZ rewards to find out if they would honour the pending purchase. What I got out of the telephone conversation:
1) Pay the remaining balance before the August cut-off date and therefore take advantage of the full AMEX points and out-rightly satisfy all of the T&C of payment. (I will choose this option)
2) Use the new VISA card in December and hopefully the Bank system will automatically recognise the purchase. (Bounded by the new 2K cap and reduced points).
3) Do an on-line enquiry if the bonus points do not show up.
Another question what people think of the ANZ Bonus Points Mall. I’ve used once for Wotif and a few purchases from
Dan Murphy’s, but disappointed to get some Bonds pyjamas (No large sizes in stock) and limited stock availability with David Jones.
Is it good idea to keep the platinum card ($90 fee) and use ANZ primarily with their Bonus Point Mall?
I was going to upgrade to black ($375 fee) but AMEX platinum edge ($195 fee) and $250 fee a year of prepaid supermarket Visa / Mastercards @ $5.95 each for my needs is Ok in my opinion for most Utilities. (Maybe AMEX Explorer (Large initial sign up bonus and 1.5 VFF through paypal) then Platinum edge or both.
Cheers
Carltonman