Choice Travel Rewards Credit Cards Review

[AdMEL]

Choice have just reviewed travel credit cards (free report). Summary is as follows:

Best Cards:

Virgin Flyer Visa Card - $60K spend = $671 travel reward value

Jetstar Mastercard (particularly Platinum) - $60K spend = $1,051 travel rewards value (platinum)

ANZ Rewards Gold (spend on Amex) - $60K spend = $773 reward value

Westpac Altitude Platinum (spend on Amex) - $60K spend = $782 reward value

Westpac Earth Platinum (spend on Amex) - $60K spend = $964 reward value


Not recommended:

CBA Awards Card with QFF option - $60K spend per = $238 in flight rewards value.

Citibank Platinum Card - $60K spend per year = $330 of flight rewards value

 

[yohy?!]

Seem like pretty low values, what is their definition of a 'flight reward'?

 

[StevePER]

What a pointless comparison (if you'll pardon the pun). Obviously you are getting poor value with Citibank Take Flight. A sensible person would manage to get a lot more value out of their points by transferring to Krisflyer or Velocity.

 

[yohy?!]

Even worse is the fact that the Jetstar Platinum card is counted as returning one of the best values in vouchers - of course you have to fly Jetstar which isn't taken into account!