Credit Card Offers CommBank Ultimate Awards Card – potentially fee free

[MG1]

There can’t be many card users who are spending $10k of non AUD on this card in a given month, let alone every month. My own spend profile seems to net me around 4000-5000 QF points a month.

I used $10k as an example as it was a nice round number to work with. I agree that most people, me included, likely wouldn't spend that much in non-AUD purchases per month.

 

[Thibault]

If I downgrade to Smart Awards, it would be fee free (we'll always spend $2k per month), but I would lose the two free DragonPass lounge passes - which isn't much of a loss.

Open a World Debit Mastercard shortly before travelling? - two Dragon Pass entries are issued instantly - then switch back to a normal debit card once back.
$10/month per card.

 

[BJReplay]

Open a World Debit Mastercard shortly before travelling? - two Dragon Pass entries are issued instantly - then switch back to a normal debit card once back.
$10/month per card.

Very cool find!

Having said that, Mrs BJReplay has decreed (and I can't say that I disagree) that future travel will be in J, after our last trip was in redemption Y, so the need for lounge access will decrease in any case.

Asiana Y was good (surprisingly decent legroom, good sliding seat-base recline), and ICN-NRT and return were A380s where we snaffled upper-deck A/B and J/K seats at T-80, so pleasant enough, but MEL-ICN and ICN-SYD were A350s, and 9 hours in Y was too much for either of us.

Free flights were fine, but SWMBO has spoken, and I agree with the sentiment.

 

[Cessna 180]

Is this (Ultimate/Smart) awards about the only card left that pays points on council rates and car rego etc?

I have been digging through a bit of fine print and this seems to be the latest exclusion on most cards. I am not interested in using those third party things that charge some sort of fee.
Just talking about paying direct with cards for points and or eligible spend to make the minimum on a new card.