Renewing QANTAS club membership and credit card sign-ups

[davidzabell]

Hi there, I am a bronze QANTAS member with few points and rarely travel. I need to renew my QANTAS club membership, and am hoping to avoid the $600 fee. I have several complimentary lounge passes that I can't access without renewing, and also am having trouble booking AirBNB through the QANTAS website.

I am wondering if signing up to any points-accruing credit cards will also cover my membership renewal automatically (I currently have an AMEX and recently cancelled an ANZ card). I can't find any concrete answers on the banks' pages.
Any assistance would be appreciated! Thank you

 

[davidzabell]

Nevermind - I just had to clear my cookies and was able to link my complimentary lounge passes after that

 

[sudoer]

I am wondering if signing up to any points-accruing credit cards will also cover my membership renewal automatically

To my knowledge the only card in Australia that includes Qantas Club membership is the Amex Centurion, but at a 5k join fee and 6.5k annual fee (if you meet fairly strict Amex criteria) it's hardly a good deal.

You can also earn a Qantas Club membership by earning 350k points across your membership year to achieve Points Club Plus. Those 350k can be through multiple credit card sign-ups, other "ground earning", and some flying. If you churn three cards each year, particularly if there are some decent SUBs around, you can potentially achieve this for less than $500 in annual fees but it requires some forward planning..

The last option to save a small amount on your renewal is to join AFF as a paid member, and hop onto the AFF corporate scheme. You can read more about it here:

Guide to Discounted Qantas Club Membership

Would you like to enjoy Qantas' airport lounges, but don’t fly enough to reach Qantas Gold status or earn enough frequent flyer points to earn Points Club

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[RobFlys]

I just signed up to Gold membership. how do I get the discount on Qantas club?

 

[Hvr]

I just signed up to Gold membership. how do I get the discount on Qantas club?

Welcome aboard, this page will answer all your queries.

https://www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au/members/

 

[am0985]

If you can churn 3-4 cards a year then Points Club Plus really is a great reward for hitting the 350k point mark. It's the only scheme where you get an extra reward for already extracting good value out of the program!