Target purchased Flight Centre E-Gift Card

[kcoulson]

Has anyone bought these e-gift cards from Target before? Trying to work out whether this is a good option to avoid the AMEX surcharge (from flight centre or from the tour company directly). Will I have any problems buying 10k worth?

 

[asterix]

You'd be better off buying them from Woolworths or Big W using WISH gift cards that have been purchased with a 5% discount to offset the activation fee. That's what I do.

 

[kcoulson]

Yes, good point. That approach will get me over 15,000 points more too (Edge).

 

[andye]

Worth remembering can't use CC travel insurance with the giftcard method

 

[Dr Ralph]

This is commonly done. You may come across a flight centre that objects because of the number of cards you wish to use and the low denomination of the cards.

 

[kcoulson]

Thanks - using giftcards for the tour. Flights (to be booked as released) purchased with ff points (so will need a separate travel insurance product to protect anyway).

 

[kcoulson]

Already warned the local flight centre how we were paying - they had a good sense of humour about it.

 

[jenib]

Earlier in the year Woollies had 20% off flight centre gift cards. Using the egift card 5% to buy them was a very good deal! I took about 20 cards in to pay for a cruise with cruisabout (flight centre) and I sat with the consultant and read out the numbers to make it easier on her

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Worth remembering can't use CC travel insurance with the giftcard method

Well that would depend on your CC.

Some only need a certain minimum spend, and not all spend.

 

[asterix]

I'm hoping they will have another Flight Centre gift card promotion, the last one was in March. I need to pay my next trip off in January, so would be handy if another promo came up soon.