Looking for a new American Express credit card? You can get an extra 20,000 Amex Membership Rewards® Points – in addition to the regular sign-up bonus – when you apply through AFF by 27 May 2025!
Eligible cards for this offer
With this bespoke partner offer, an American Express first in Australia, you can earn 20,000 extra Bonus Points when applying for the following cards:
- American Express® Platinum Business: 250,000 Membership Rewards Points + 20,000 Bonus Poins (270,000 Points in total)1
- American Express® Platinum: 200,000 Membership Rewards Points + 20,000 Bonus Poins (220,000 Points in total)2
- American Express® Business Gold Plus: 100,000 Membership Rewards Points + 20,000 Bonus Poins (120,000 Points in total)3
- American Express Explorer®: 75,000 Membership Rewards Points + 20,000 Bonus Poins (95,000 Points in total)4
- American Express Essential® Rewards: 60,000 Membership Rewards Points + 20,000 Bonus Poins (80,000 Points in total)5
These offers are not available directly through American Express. Apply through AFF to access the additional 20,000 Bonus Points.
Keep in mind that, to receive a sign-up bonus, you would need to be approved for the card and meet a minimum spend requirement. For example, to qualify for the sign-up bonus on the Amex Essential Rewards card, you would need to spend at least $3,000 on the card within the first 3 months. T&Cs apply. New American Express Card Members only.
These offers are available to new American Express customers only. To be eligible for this offer, you cannot have held an American Express card in Australia in the past 18 months (excluding David Jones cards).
What you can do with Amex Membership Rewards Points
Amex Membership Rewards Points are among the most versatile points of any rewards program in Australia.
You can transfer these Points to your choice of 14 airline or hotel loyalty programs. If you hold a Platinum or Platinum Business card, you also have the option to convert your Membership Rewards Points into Qantas Points.
Here’s the full list of Amex Membership Rewards transfer partners:
| Airline or hotel partner | Point conversion rate |
|---|---|
| Air New Zealand Airpoints | 200:1 |
| British Airways Club | 2:1 |
| Cathay (Asia Miles) | 2:1 |
| Emirates Skywards | 3:1 |
| Etihad Guest | 2:1 |
| Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles | 2:1 |
| Hilton Honors | 2:1 |
| Malaysia Airlines Enrich | 2:1 |
| Marriott Bonvoy | 3:2 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer (Platinum cardholders only) | 2:1 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 2:1 |
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer | 3:1 |
| THAI Royal Orchid Plus | 2:1 |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 2:1 |
| Velocity Frequent Flyer | 2:1 |
For example, you could convert 80,000 Amex Membership Rewards Points into 40,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club points or 40,000 Qatar Airways Privilege Club Avios. In both programs, that’s enough to book a one-way Garuda Indonesia Business Class ticket from Sydney or Melbourne to Bali (plus taxes & charges).
You could earn enough bonus Membership Rewards Points to book the above flight with the American Express Essential Rewards card sign-up offer. This card has a monthly fee of just $9.
Terms & Conditions
¹ American Express Platinum Business
250,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points + $875 Year 1 annual Card fee + additional 20,000 Bonus Points: Offer is only available to new American Express Card Members who apply via the link on this page by 27 May 2025, are approved and spend $12,000 on eligible purchases on their new Card in the first three (3) months from the Card approval date. If you apply via a different link or visit the American Express website separately, you will not be eligible for the offer. The American Express® Platinum Business Card will have an annual Card fee of $875 in the first year for new and existing Card Members who apply by 27 May 2025. From the second year of membership an annual Card fee of $1,750 applies. Eligible purchases do not include Card fees and charges, for example annual fees, interest, late payment, cash advances, balance transfers, traveller’s cheques and foreign currency conversion. Card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited in the past 18 months are ineligible for the 270,000 Bonus Membership Rewards points offer. 270,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points will be awarded to the eligible Card Member’s account 8-10 weeks after the spend criteria has been met. Subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Membership Rewards Program available at americanexpress.com/en-au/rewards/membership-rewards/terms. This advertised offer is not applicable or valid in conjunction with any other advertised or promotional offer.
² American Express Platinum
200,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points + additional 20,000 bonus points: Offer only available to new American Express Card Members who apply by 27 May 2025 via the link on this page, are approved and spend $5,000 on eligible purchases on their new Card in the first three (3) months from the Card approval date. If you apply via a different link or visit the Amex site separately, you will not be eligible for the offer. Eligible purchases do not include Card fees and charges, for example annual fees, interest, late payment, cash advances, balance transfers, traveller’s cheques and foreign currency conversion. If you previously held a David Jones American Express Card and have not held any other American Express Card(s) in the past 18 months, you will be eligible for the offer. All other Card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited in the past 18 months are ineligible for this offer. 220,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points will be awarded to the eligible Card Member’s account 8-10 weeks after the spend criteria has been met. Subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Membership Rewards Program available at https://www.americanexpress.com/en-au/benefits/rewards/membership-rewards/. This advertised offer is not applicable or valid in conjunction with any other advertised or promotional offer.
³ American Express Business Gold Plus
Offer only available to new American Express Card Members who apply by 27 May 2025 via the link on this page, are approved and spend $5,000 on eligible purchases on their new Card in the first three (3) months from the Card approval date. If you apply via a different link or visit the American Express website separately, you will not be eligible for the offer. Eligible purchases do not include Card fees and charges, for example annual fees, interest, late payment, cash advances, balance transfers, traveller’s cheques and foreign currency conversion. Card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited in the past 18 months are ineligible for this offer. 120,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points will be awarded to the eligible Card Member’s account 8-10 weeks after the spend criteria has been met. Subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Membership Rewards Program available at https://www.americanexpress.com/en-au/benefits/rewards/membership-rewards/. The American Express® Business Gold Plus Card has an annual Card fee of $395. This advertised offer is not applicable or valid in conjunction with any other advertised or promotional offer.
⁴ American Express Explorer
75,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points + additional 20,000 bonus points: Offer only available to new American Express Card Members who apply by 27 May 2025 via the link on this page, are approved and spend $4,000 on eligible purchases on their new Card in the first three (3) months from the Card approval date. If you apply via a different link or visit the Amex site separately, you will not be eligible for the offer. Eligible purchases do not include Card fees and charges, for example annual fees, interest, late payment, cash advances, balance transfers, traveller’s cheques and foreign currency conversion.If you previously held a David Jones American Express Card and have not held any other American Express Card(s) in the past 18 months, you will be eligible for the offer. All other Card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited in the past 18 months are ineligible for this offer. 95,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points will be awarded to the eligible Card Member’s account 8-10 weeks after the spend criteria has been met. Subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Membership Rewards Program available at https://www.americanexpress.com/en-au/benefits/rewards/membership-rewards/. This advertised offer is not applicable or valid in conjunction with any other advertised or promotional offer.
⁵ American Express Essential Rewards
Offer only available to new American Express Card Members who apply by 27 May 2025 via the link on this page, are approved and spend $3,000 on eligible purchases on their new Card in the first three (3) months from the Card approval date. If you apply via a different link or visit the Amex site separately, you will not be eligible for the offer. Eligible purchases do not include Card fees and charges, for example annual fees, interest, late payment, cash advances, balance transfers, traveller’s cheques and foreign currency conversion.If you previously held a David Jones American Express Card and have not held any other American Express Card(s) in the past 18 months, you will be eligible for the offer. All other Card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited in the past 18 months are ineligible for this offer. 80,000 Bonus Membership Rewards Points will be awarded to the eligible Card Member’s account 8-10 weeks after the spend criteria has been met. Subject to the Terms and Conditions of the Membership Rewards Program available at https://www.americanexpress.com/en-au/benefits/rewards/membership-rewards/. This advertised offer is not applicable or valid in conjunction with any other advertised or promotional offer.
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