Tap On to Sydney Trains with a Credit Card

If you use public transport in Sydney, you can now tap on and off using a debit or credit card. Contactless payment is offered on trains, ferries, light rail and now also buses in Sydney, including at the Sydney Airport train stations. Visa, MasterCard and American Express cards with contactless payment enabled are all accepted. … Continued

Complimentary Hilton Silver Status with Selected Amex Cards

Selected American Express cardholders can now receive complimentary Silver status with Hilton Honors, the loyalty program of Hilton Hotels. The Hilton Silver status benefit is now available with six Australian Amex cards, including the popular Explorer credit card. Here is the full list of Australian Amex cards eligible for free Hilton Honors Silver status: Amex Gold … Continued

Beware of Dynamic Currency Conversion

Have you ever been asked while travelling whether you wanted to pay in Australian dollars or the local currency? The offer to pay in Australian dollars overseas is known as “dynamic currency conversion”, and it’s a complete and total rip-off. When a customer pays using dynamic currency conversion, the merchant makes a commission. So it’s … Continued

300,000 Qantas Points with an ANZ Mortgage

ANZ has a rather attractive offer at the moment on new home loans. If you take out an ANZ mortgage of at least $300,000 by 31 August 2019, you’ll receive 300,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer points. 300,000 Qantas points is almost enough to book a Oneworld round-the-world award in Business class after the Qantas Frequent Flyer … Continued

Getting Started with Frequent Flyer Points

Earning frequent flyer points wisely can open the door to (almost) free travel all over the world! But it can be difficult to know where to start to maximise the rewards. SimonAus is a new AFF member who emigrated from the UK to Perth. This member would like to use frequent flyer points to make the … Continued