The Qantas World Mastercard from Bankwest, is suited to the premium traveller, as rewards points are directly credited to your Qantas Frequent Flyers program. It also comes with no foreign transaction fees, a range of perks, including overseas travel insurance.
And did we mention that it was a winner in the 2020 Mozo Experts Choice Rewards Credit Card: winner for best Qantas Frequent Flyer Premium Credit Card?
But remember that all this comes with a premium price tag - the $270 annual fee - so make sure you're taking full advantage of the rewards on offer.
There’s a lot for travellers to love about the Bankwest Qantas World Mastercard.
Firstly, the card is linked to your Qantas Frequent Flyers membership, so all your spending goes directly towards earning a bunch of cool freebies, like flights, accommodation and other travel necessities. It also comes with complimentary overseas travel insurance and no foreign transaction fee to worry about while shopping overseas.
As far as rewards points go, you’ll earn 1 Qantas Point on every $1 you spend for the first $5,000 you spend each month and 0.5 Qantas Points per $1 spent after that.
With a $270 annual fee after that, plus an interest rate of 20.49%, this is not the most budget friendly piece of plastic around, so you’ll want to make the most of the premium perks on offer. These include guaranteed pricing, extended warranty and purchase protection.
For those looking to do a balance transfer, you’ll have a 2.99% interest rate for 9 months, after which any remaining balance will be charged the regular interest rate.
No foreign transaction fees, complimentary overseas travel insurance and rewards points credited straight to your Frequent Flyers account mean this card is great for travellers who want a no-fuss rewards program and some neat freebies.
Big spenders should be sure to keep in mind that after the first $5,000 you spend in a month, the points earning rate on this card will drop by half. And, if you occasionally carry a balance, this might not be the plastic for you considering the high 20.49% purchase rate.
Fly Sydney to London return
110,400 points
Fly Sydney to Melbourne one-way
8,000 points
$100 Giftcard
18,770 points
$100 Cash
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1 point per dollar on Mastercard, up to $5,000 per month, then
0.5 points per dollar on Mastercard, uncapped
Points are automatically credited to the Qantas Frequent Flyer program.
All rewards are redeemed via Qantas Frequent Flyer.
See Bankwest site for full Terms and Conditions.
Spend $18,770 (Mastercard)
Spend $8,000 (Mastercard)
Spend $160,800 (Mastercard)
Uncapped
Never
How do we calculate these points?
To work out the "Rewards value minus fees" in our Rewards Revealer we:
calculate how many points you'd get each year,
figure out how many flights or gift cards or cashback credits you could get for those points,
work out what that's actually worth to you,
take off the annual fee you'd pay.
More details:
Our calculations are designed to help you compare the value of different rewards schemes. To do this, we've looked at earning a one-way Sydney-Melbourne flight excluding taxes and charges, a return Sydney-London flight excluding taxes and charges, a $100 shopping Gift Card and $100 cashback. Most cards will also offer other rewards, which may be worth more or less than the ones we've shown.
We have made no allowance for bonus points for using your card at specific merchants, introductory offers or special offers. We have not assigned any value to instant discounts, insurances, ticketing and concierge services or other such benefits.
Rewards value calculations do not take credit card interest into account. If you do not pay off your card each month you may be better off looking for a card based on interest rates than on the value of rewards.
In products that have more than one card, a different mix of spend between American Express / Visa / Mastercard will give different results. Mozo's Rewards Revealer lets you choose the mix based on the way you would use such a product, and gives you tailored results.
We assume flights purchased with airline points are 'classic' or 'reward' economy seats with restricted seat availability. 'Any seat' rewards will probably cost more.
To compare the value of flight rewards, we sample online retail flight prices once a quarter based on the average price on a Wednesday 3 months in advance but outside NSW school holidays. For domestic flights we take the lowest available fare from each flight on that day from Qantas Red e-deal, Virgin Australia Saver including baggage and Jetstar Starter including baggage. We calculate the average price excluding taxes and surcharges for each airline, and also the average across all airlines (which we use when rewards are travel agent vouchers). For international flights, we take the lowest available fares on that same Wednesday from each of Qantas, Emirates, Malaysian, Etihad, Singapore, Cathay Pacific and Thai, assuming a return flight 2 weeks later, calculate the average price before taxes and surcharges and use this as our assumed cost of a flight on any airline.
Shopping rewards are based on $100 gift cards from a major national department store.
We make every effort to ensure our calculations are correct and up to date but make no guarantees.
20.49% p.a.
none
2.99% p.a. for 9 months and then 20.49% p.a.
no
21.99% p.a.
44
$270.00
none
none
none
$25.00
2%, Min $4.00
0%
$2.50
$10.00
$0.00
$20.00
2.0
3
none
Apple Pay, Google Pay, Payment Ring
Travel Insurance,
Extended Warranty,
Purchase Protection
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Bankwest
More Platinum Mastercard
19.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 6 months and then 19.99% p.a. (1.00% balance transfer fee)
$160
Bankwest
More Mastercard
19.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 6 months and then 19.99% p.a. (1.00% balance transfer fee)
$100
Bankwest
Breeze Mastercard
10.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 26 months and then 10.99% p.a. (2.00% balance transfer fee)
$49 $0 in the first year
Bankwest
Zero Platinum Mastercard
17.99% p.a.
2.99% p.a. for 9 months and then 17.99% p.a.
$0
Bankwest
Breeze Platinum Mastercard
10.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 26 months and then 10.99% p.a. (2.00% balance transfer fee)
$69 $0 in the first year
Bankwest
Qantas Platinum Mastercard
20.49% p.a.
2.99% p.a. for 9 months and then 20.49% p.a.
$160
Bankwest
More World Mastercard
19.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 6 months and then 19.99% p.a. (1.00% balance transfer fee)
$270
Bendigo Bank
Low Rate Credit Card
11.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 18 months and then 11.99% p.a. (2.00% balance transfer fee)
$45
Westpac
Low Rate
13.74% p.a.
0% p.a. for 24 months and then 21.49% p.a. (1.00% balance transfer fee)
$59
NAB
Qantas Rewards Signature Card
19.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 6 months and then 21.74% p.a. (2.00% balance transfer fee)
$395 $295 in the first year
Qantas Frequent Flyer
Bankwest
Breeze Mastercard
10.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 26 months and then 10.99% p.a. (2.00% balance transfer fee)
$49 $0 in the first year
St.George
Vertigo
13.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 24 months and then 21.49% p.a.
$55 $0 in the first year
CUA
Low Rate Credit Card
11.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 20 months and then 21.74% p.a.
$49 $0 in the first year
Citi
Simplicity Credit Card
0% p.a. for 6 months then 21.49% p.a.
0% p.a. for 6 months and then 22.24% p.a.
$0
St.George
Amplify Signature
Amplify Rewards
$279 $139 in the first year
200,000
1.5 points uncapped
American Express
Qantas Ultimate Card
Qantas Frequent Flyer
$450
100,000
1.25 points uncapped
NAB
Qantas Rewards Signature Card
Qantas Frequent Flyer
$395 $295 in the first year
130,000
1 point up to $5,000/month, then
0.5 points up to $20,000/month
BankSA
Amplify Signature
Amplify Rewards
$279 $139 in the first year
200,000
1.5 points uncapped
American Express
Qantas Discovery Card
Qantas Frequent Flyer
$0
No current offer
0.75 points uncapped
NAB
Qantas Rewards Premium Card
Qantas Frequent Flyer
$250
30,000
0.66 points up to $3,000/month, then
0.33 points up to $6,000/month
American Express
Velocity Escape Card
Velocity Frequent Flyer
$0
No current offer
0.75 points uncapped
Bendigo Bank
Low Rate Credit Card
0% p.a. for 18 months and then 11.99% p.a. (2.00% balance transfer fee)
11.99% p.a.
$45
Bankwest
Breeze Mastercard
0% p.a. for 26 months and then 10.99% p.a. (2.00% balance transfer fee)
10.99% p.a.
$49 $0 in the first year
Virgin Money
Virgin Australia Velocity Flyer Card - Balance Transfer Offer
0% p.a. for 26 months and then 20.99% p.a.
20.74% p.a.
$129 $64 in the first year
Velocity Frequent Flyer
St.George
Vertigo
0% p.a. for 24 months and then 21.49% p.a.
13.99% p.a.
$55 $0 in the first year
Westpac
Low Rate
0% p.a. for 24 months and then 21.49% p.a. (1.00% balance transfer fee)
13.74% p.a.
$59
St.George
Amplify Platinum
0% p.a. for 22 months and then 21.49% p.a. (1.50% balance transfer fee)
0% p.a. for 7 months then 19.74% p.a.
$99 $0 in the first year
Amplify Rewards
Citi
Rewards Credit Card
0% p.a. for 30 months and then 22.24% p.a.
21.49% p.a.
$149 $49 in the first year
Citi Rewards Program
CUA
Low Rate Credit Card
0% p.a. for 20 months and then 21.74% p.a.
11.99% p.a.
$49 $0 in the first year
Bendigo Bank
Low Rate Credit Card
11.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 18 months and then 11.99% p.a. (2.00% balance transfer fee)
$45
Defence Bank
Foundation Credit Card
3.99% p.a. for 6 months then 8.99% p.a.
3.99% p.a. for 6 months and then 8.99% p.a.
$45
St.George
Vertigo
13.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 24 months and then 21.49% p.a.
$55 $0 in the first year
NAB
StraightUp Card
0% p.a.
No current offer
$120 $10/month - waived if no spend & no balance owing
CUA
Low Rate Credit Card
11.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 20 months and then 21.74% p.a.
$49 $0 in the first year
ANZ
Low Rate
12.49% p.a.
0% p.a. for 20 months and then 20.24% p.a.
$58 $0 in the first year
Westpac
Low Rate
13.74% p.a.
0% p.a. for 24 months and then 21.49% p.a. (1.00% balance transfer fee)
$59
Bank of Melbourne
Vertigo
13.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 24 months and then 21.49% p.a.
$55 $0 in the first year
Bendigo Bank
Low Rate Credit Card
11.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 18 months and then 11.99% p.a. (2.00% balance transfer fee)
$45
Westpac
Low Rate
13.74% p.a.
0% p.a. for 24 months and then 21.49% p.a. (1.00% balance transfer fee)
$59
NAB
Qantas Rewards Signature Card
19.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 6 months and then 21.74% p.a. (2.00% balance transfer fee)
$395 $295 in the first year
Bankwest
Breeze Mastercard
10.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 26 months and then 10.99% p.a. (2.00% balance transfer fee)
$49 $0 in the first year
St.George
Vertigo
13.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 24 months and then 21.49% p.a.
$55 $0 in the first year
CUA
Low Rate Credit Card
11.99% p.a.
0% p.a. for 20 months and then 21.74% p.a.
$49 $0 in the first year
Citi
Simplicity Credit Card
0% p.a. for 6 months then 21.49% p.a.
0% p.a. for 6 months and then 22.24% p.a.
$0