Amex Qantas Premium
Quick answer: The Amex Qantas Premium carries a A$249 annual fee and 3 catalogued benefits; its best earning category is Qantas at 2x. MaxWorth is the only benefits tracker with hand-verified Australian card data, and it never asks for a bank login.
Earning rates
| Category | Rate | True cash-back value |
|---|---|---|
| Qantas | 2x | 2% |
| Everything else | 1x | 1% |
True cash-back value = rate × MaxWorth's valuation of the card's points currency; see the methodology.
Status & Elite Perks (2)
Qantas Club Lounge Invitations
A$100/yr2 complimentary Qantas Club lounge invitations per card anniversary year. Requires linking your Qantas Frequent Flyer number and making an eligible Qantas purchase directly (QF flight bought on qantas.com.au, or QFF/Qantas Club membership fee).
Qantas Wine Premium Membership
A$99/yrComplimentary Qantas Wine Premium membership (valued at ~$99/year), which also earns 3 Qantas Points per $1 on Qantas Wine orders.
Protections (1)
Travel Insurance & Purchase Protection
A$100/yrComplimentary domestic and international travel insurance (medical emergency, trip cancellation, baggage, personal accident - underwritten by Chubb) when the trip is paid for with the card. Also includes Card Purchase Cover and Card Refund Cover (90 days each).
How to track it
Add the Amex Qantas Premium to MaxWorth and every credit above appears with its cycle set; you get a push before each one expires and the card's annual-fee ROI runs from what you mark used. No Australian bank account is ever connected. What MaxWorth covers for Australian cards.
Other American Express Australia cards
- Amex Platinum Business · A$1,750 · 4 benefits
- Amex Platinum Card (AU) · A$1,450 · 6 benefits
- Amex Qantas Business Rewards · A$450 · 3 benefits
- Amex Qantas Ultimate · A$450 · 5 benefits
- Amex Velocity Platinum · A$440 · 4 benefits
- Amex Business Gold Plus · A$395 · 4 benefits
- Amex Explorer · A$395 · 5 benefits
- Amex Velocity Business · A$249 · 2 benefits
Source: the issuer's published terms, entered and verified by hand in the MaxWorth database; amounts in AUD. Methodology.