Qantas launches new cash card for frequent flyers

Qantas launches new cash card for frequent flyers
By admin


Qantas has confirmed it will introduce a new chip-enabled card to its Frequent Flyer program which will unlock a range of new enhancements to the loyalty scheme.

The "next generation" card, available to Australian-based members from the third quarter of 2013, will have in-built pre-paid functionality in partnership with Mastercard called "Qantas Cash". It will enable members to transfer money onto the card for use at 35 million locations where Mastercard is accepted and earn points on eligible transactions.

The new offering will also double as a travel money card, with members able to use it to withdraw cash and foreign currency in Australia and overseas.

Qantas Loyalty chief executive Lesley Grant expected the enhancements would make the card "indispensable" for many people.

"The Qantas Cash feature will tap into the rapidly expanding area of electronic payments as people shift from cash to cards, and let members earn points from these transactions," she said.

"This new generation card will open the door to a lot of other uses through smart chip technology and the ability to integrate it with mobiles, meaning the sky is really the limit."

The Frequent Flyer program currently has more than nine million members.

Latest News

  • Destinations
  • News

APT Launches 2025 Asia Adventures

APT has launched its Asia Adventures for 2025, including new luxury holidays in India, Sri Lanka and Japan. Five new tours lead guests to the highlights of India, including a seven-night cruise along the rarely travelled Lower Ganges aboard the Ganges Voyager. Further south, Sri Lanka’s greatest destinations are revealed on a new 15-day Land […]

  • Cruise
  • Luxury
  • News

Seabourn announces Western Kimberley Traditional Owners as Godparents of Seabourn Pursuit

Seabourn has named Western Kimberley Traditional Owners, the Wunambal Gaambera, as Godparents of the ultra-luxury purpose-built Seabourn Pursuit. It is the first cruise line to appoint Traditional Owners as godparents of a ship. Seabourn Pursuit embarks on its inaugural season in the Kimberley region this June. The naming ceremony will take place on Seabourn Pursuit’s […]

  • Luxury

Malolo Island Resort opens brand new Spa

Fiji’s Malolo Island has added another string to its bow – opening its $1.3 million day spa on Thursday, 18th April 2024. (Lead Image: matriarch Rosie Whitton with spa staff) Located at the edge of the resort’s luscious patch of tropical rainforest, the new “Leilani’s Spa” adds another level of elevated experiences to Malolo’s already […]