Whether Qantas or Velocity, here’s where to find bulk frequent flyer points
The article discusses the availability of bulk frequent flyer points despite an upcoming ban on credit card surcharges. It highlights various credit cards offering significant sign-up points for both Qantas and Velocity programs. The piece also notes the changing landscape of credit card offers as issuers adapt to new regulations and customer behaviors.
- ▪Credit card surcharges will be banned starting October 1, impacting banks' margins.
- ▪Westpac Altitude Black offers the highest upfront Qantas points at 150,000.
- ▪MyCard Prestige provides the best deal for bulk Velocity points with 200,000 points.
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| Original publisher | The Sydney Morning Herald |
| Canonical URL | https://www.smh.com.au/money/planning-and-budgeting/whether-qantas-or-velocity-here-s-where-to-find-bulk-frequent-flyer-points-20260529-p6021a.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed |
| Publication time | Sat, 30 May 2026 05:01:00 +1000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-29T19:05:02.842Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-29T19:05:02.842Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
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| Ranking reason | Story pages are not engagement-ranked. Hub feeds use recency, with optional source-diversified chronological ordering (cap consecutive stories per source). No personalized ranking. |
| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
| Substitutes article? | No — link-out required for full text |
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| Retrieval / RAG | May the content be exposed for third-party retrieval-augmented generation? | Not asserted |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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