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You can earn up to 0.8 Qantas Points for every $1 spent with Smart Awards, so you can start building your Qantas Points balance and get away on your dream trip sooner.
Use your Qantas Points on every eligible flight with Qantas, Jetstar and over 30 oneworld member, partner airlines and their affiliates to more than 1,200 destinations globally. <
Use your Qantas Points to request an upgrade to Premium Economy, Business or First on Qantas marketed and operated flights and add a little luxury to your next trip. ~
Make your dream trip a reality and use your Qantas Points to book curated holiday packages, unforgettable tours and over 500,000 hotel stays. #
Discover thousands of other amazing rewards waiting for you, from retail therapy to wine, entertainment and so much more.
Fly from Sydney to London economy one-way for one person for 55,000 Qantas Points plus $197 in taxes, fees and carrier charges10
Fly from Melbourne to Queenstown business one-way for one person for 41,500 Qantas Points plus $169 in taxes, fees and carrier charges10.
Fly from Sydney to Los Angeles economy one-way for one person for 41,900 Qantas Points plus $176 in taxes, fees and carrier charges10.
CommBank Awards credit cardholders can join for free
Other fees may apply so check our standard fees and charges and read the key facts about our credit cards.
^Offer commenced 1 March 2025 and is only available on new Smart Awards credit cards applied for. Offer not available to customers who currently hold, or have held, any activated Awards card types in the 18 months prior as a primary cardholder or customers who switch from other card types.
20,000 CommBank Awards points or 12,500 bonus Qantas Points will be awarded every month (statement period) $1,500 or more is spent on eligible purchases for 4 consecutive statement periods. Maximum bonus points available is 80,000 CommBank Awards points or 50,000 bonus Qantas Points. The first eligible spend period will commence from the day your account is opened, up to the end of your second statement period. After this date, the offer spend requirements will align to each statement period that follows until exhausted. Transactions must be fully processed and any pending transactions at the end of the statement period will not count towards the spend criteria. Cash advances and refunds (including CommBank Yello cashback offers) are not included as eligible transactions.
To be awarded the bonus Qantas Points, you must opt-in to Qantas Points in your CommBank credit card application or via the CommBank Awards website prior to meeting the spend criteria for each statement period. If you opt-in to Qantas Points in your credit card application, or after applying but before you meet each offer eligibility criteria, you will receive the monthly Qantas Points in place of CommBank Awards each month. Points are initially accrued as Awards points in the CommBank Awards Program and will be automatically converted, at the end of the next statement period, into Qantas Points and transferred to your Qantas Frequent Flyer account after meeting the eligibility criteria. If you don’t opt-in to Qantas Points, or you opt-out of Qantas Points prior to meeting the spend eligibility criteria, you will receive the monthly CommBank Awards points each month.
The earning and redemption of CommBank Award points are subject to the CommBank Awards Program Terms and Conditions available at commbank.com.au/awardst&cs. Once CommBank Awards points are transferred to Qantas Points, they are governed by the terms and conditions of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program available at qantas.com/terms and cannot be converted back to CommBank Awards points or redeemed under the CommBank Awards Program.
Bonus points will be credited within 90 days of each eligible statement period where the spend criteria has been met and will appear on your statement as ‘BONUS AWARDS’. You will be ineligible for the bonus points if your account is closed, switched to another card or in default at any time prior to the bonus points being credited to your account.
Offer only available on one credit card per customer. We reserve the right to close or vary this offer at any time.
1 You must be a member of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program to earn and redeem Qantas Points. If you are not a Qantas Frequent Flyer member, join for free here. Membership and Qantas Points are subject to the terms and conditions of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program available at qantas.com/terms.
2 If you opt-in to earn Qantas Points, your CommBank Awards points earnt each month are automatically transferred to your Qantas Frequent Flyer account at the end of each statement period, at the rate of 2.5 CommBank Awards points to 1 Qantas Point. Points transferred to your Qantas Frequent Flyer account are captured on your CommBank credit card statement. Once CommBank Awards points are transferred to Qantas Points, they are governed by the terms and conditions of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program and cannot be converted back to CommBank Awards points or redeemed under the CommBank Awards Program. You must be a member of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program to earn and redeem Qantas Points. Membership and Qantas Points are subject to the terms and conditions of the Qantas Frequent Flyer program available at qantas.com/terms.
Earning Qantas Points on the Smart Awards Card
Earn up to 0.6 Qantas Points per $1 spent at major Australian supermarkets, department stores, petrol stations, dining (cafes, restaurants,fast food & delivery services) and utilities (electricity, gas & water only). Earning these points depends on how the merchant categorises their business and provide us this information (directly or through their financial institution). You’re unable to get these points if you use an intermediary platform such as PayPal for these transactions.
Earn up to 0.4 Qantas Points per $1 spent on all other purchases. Once you have spent $5,000 in any given statement period, you will earn 0.5 Awards points or 0.2 Qantas Points per $1 spent on any other purchases within that period
Points Boost
Earn up to 0.8 Qantas Points per $1 spent on your highest eligible transaction made in a statement period up to 400 Qantas Points. Points Boosts will be applied at the end of each statement period (in some instances, purchases at the end of the statement period may be allocated to the next statement period and may be identified as the highest Eligible Purchase for that statement period). They will appear on your credit card statement under the ‘Awards Transactions’ section.
3 For Smart Awards credit cards, there is no monthly fee if you spend at least $2,000 on your Smart Awards credit card in your statement period to qualify for no monthly fee for that month. Otherwise the monthly fee is $19. Spend includes all purchases and cash advances made using your Smart Awards credit card, minus any refunds. This is for all transactions fully processed in the given statement period (not pending transactions).
4 For international cash advances, the cash advance fee will apply.
5 International travel insurance included on your credit card provides cover for you, your spouse and your accompanied children for return trips from Australia, up to a set period when you spend at least $500 on a single prepaid travel transaction using your eligible credit card account. You will need to activate your travel insurance for each trip in order to receive any cover, including Overseas Medical cover. You will also qualify if the $500 worth of prepaid travel costs is redeemed using CommBank Awards points. You will need to provide a copy of the letter/statement/email confirming the redemption. To activate your cover, register on NetBank, the CommBank app or call Cover-More on 1300 467 951 before you travel. Terms, conditions, restrictions, exclusions (including for pre-existing medical conditions and persons aged 80 years or over), benefit limits, sub-limits and excesses apply. Before making a decision, refer to the Credit Card Insurances Product Disclosure Statement and Information Booklet for full conditions. Insurance products listed are issued and administered by Cover-More Insurance Services Pty Ltd (AFSL 241713, ABN 95 003 114 145) on behalf of the insurer Zurich Australian Insurance Limited (AFSL 232507, ABN 13 000 296 640) for Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). CBA and its related bodies corporate do not issue or guarantee this insurance. It does not represent a deposit with or liability of either CBA or any of its related bodies corporate. We do not provide any advice on this insurance based on any consideration of your objectives, financial situation or needs. If you purchase an upgrade policy, we (CBA) receive a commission which is a percentage of your premium. More information can be found at commbank.com.au/travelinsuranceincluded.
6 To gain access to participating airport lounges, you must register your Smart Awards credit card on the Mastercard Travel Pass app or mastercardtravelpass.dragonpass.com generate a membership QR code and present this along with your boarding pass for validation. Each time you visit a lounge, you will be charged a lounge visit fee on your Smart Awards card. You will also be charged a lounge visit fee for each additional guest you bring with you. Please note, your lounge access may be blocked if your primary account is closed, in arrears, reported lost or stolen, or has been blocked by us for any reason. To redeem an offer visit the Mastercard Travel Pass app or mastercardtravelpass.dragonpass.com to select your preferred offer and generate an offer QR code. Present the valid offer QR code to the cashier and redeem the offer. Please note, offers vary by location. For information on accessing lounges, offer locations, a full list of Terms and Conditions and Frequently Asked Questions, visit FAQs at Mastercard Travel Pass.
7 Additional cardholders cannot opt-in for Qantas Points. Your Qantas Frequent Flyer membership must be in the name of the primary cardholder.
8 Opt-in to earn Qantas Points is $90 per year. This is a non-refundable additional fee charged to your card when you opt-in to earn Qantas Points and each subsequent year on the anniversary of your opt-in. This is charged once per year on top of your regular credit card fees. Fee applies to each account opted-in to Qantas Points.
9 Points Plus Pay - Flights are available on any flight with a Qantas (QF), Jetstar (JQ), Jetstar Asia (3K), Jetstar Japan (GK) or Jetstar Pacific (BL, for bookings until 28 July 2020) flight number and selected partner airlines when travelling on a Qantas fare, as long as there is a seat available for sale. The Qantas Points required include taxes, fees and carrier charges (excluding any amounts payable to third parties at the airport), are subject to change and are quoted at the time of booking. A minimum of 5,000 points per booking on Qantas and 3,500 points per booking on Jetstar must be redeemed. Qantas Points may not be earned on some fare types or on some oneworld® Member Airline or airline partner flights. For more information, visit Points Plus Pay – Flights
10 Classic Flight Reward seats are subject to capacity controls, availability is limited, and some flights may not have any Classic Flight Rewards available. Taxes, fees and carrier charges and Qantas Points are accurate at 17 May 2024 but subject to change. For more information, visit qantas.com/classicflightrewards
< Classic Flight Rewards are available on Qantas, Jetstar and partner airlines. Seats are subject to capacity controls, availability is limited, and some flights may not have any Classic Flight Rewards available. Taxes, fees and carrier charges are payable to Qantas (excluding any amounts payable to third parties at the airport) by an Accepted Payment Card in addition to the points required on Classic Flight Reward flights. Qantas Points required and taxes, fees and carrier charges are subject to change and quoted at the time of booking. For more information, visit Classic Flight Rewards.
~ Classic Upgrade Rewards are available on Classic Flight Rewards in Economy and Premium Economy, Classic Plus Flight Rewards in Economy and Premium Economy, eligible paid and confirmed Qantas domestic and international flights with a Qantas (QF) flight number on your ticket, and from time to time on codeshare flights operated by another carrier that have a QF flight number on your ticket. Classic Upgrade Rewards are not available from all fare types. See tables for details. Classic Upgrade Rewards are subject to capacity controls and availability (which is limited). For more information, visit Classic Upgrade Rewards or see the Terms and Conditions.
# Qantas Hotels: Members will not be able to redeem points for, or earn points on, additional charges paid to the accommodation provider for extras (including cots, breakfasts and other incidentals) on check-in or check-out (as applicable). Cancellation and refund policies and conditions differ for each hotel, check at the time of booking. View full terms and conditions. Points Plus Pay: Points Plus Pay allows you to choose the number of Qantas Points you redeem above the specified minimum level of 5,000 and pay for the remainder of the booking value with an Accepted Payment Card (including VISA, MasterCard or American Express). Points Plus Pay is not available for Classic Hotel Rewards. The ability to use Points Plus Pay is subject to meeting the minimum points requirement of 5,000 Qantas Points. Classic Hotel Rewards: Minimum night stays and blackout dates may apply. Classic Hotel Reward must be booked using Qantas Points only. Qantas Holidays: Points Plus Pay: Qantas Frequent Flyer members can redeem Qantas Points when booking hotel accommodation through qantas.com/hotels or holiday packages through qantas.com/holidays, using Points Plus Pay. Members cannot redeem points for additional charges paid to the hotel for extras (including cots, breakfasts and other incidentals) on check-in or check-out (as applicable). Points Plus Pay allows you to choose the number of Qantas Points you redeem above the specified minimum level of 5,000 and pay for the remainder of the booking value with an Accepted Payment Card (including VISA, MasterCard or American Express). Points Plus Pay is not available for Classic Hotel Rewards. View full terms and conditions here.
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