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Altitude Rewards wins Money magazine awards

Altitude takes top honours again!

Each year Money magazine awards the Best of the Best financial products, services and investments.

For the 5th year running Altitude has taken top honours in the Best of the Best awards. In the 2010 awards the Altitude Platinum American Express®  Card was awarded first place in Money magazine’s Bank Best Rewards Credit Card category.1 Altitude American Express® Card came second and Altitude Gold American Express® Card came third, completing a clean sweep for Westpac.

In the 2010 Best of the Best Awards Altitude Platinum also won first place in the Bank Best Frequent Flyer Program category.2

Choosing Altitude means you can be confident you will have an award winning card and be with an award winning rewards program.

Things you should know
  • Important: If you are applying for a selected credit card at the same time or after your Premier Advantage Package is set up, or if you are switching or upgrading from an existing Westpac credit card, or if you are accessing employee benefits, you are not eligible for any special promotional offers (such as any promotional balance transfer rate) available at point of application. Please check the details at card application. Fees and charges are payable. Credit card applications are subject to Westpac's normal lending criteria. An additional credit card can be issued on the primary cardholder’s credit card account to any nominated person 16 years or over. All transactions using the additional credit card will be the responsibility of the primary cardholder. Information about a third party’s products or services is provided for convenience only and does not represent an endorsement by Westpac of the products and services.
  • 1.The winners were ranked by their average reward returns after fees, based on a $2,000 per month spend across several categories; rewards available in at least lifestyle, shopping, entertainment and car categories.
  • 2.The winners were ranked on the average credit card spend required to redeem a group of three standard domestic and three standard international flights, then on annual fees, then interest rate.
  • American Express® is a registered trademark of American Express.