Rewards Cards Earn Rates
The Points earn rates listed below are valid until 1 August 2025 and refer to Altitude Rewards, Altitude Velocity and Altitude Qantas credit cards only.
Earning Altitude Points
| Altitude Rewards Platinum | Altitude Rewards Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Mastercard | 3 Points per $1 spend on the first $10,000 per calendar month on flights purchased directly in Australia from Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia1 2 Points per $1 spend on Spotify Premium, Uber, Uber Eats and Airbnb plus overseas transactions6 1 Point per $1 spend on all other eligible purchasesⴕ |
6 Points per $1 spend on the first $10,000 per calendar month on flights purchased directly in Australia from Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Australia, Emirates and Singapore Airlines1 2 Points per $1 spend at David Jones, Myer, The Iconic, Spotify Premium, Uber, Uber Eats and Airbnb<<< 1.25 Points per $1 spend on all other eligible purchasesⴕ |
| Maximum points earn per statement cycle | Uncapped | Uncapped |
Earning Qantas Points
| Altitude Qantas Platinum | Altitude Qantas Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Mastercard | 0.5 Qantas Points per $1 on eligible purchasesⴕ, up to $100,000 p.a.6 |
0.75 Qantas Points per $1 on eligible purchasesⴕ, up to $250,000 p.a.6 |
Earning Velocity Points
| Altitude Velocity Platinum | Altitude Velocity Black | |
|---|---|---|
| Mastercard | 0.5 Velocity Points6 per $1 spend on all eligible purchasesⴕ |
0.75 Velocity Points6 per $1 spend on all eligible purchasesⴕ |
| Maximum points earn per statement cycle | Uncapped | Uncapped |
Things you should know
Credit criteria, fees and charges apply.
1. Accelerated Earn - Flights: Earn 6 points per dollar on the first $10,000 spent on flights per calendar month, then 1.25 points per $1 spent thereafter on the Altitude Black Mastercard. Or earn 3 points per dollar on the first $10,000 on flights per calendar month, then 1 point per $1 spent thereafter on the Altitude Platinum Mastercard. Points earn applies to flights purchased in Australia directly with the above listed participating airlines using your Altitude Black Mastercard or Altitude Platinum Mastercard. Excludes flights not purchased directly with the participating airlines for example flights purchased through a travel agent, online aggregators or other airlines such as a code-share etc. Excludes Altitude Qantas, Altitude Velocity and Visa cards. Participating airlines are subject to change.
<<< Accelerated Earn - Shop, Stream, Ride and Stay: Applies only to domestic spend made in Australian dollars or any other currency (and converted to Australian dollars) using your card or card account with a Merchant who is located in Australia. Excludes Westpac Altitude Qantas and Westpac Altitude Velocity. Participating merchants are subject to change.
6. Rewards Points: The earning and redemption of Altitude Points, Velocity Points and Qantas Points are subject to the Altitude Terms and Conditions (PDF 117KB). Purchases that are not eligible to earn Rewards Points are set out in the Altitude Terms and Conditions (PDF 117KB). You do not receive points if you have not paid the Minimum Payment Due in full and on time and in other circumstances. Points earnt for PartPay (PDF 96KB) Purchases are based on the full value of the purchase, and not on each instalment amount. Qantas and Velocity Points earned during a statement cycle are added to your respective Points balance on a monthly basis.
For Altitude Qantas Platinum cards, earn 0.5 Qantas Points per $1 up to a maximum of $100,000 spent on eligible purchases annually. For Altitude Qantas Black cards, earn 0.75 Qantas Points per $1 up to a maximum of $250,000 spent on eligible purchases annually. This annual limit resets in January each year, based on your statement date. Bonus Points earned are not part of your annual cap.
†Eligible purchases do not include interest, fees and charges, cash or ATM cash advances, cash equivalent transactions, gambling transactions, a purchase from or payment to a local, state or federal government or government related agency, BPAY or similar transactions (such as Post Billpay), refunds and balance transfers debited from the card account.
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