Airpoints no more with Globalplus Credit Card

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#1268698 26-Mar-2015 21:46

I thought it was fairly clear. I take cash (lump sum) with me.

When you goto bank and get foreign cash out. They charge you commission and a sometimes a transaction fee. ANZ Platinum 0s this.

That's about $12-25nz on my normal withdrawls I won't need to pay now.

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#1268703 26-Mar-2015 21:57

ok thanks .... sorry for sounding like a tool!

ok so ANZ vs Kiwibank ... (mainly coz I have an account with ANZ ... but have no history whatsoever with Kiwibank)

if i get $1k of US dollars on the tab ... will i get Airpoint dollars/status points ;p (now here's hoping!)

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#1268707 26-Mar-2015 22:04

Just to clarify, the way I understand it - money out on a creditcard, including foreign is considered a cash advance. Interest starts from that moment. The bonus ANZ offer is simply being a card holder, the fee is waived on getting it over the counter from normal account.

But of course, using it overseas for purchases you get the normal points for amount spent (which I see now ANZ are going to match westpac $75=$1A on plat which is nice)

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#1268725 26-Mar-2015 22:41

Oblivian: Just to clarify, the way I understand it - money out on a creditcard, including foreign is considered a cash advance. Interest starts from that moment. The bonus ANZ offer is simply being a card holder, the fee is waived on getting it over the counter from normal account.

But of course, using it overseas for purchases you get the normal points for amount spent (which I see now ANZ are going to match westpac $75=$1A on plat which is nice)

That is how I understood it too, they will ping you 20+% interest on the cash out and I am not keen to try it out

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#1268735 26-Mar-2015 23:57

joker97: ok thanks .... sorry for sounding like a tool!

ok so ANZ vs Kiwibank ... (mainly coz I have an account with ANZ ... but have no history whatsoever with Kiwibank)

if i get $1k of US dollars on the tab ... will i get Airpoint dollars/status points ;p (now here's hoping!)

On APD/status for that

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#1286733 18-Apr-2015 11:08

can kiwibank-ing people tell me if there is ANY way to get a chequing account linked to my credit card? i cannot believe you can't do that!

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#1286742 18-Apr-2015 11:18

joker97: can kiwibank-ing people tell me if there is ANY way to get a chequing account linked to my credit card? i cannot believe you can't do that!

It's a relatively common scenario still. Even if you are with a back that supports this it won't work outside NZ with a Visa, but does with MasterCard.

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#1286747 18-Apr-2015 11:29

maybe kiwibank doesn't want their chequing accounts to be accessed overseas. darn thick wallet syndrome

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#1293042 28-Apr-2015 16:07

My wife had the Platinum BNZ Airpoints and got an email the other day offering her a pre-approved Westpac World card with a $20,000 limit!

Westpac must have hoovered up the database from Air NZ.

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#1293055 28-Apr-2015 16:25

email? wow ... !!!

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#1293067 28-Apr-2015 17:10

Geektastic: My wife had the Platinum BNZ Airpoints and got an email the other day offering her a pre-approved Westpac World card with a $20,000 limit!

Westpac must have hoovered up the database from Air NZ.

Everyone I know with a GlobalPlus Platinum card who hasn't already moved away from BNZ got an email from Air NZ offering a Westpac card with a $20k limit, including me. I only have a $12k limit on my BNZ Platinum card now. I got offered Platinum not World card tho.

Air NZ obviously know what card you have had with BNZ, and maybe your credit limit and other details too, as well as if you have linked any new cards. I am guessing they have working on this deal and shared some of the data with Westpac in this land grab. I also got offered an international flight upgrade. I have no status with Air NZ, But I understand others who do have been offered an upgrade to Gold Elite, or an extra banked year of GE.

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#1293089 28-Apr-2015 18:56

ajobbins:
Geektastic: My wife had the Platinum BNZ Airpoints and got an email the other day offering her a pre-approved Westpac World card with a $20,000 limit!

Westpac must have hoovered up the database from Air NZ.

Everyone I know with a GlobalPlus Platinum card who hasn't already moved away from BNZ got an email from Air NZ offering a Westpac card with a $20k limit, including me. I only have a $12k limit on my BNZ Platinum card now. I got offered Platinum not World card tho.

Air NZ obviously know what card you have had with BNZ, and maybe your credit limit and other details too, as well as if you have linked any new cards. I am guessing they have working on this deal and shared some of the data with Westpac in this land grab. I also got offered an international flight upgrade. I have no status with Air NZ, But I understand others who do have been offered an upgrade to Gold Elite, or an extra banked year of GE.

That would be cool. Always fancied Gold Elite status! SWMBO has Silver and will get to gold fairly soon I imagine as she flies Wellington/Auckland return weekly at the moment. They did offer her another 'recognition upgrade' if she signed but no status upgrades.

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#1293098 28-Apr-2015 19:21

Geektastic: That would be cool. Always fancied Gold Elite status! SWMBO has Silver and will get to gold fairly soon I imagine as she flies Wellington/Auckland return weekly at the moment. They did offer her another 'recognition upgrade' if she signed but no status upgrades.

I think AirPoints Nothing/Silver got offered an RU, Gold's got offered Gold Elite and GE's got a banked year.

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