Flight churn value

Westpac Altitude Velocity Black

Ended — kept for reference

This page is my best effort to summarise the card's terms from the information I found. Read the bank's terms for full details, or contact the bank if you have questions.

I'd like to use my bonus for:

Can I get this?

This offer is advertised to the public. Bonus conditions and the bank’s approval requirements still apply.

Can I get this bonus if I have held a card before?

I have not checked the waiting period for this bonus.

See the waiting rules for every Australian bank →

What must I spend?

$6,000 within 120 days — about $1,500 per month.

Can I get the card?

The minimum credit limit is $6,000. This is the least the bank may let you borrow.

You must earn at least $75,000 a year.

Meeting the bonus rules does not mean the bank will approve your application. The bank must assess and approve the card separately.

How long is this available?

I do not have an end date for this offer.

94,800 Velocity points
0.80 points per dollar

Should I keep it after the first year?

Keeping the card costs $370 each year ($295 annual fee + $75 program fee) — the first year was $370.

The year-two bonus is 30,000 Velocity points.

Ongoing earn: 0.80x Velocity points per $1.

Keeping pays off only if you meet the second-year conditions and use the points and benefits enough to cover $370/yr.

The maths behind churn value

94,800 Velocity points at 1.7¢ a point − $370 in first-year fees. This is flight value, not cash. It assumes you earn the bonus and pay in full.

This offer has ended. I keep this page so you can check the old terms.

+90,000sign-up bonus
+4,800from $6,000 spend
=94,800Velocity points
×1.7¢per point
=$1,612value of the points
−$370first-year fees
=$1,242churn value

Sydney → London · Business (150,000 pts/way)

63% of one way trip

Points via Air Canada

What this calculation assumes
  • You make the required purchases and the bonus is paid.
  • You pay the balance in full — any interest changes the outcome.
  • The required spend is ordinary planned spending, not extra cost.
  • You close the card before the next annual fee, or you decide keeping it is worth that fee.

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Terms and evidence

Full current terms

Offer terms

Mid-TierOffer Ended

First Year Points

90,000 points

Velocity

Second Year Points

30,000 points

With $295 annual fee

Minimum Spend

$6,000

within 120 days (about 4 months)

Ongoing Earn Rate

0.80x points per $1 spent

Fees

First Year Annual Fee

$295

Ongoing Annual Fee

$295

From year 2 onwards

Program Fee

$75

Additional fee for reward program participation

Purchase Interest Rate

20.99% p.a.

The value above assumes you pay in full and never pay this. Any interest changes the outcome.

Benefit history (13 changes)
  • Status CreditsRemoved Oct 2026
  • Travel InsuranceUpdated May 2026
  • Digital Card IssuanceUpdated May 2026
  • Digital Wallet IntegrationUpdated May 2026
  • Interest Free PeriodsUpdated May 2026
  • No Additional Cardholder FeeUpdated May 2026
  • Concierge ServiceUpdated May 2026
  • Seat UpgradesUpdated May 2026
  • Lounge AccessUpdated May 2026

    Now 2 visits/year · Virgin Australia Domestic Lounge.

  • Transit Accident InsuranceUpdated May 2026
  • Extended Warranty InsuranceUpdated May 2026
  • Purchase Protection InsuranceUpdated May 2026
  • Rental Vehicle InsuranceUpdated May 2026
Offer terms history (11 versions — old terms, for checking)

These are published versions of this offer's terms. Each version preserves the conditions available at that time.

Published 24 Oct 2026

Changes from terms version 10

Bonus exclusion rule:
24 months. Existing Westpac customers who currently hold an Earth Classic, Earth Platinum, Earth Platinum Plus, Earth Black, Altitude Classic, Altitude Platinum or Altitude Black credit card, or who have held one in the last 24 months, are not eligible for this offer. Covered card groups: Westpac.24 months. Offer not available if you’ve held a Westpac credit card in the last 24 months. Covered card groups: Westpac.

Published 14 Oct 2026

Ended 24 Oct 2026

Changes from terms version 9

Bonus exclusion rule:
24 months. Offer not available if you’ve held a Westpac credit card in the last 24 months. Covered card groups: Westpac.24 months. Existing Westpac customers who currently hold an Earth Classic, Earth Platinum, Earth Platinum Plus, Earth Black, Altitude Classic, Altitude Platinum or Altitude Black credit card, or who have held one in the last 24 months, are not eligible for this offer. Covered card groups: Westpac.

Published 13 Oct 2026

Ended 14 Oct 2026

Changes from terms version 8

Bonus exclusion rule:
24 months. Offer not available if you’ve held a Westpac credit card in the last 24 months. Covered card groups: Westpac.

Published 2 Oct 2026

Ended 13 Oct 2026

Changes from terms version 7

Points Per Dollar:
0.500.40
Program Fee:
$75$155
Interest Rate:
20.9923.98

Published 21 May 2026

Ended 2 Oct 2026

Changes from terms version 6

Bonus Period:
12090

Published 11 Jan 2026

Ended 16 Mar 2026

Changes from terms version 5

Points Per Dollar:
0.800.50

Published 6 Dec 2025

Ended 11 Jan 2026

Changes from terms version 4

Second Year Bonus:
30,00060,000

Published 23 Sep 2025

Ended 6 Dec 2025

Changes from terms version 3

Points Per Dollar:
0.750.80
Lounge Pass:
Priority Pass membership with two complimentary visits per year (one guest allowed), two Qantas Club Complimentary Invitations per year, and two Virgin Australia Domestic Lounge Passes per yearTwo complimentary single-entry Virgin Australia Domestic Lounge Passes each year

Published 26 Jun 2025

Ended 23 Sep 2025

Changes from terms version 2

Minimum Credit Limit:
$15,000$6,000
Lounge Pass:
Two complimentary Virgin Australia Domestic Lounge Passes each year and two Qantas Club Complimentary Invitations within each 12-month periodPriority Pass membership with two complimentary visits per year (one guest allowed), two Qantas Club Complimentary Invitations per year, and two Virgin Australia Domestic Lounge Passes per year

Published 25 Jan 2025

Ended 26 Jun 2025

Changes from terms version 1

Minimum Income:
$75,000
Interest Rate:
21.0020.99
Expiration Date:
30 Apr 2025
Lounge Pass:
Two complimentary Virgin Australia Domestic Lounge Passes each year and two Qantas Club Complimentary Invitations within each 12-month period

Published 30 Jun 2024

Ended 25 Jan 2025

First recorded terms

Bonus Velocity:
90,000
Annual Fee:
$295
Minimum Spend:
$6,000 in 120 days
Source wording history

Captures behind the selected terms record — evidence for these terms, not a complete history of the named offer.


Archived notes

Earlier notes about this offer, kept as an archive — not current terms. Note dates are separate from terms publication dates.

  • Expiration changed from 30/04/24 to 31/07/24
    3 years ago
  • Expiration changed from 01/11/23 to 30/04/24
    3 years ago
  • Annual fee increased from $300 to $370 (inc Velocity fee)
    3 years ago
  • Offer end date changed to 14th June 2023 reward program fee increasing from $50 to $75 and annual fee increasing from $250 to $295 https://www.westpac.com.au/content/public/wbc/en/personal-banking/credit-cards/reward/reward-card-changes.html
    3 years ago
  • Offer extended to 29th June 2023
    4 years ago

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