Qantas Cash Travel Card Review

Learn about the Qantas Cash Travel Card in this review to help you decide whether this is the card for you.

  • Multicurrency Pre-paid Travel Card
  • Use at millions of Mastercard locations
  • Earn Qantas points with purchases
  • Free Qantas Frequent Flyer Membership
  • Load up to 11 currencies
  • Lock in exchange rates
  • No domestic ATM fees

Pros and cons of using Qantas Cash Travel Card

  • Earn Qantas points with purchases
  • Free to purchase and free reload
  • Receive complimentary membership to the Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • No foreign currency conversion fee
  • You cannot change your PIN
  • International ATM withdrawal fees

Benefits of the Qantas Cash Travel Card

Security

  • Chip and PIN
  • Suspend your card and access emergency funds if your card is lost or stolen
  • Mastercard Qantas Cash Global Support available 24/7
  • Mastercard Zero Liability to protect your from fraud

Convenience

  • Easy way to access different currencies while abroad, and manage your money effectively
  • Use online or directly to pay for goods

Savings

  • Free to purchase with free reloads
  • Earn Frequent Flyer points with Qantas Cash with purchases at home and overseas
  • No monthly account fees
  • No domestic ATM fees
  • Plus, eligible Australians can receive complimentary Qantas Frequent Flyer membership with Qantas Cash, saving you $89.50

Manage Your Money

  • Load easily online via BPAY, bank transfer or Debit Card Load
  • Register online to load funds, check balance, transfer funds and view your transaction history

Currencies and Countries

Currencies Supported

  • Australian dollars (AUD)
  • US dollars (USD)
  • Euro (EUR)
  • Great British pounds (GBP)
  • New Zealand dollars (NZD)
  • United Arab Emirates dirham (AED)
  • Hong Kong dollars (HKD)
  • Canadian dollars (CAD)
  • Singapore dollars (SGD)
  • Thai baht (THB)
  • Japanese yen (JPY)

 

Load Amounts

  • Minimum Load $50
  • Maximum Load $20,000 (single load), $100,000 (across all currencies)

 

Transaction Limits

  • ATM Withdrawal Limit (24 hours) : AUD 3,000 (or currency equivalent)
  • POS Transaction Limit (24 hours): AUD 15,000 (or currency equivalent)

Fees

All prices are in AUD

Card Purchase Initial Load Reload Funds
Free Free Free**

 

 

Foreign Currency Conversion* Inactivity Fee Cash Out Fee
Nil Nil Free

 

 

Negative Balance Replacement Card
No overdraft facility available Free

 

* A foreign exchange rate will apply to foreign exchange transactions

** Loading and reloading are free but will have a 1% charge when via Debit card

 

ATM Withdrawal Fees*
AUD 1.95

GBP 1.25

NZD 2.50

CAD 2.00

JPY 160

USD 1.95

EUR 1.50

THB 70

SGD 2.50

AED 6.50

HKD 15.00

 

Qantas Cash Travel Card does not charge for balance enquiry fees, but you may be subject to charges by the ATM operator.

Case Study

Leah lives in Melbourne but is originally from Perth. Her family and friends, with exception of a few, all still live in Perth, so Leah tries to visit home at least 3 times a year.

As Leah visits a lot of places worldwide both for leisure and business, she was attracted to receiving the complimentary Frequent Flyer membership if she were to apply for the Qantas Cash Travel Card. She could earn Frequent Flyer points through her simple, personal purchases while abroad, and also earn points from her couch by using her card online.

With no purchase or monthly fees, Leah applied for her Qantas Cash Travel Card and now uses it all the time, both online and by preloading her AUD into the currencies she needs for her destination. Bonus too when Leah now gets to use her points towards her flights back to Perth!

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Ileana Ionescu
Content manager
With a background in business journalism, Ileana is an experienced content manager, creating content for Exiap that helps its audience make informed decisions about their finances.
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Last updated
November 13th, 2018