jpatokal wrote:
Now I'm in Australia, where all FFP cards suck: my shiny new ANZ Frequent Flyer card grants me one Qantas point for every A$2 on Visa, and 1:1 on Amex (which nearly always incurs surcharges Down Under). And you can forget about getting your yearly fees waived too.
Money Magazine always does a good comparison of CC cards in Australia, ie which are cheapest, which have lowest interest, which have best rewards.
Westpac Altitude program came 2nd last year.. (they issue both AMEx and Mastercard to accrue points)
I forget which card came first...
BTW, you can find fee free amex cards but they are usually offered if you have membership to certain professional organisations. (actually, I didn't join this particular professional group and did the online application for the card anyway... it was still approved)