DBS Removes Qantas Frequent Flyer As A Points Transfer Partner

DBS has removed Qantas Frequent Flyer as a transfer partner for DBS Points earned on its credit cards.

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DBS Removes Qantas Frequent Flyer as a Points Transfer Partner — Image: Qantas

Qantas Frequent Flyer removed as a DBS transfer partner

Effective immediately, DBS cardholders can no longer convert DBS Points to Qantas Points.

Qantas Frequent Flyer was removed from the DBS Rewards terms and conditions on 1 Oct 2026, and the option to convert to Qantas Points is no longer available in the DBS Rewards Portal and DBS digibank app. However, at the time of writing, I still see remnants of it on the DBS Chromo Card product page and the DBS Points conversion guide.

DBS essentially has only 2 useful transfer partners now: KrisFlyer and Asia Miles.

Here are the frequent flyer programs that DBS Points can be converted to:

Program	DBS Points	Miles/Points
KrisFlyer	5,000	10,000
Asia Miles	5,000	10,000
Qantas Points Removed	~~5,000~~	~~10,000~~
airasia points	500	1,500

Useful frequent flyer programs

There are currently 10 useful FFPs that Singapore-based travellers can access through miles/points earned from credit card spending.

So, what makes an FFP useful to Singapore-based travellers? In my opinion, they have to satisfy at least 2 of the following conditions:

Good transfer ratios
Competitive award rates
Acceptable fuel surcharges/fees
Good Miles sales

= Poor transfer ratio

Frequent Flyer Program	Citibank	HSBC	OCBC	DBS	UOB	Maybank	American Express	Standard Chartered
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Star Alliance		^{Receive 17% fewer miles when you transfer HSBC points to this frequent flyer program. Effective earn rates: 4 mpd → 3.3 mpd 2.4 mpd → 2 mpd 1.2 mpd → 1 mpd}
Cathay Pacific Asia Miles Oneworld Alliance			^{Receive 27.5% fewer miles when you transfer OCBC miles/points to this frequent flyer program. Effective earn rates: 4 mpd → 2.9 mpd 2.1 mpd → 1.5 mpd 1.3 mpd → 0.9 mpd}
EVA Air Infinity MileageLands Star Alliance
Qatar Airways Privilege Club Oneworld Alliance		(via BA Club only) ^{Receive 29% fewer Avios if you transfer HSBC points directly to this frequent flyer program. Effective earn rates: 4 mpd → 2.9 mpd 2.4 mpd → 1.7 mpd 1.2 mpd → 0.9 mpd Pro tip: Avoid this poor transfer ratio by transferring to The British Airways Club first, then transfer the Avios to Qatar Airways Privilege Club, for free.}					(via BA Club only) ^{This frequent flyer program is not a direct transfer partner of AMEX credit cards. However, you can access it by transferring your credit card miles/points to The British Airways Club first, then transfer the Avios to Qatar Airways Privilege Club, for free.}
British Airways Club Oneworld Alliance			^{Receive 10% fewer miles when you transfer OCBC miles/points to this frequent flyer program. Effective earn rates: 4 mpd → 3.6 mpd 2.1 mpd → 1.9 mpd 1.3 mpd → 1.2 mpd}
Finnair Plus Oneworld Alliance	(via BA Club only) ^{This frequent flyer program is not a direct transfer partner of Citibank credit cards. However, you can access it by transferring your credit card miles/points to The British Airways Club first, then transfer the Avios to Finnair Plus, for free.}	(via BA Club only) ^{This frequent flyer program is not a direct transfer partner of HSBC credit cards. However, you can access it by transferring your credit card miles/points to The British Airways Club first, then transfer the Avios to Finnair Plus, for free.}					(via BA Club only) ^{This frequent flyer program is not a direct transfer partner of AMEX credit cards. However, you can access it by transferring your credit card miles/points to The British Airways Club first, then transfer the Avios to Finnair Plus, for free.}
KLM/Air France Flying Blue SkyTeam Alliance
Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles Star Alliance		^{Receive 29% fewer miles when you transfer HSBC points to this frequent flyer program. Effective earn rates: 4 mpd → 2.9 mpd 2.4 mpd → 1.7 mpd 1.2 mpd → 0.9 mpd}
Malaysia Airlines Enrich Oneworld Alliance
Air Canada Aeroplan Star Alliance		^{Receive 29% fewer miles when you transfer HSBC points to this frequent flyer program. Effective earn rates: 4 mpd → 2.9 mpd 2.4 mpd → 1.7 mpd 1.2 mpd → 0.9 mpd}

Qantas Frequent Flyer use cases

So, are you missing anything from this partnership removal? For most Singapore-based miles chasers, nothing’s changed, as Qantas Points had limited use cases in the first place.

Flights to Australia and New Zealand are award sweet spots on Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer (with lower award rates), and those routes even make regular Spontaneous Escapes appearances.

Qantas Points were a useful backup for when Saver rates aren’t available on KrisFlyer and for Qantas First Class redemptions between Singapore and Australia. However, Qantas award availability has always been poor, even on its own frequent flyer program.

Remember: Qantas has an awesome (free) award search tool for oneworld airlines.

Here are the Qantas Points required for one-way award flights from Singapore, based on the Qantas award chart:

Route	Economy	Premium Economy	Business	First
Helsinki ^(Finnair)	43.5k ^(+~S$90)	85k ^(+~S$90)	108k ^(+~S$90)	–
Perth ^(Qantas)	23.3k ^(+~S$150)	–	68.4k ^(+~S$330)	–
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane ^(Qantas)	29k ^(+~S$150)	61.6k ^(+~S$230)	82.1k ^(+~S$230)	123.1k ^(+~S$230)

Qantas Frequent Flyer is still a transfer partner of Citibank, HSBC and AMEX.

Frequent Flyer Program	Citibank	HSBC	OCBC	DBS	UOB	Maybank	American Express	Standard Chartered
Qantas Frequent Flyer Oneworld Alliance

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DBS credit cards that earn DBS Points

The best miles credit cards in Singapore earn 4 miles per dollar, and DBS has only one, the DBS Woman’s World Card.

Here’s a detailed look at the best DBS cards that earn DBS Points:

DBS Woman’s World Card

Earn 4 mpd on online spending

Apply

Card details

Key details of the DBS Woman’s World Card

Earn 4 mpd on online spending, up to S$1,000 per calendar month
No minimum spending

0.4 mpd earn rate on non-bonus spending
1-year points expiry term
Only 2 useful points transfer partners
3.25% foreign transaction fee

📄 Complete review

🎁 Sign-up promo

DBS Altitude Card

Fulfilled by SingSaver

Reward (choose one)
• S$320 cash
• S$350 Shopee vouchers
• Dyson Cool AM07 Tower Fan (worth S$499)

How to qualify?

Be a new credit cardholder of the bank ^{Those who cancelled their last credit card with the bank more than 12 months ago will also qualify.}
Apply by 15 Oct 2026
Use code SINGSAVER
Spend at least S$500 within 30 days after card approval date ^{Meet this minimum spending in one or more transactions. It is recommended to spend this entire amount at least 5 days early, so that all transactions are posted in time.}

Terms & conditions

Apply

Get 2 free airport lounge visits per year, earn 1.3 mpd on local spending and 2.2 mpd on foreign currencies

Apply

Card details

Key details of the DBS Altitude Card

Card rating ^{Suitesmile's overall rating of this card (out of 5), all things considered. This includes how it compares against alternative miles/cashback cards, its annual fee, and how easy (or hard) it is to achieve the advertised benefits.}:
Ease of use ^{A rating (out of 5 stars) of how easy it is to achieve the maximum earn rate and other benefits advertised by this card.}:
Minimum annual income:• S’porean/PR: S$15,000-S$30,000 ^{S$30,000/year if aged 55 and below; S$15,000/year if aged 56 and above.}
• Foreigner: S$45,000Annual fee: S$196.20 (first year waived; always comes with 10,000 miles, but request waiver every year ^{Paying S$196.20 for 10,000 miles is not worth it, unless if you need the miles urgently.})

Get 2 free airport lounge visits per card membership year (Visa only)^{The Visa variant of this card gets 2 free airport lounge visits worldwide via Priority Pass. Entitlement can be used for lounges, restaurants and spas, for the principal cardholder and guest. Supplementary cardholders do not have any airport lounge entitlement.}
No minimum spending
Uncapped earn rates
Points don’t expire

Low earn rates (spend with 4 mpd cards instead):
• 1.3 mpd on local spending
• 2.2 mpd on foreign currency spending Only 2 useful points transfer partners
3.25% foreign transaction fee

📄 Complete review

🎁 Sign-up promo

DBS Vantage Card

Fulfilled by DBS

PROMO EXPIRED

Reward
35,000 miles
+
25,000 miles
^{(for paying annual fee)}
=
60,000 miles total

How to qualify?

Be a new credit cardholder of the bank ^{Those who cancelled their last credit card with the bank more than 12 months ago will also qualify.}
Apply by 30 Jun 2025
Spend at least S$4,000 within 30 days after card approval date ^{Meet this minimum spending in one or more transactions. It is recommended to spend this entire amount at least 5 days early, so that all transactions are posted in time.}
Pay S$599.50 annual fee

Terms & conditions

Apply

Get 10 free airport lounge visits per year, earn 1.5 mpd on local spending and 2.2 mpd on foreign currencies

Apply

Card details

Key details of the DBS Vantage Card

Get 10 free airport lounge visits per card membership year ^{Get 10 free airport lounge visits worldwide via Priority Pass. Entitlement can be used for lounges, restaurants and spas, for the principal cardholder and guest. Supplementary cardholders do not have any airport lounge entitlement.}
2 free nights in Asia Pacific via Accor+ Explorer membership ^{Pay 1 night, get 1 night free, up to 2 times.}
No minimum spending
Uncapped earn rates

Low earn rates (spend with 4 mpd cards instead):
• 1.5 mpd on local spending
• 2.2 mpd on foreign currency spending 3-year points expiry term
Only 2 useful points transfer partners
3.25% foreign transaction fee

🎁 Sign-up promo

DBS Chromo Card

Fulfilled by SingSaver

Reward (choose one)
• S$320 cash
• S$350 Shopee vouchers
• Dyson Cool AM07 Tower Fan (worth S$499)

How to qualify?

Be a new DBS/POSB credit cardholder aged 21 to 29
Apply by 15 Oct 2026
Use code SINGSAVER
Spend at least S$500 within 30 days after card approval date ^{Meet this minimum spending in one or more transactions. It is recommended to spend this entire amount at least 5 days early, so that all transactions are posted in time.}

Terms & conditions

Apply

Get 5% cashback on your top 2 categories or 1.3 mpd locally

Apply

Card details

Key details of the DBS Chromo Card

Card rating ^{Suitesmile's overall rating of this card (out of 5), all things considered. This includes how it compares against alternative miles/cashback cards, its annual fee, and how easy (or hard) it is to achieve the advertised benefits.}:
Ease of use ^{A rating (out of 5 stars) of how easy it is to achieve the maximum earn rate and other benefits advertised by this card.}:
Age requirement: 21 to 29 years old (at application)
Minimum annual income:• S’porean/PR: S$30,000
• Foreigner: S$45,000Annual fee: S$196.20 (first 5 years waived; request waiver every year after)

Choose 1 of 2 card rewards on local spending:• 5% cashback on your 2 highest-spending categories, 1% on everything else ^{The 2 categories with the highest eligible local spend each calendar month are picked automatically from Dining, Travel, Shopping, Transport, Entertainment and Wellness.

5% = 1% base + 4% bonus cashback. Bonus cashback is capped at S$30 per category per calendar month (S$750 spend per category).}
• 1.3 mpd on all spending ^{Switch between cashback and miles once per calendar month in the DBS digibank app. Miles are earned as DBS Points, which do not expire.} No minimum spending (for 1% cashback and 1.3 mpd)
Uncapped earn rates (for 1% cashback and 1.3 mpd)
No foreign transaction fees
Points don’t expire

Only for those aged 21 to 29 at application; bonus cashback ends 3 months after your 30th birthday month ^{From the 4th month after your 30th birthday month, the card earns uncapped 1.7% cashback on local spending with no minimum spending, or 1.3 mpd.}
Minimum card spend of S$500 per calendar month required for bonus cashback
Bonus categories are MCC-sensitive
Low earn rate of 1% cashback on non-bonus spending
Low earn rate of 1.3 mpd (spend with better miles cards instead)
No cashback or miles on foreign currency spending
Only 2 useful points transfer partners

🎁 Sign-up promo

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Terms and conditions

Here’s a snippet of the official terms and conditions of DBS Rewards. The change sits under clause 10:

10.4 Only Cardmembers who have enrolled into their respective airlines’ frequent flyer programme (such as KrisFlyer, Asia Miles and airasia points) can effect mile transfers.

Conversion Rate	DBS Points	Miles
KrisFlyer Miles	5,000	10,000
Asia Miles	5,000	10,000
airasia points	500	1,500

10.6 Cardmembers understand and agree that the transfer process will take up to 14 working days for first-time transfer. For subsequent transfers, it will take up to 10 working days for KrisFlyer miles, Asia Miles and Air Asia Points to process (including without limitation, accurate information in the system and/or no system errors). No refunds are allowed once the points have been successfully converted. No urgent requests or cancellations will be entertained. Notwithstanding anything stated herein, DBS shall not be liable for any delay in the Transfer process for any reason whatsoever (including without limitation, delay due to incorrect information in the system or due to system constraints and errors).

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