Best Malaysia Airlines Enrich credit card sign-up offers

Malaysia Airlines' Enrich frequent flyer program opens the door to booking flights with a range of airlines across the Oneworld alliance and beyond, including in business class and first class.

Looking past Malaysia Airlines itself and key partners like Cathay Pacific and Qantas, that roster also includes Air France, Emirates, Etihad, KLM and MASwings, on which you can earn and use miles.

Plus, with as many as 150,000 bonus Enrich miles on offer from a single card application, here are this month's top Enrich credit card offers in Australia, covering American Express, Bank of Melbourne, BankSA, Citi, Commonwealth Bank, St.George and Westpac. 

10 best Malaysia Airlines Enrich credit card sign-up offers

1. AMEX Platinum Charge Card

Sign-up Bonus: Get your hands on 300,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you apply, are approved and spend $3,000 on your new card within the first three months.

When converted to Enrich at a 2:1 rate, that's worth up to 150,000 Enrich miles.

Rewards: Most transactions notch up 2.25 Membership Rewards points per dollar spent (1.125 Enrich miles, after conversion), although payments to government bodies in Australia earn points at the reduced rate of one Membership Rewards point per dollar spent (0.5 Enrich miles).

Annual Fee: $1,450, although you can add up to four extra cardholders at no extra fee, and the points you can earn across all cards are uncapped.

2. St.George Amplify Signature Visa with Amplify Points

Sign-up Bonus: Apply online for the Amplify Signature with Amplify Points card and spend $12,000 on eligible purchases each year for the first two years. This yields up to 200,000 bonus Amplify Points: given as 100,000 points in year one, and 100,000 points in year two.

As Amplify Points transfer into Enrich miles at a 2:1 rate, that pegs your reward at up to 100,000 bonus Enrich miles.

Rewards: Earn the equivalent of 0.75 Enrich miles per $1 spent on eligible purchases, without capping or tiering. That's boosted further to 0.825 Enrich miles per dollar spent via St.George's 'birthday bonus', being a 10% bonus on all the points earned via the card over the past year (or part-year, for new customers), except on that sign-up bonus.

Bank disclaimer: Eligible purchases do not include interest, fees and charges, cash or ATM cash advances, cash equivalent transactions, gambling transactions, a purchase from or payment to a local, state or federal government or government related agency, BPAY or similar transactions (such as Post Billpay), refunds and balance transfers debited to the card account.

Annual Fee: $279 card fee, with no fee for an additional cardholder.

This same bonus points offer can also be found on the near-identical Bank of Melbourne Amplify Signature with Amplify Points and the BankSA Amplify Signature Visa with Amplify Points credit cards, when applying online.

3. AMEX Explorer Credit Card

Sign-up Bonus: Pocket 175,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you apply online and spend $3,000 within the first three months – those points being worth 87,500 Enrich miles when your rewards are converted from AMEX to Enrich at a 2:1 rate.

Rewards: Earn 2 Membership Rewards points (1 Enrich mile) per $1 spent on most eligible purchases, except at government bodies in Australia, where you'll earn a reduced 1 Membership Rewards point (0.5 Enrich miles) per dollar spent.

Annual Fee: $395, with no fees for up to four additional cardholders.

4. Citi Prestige Mastercard

Sign-up Bonus: You could unlock 200,000 bonus Citibank Rewards points when you apply and spend $7,500 on the Citi Prestige Mastercard within 60 days of approval. When converted to Enrich at a 3:1 rate, that's equal to 66,666 bonus Enrich miles.

When applying for this card, you also have the option of requesting a Linked Diners Club Card: however, spending on the Diners Club card doesn't count towards that $7,500 tally to earn your bonus points – for this, only Mastercard spends are counted.

Rewards: When using the Mastercard overseas, and in Australia with major airlines, chain hotels and restaurants, you can earn 3 Citi Points (1 Enrich mile) per $1 spent. At major Australian supermarkets, petrol stations and national retailers, you'll get 2 Citi Points (0.66 Enrich miles) per dollar spent, and on all other eligible purchases in Australia, the earn rate is 1 Citi Point (0.33 Enrich miles) per dollar spent.

When using the optional Linked Diners Club Card, you'll earn a flat 2 Citi Points (0.66 Enrich miles) per dollar spent, both in Australia and overseas – so be sure to use the Mastercard when dining, staying in hotels and booking flights to earn the most points. All government-related spend earns no points on either card, however.

Annual Fee: $700. The fee remains the same whether or not you opt for the Linked Diners Club Card, and whether or not you have additional cardholders.

5. Westpac Altitude Black Mastercard

Sign-up Bonus: Eligible new customers can take home 180,000 bonus Altitude Points on Westpac's Altitude Black Mastercard when applying, choosing Altitude Rewards as the card's loyalty program and spending $6,000 on eligible purchases within 120 days of card approval.

Altitude Points convert into Enrich miles at a 3:1 rate, which places your bonus at 60,000 Enrich miles.

Rewards: Earn 6 Altitude Points (2 Enrich miles) per $1 spent on the first $10,000 per calendar month on flights purchased in Australia directly with Singapore Airlines, Virgin Australia, Emirates, Qantas and Jetstar, then 1.25 Altitude Points (0.416 Enrich miles) per $1 spent thereafter on these purchases.

You'll also earn 1.25 Altitude Points (0.416 Enrich miles) per $1 spent on most other eligible purchases, uncapped, except at Spotify, David Jones, Myer, The Iconic, Airbnb, Uber and Uber Eats, at which you'll earn a higher 2 Altitude Points (0.66 Enrich miles) per $1 spent, also uncapped.

Annual Fee: A discounted card fee of $99 for the first year ($250 thereafter), with no extra charge for an additional cardholder. You can apply here.

6. Westpac Altitude Platinum Mastercard

Sign-up Bonus: Apply for the Westpac Altitude Platinum Mastercard, select Altitude Rewards as your loyalty option and spend $3,000 on eligible purchases within 90 days of card approval to earn 130,000 bonus Altitude Points.

As with the higher-tier Westpac Altitude Black Mastercard, Altitude Points convert into Enrich miles at a 3:1 rate, which makes your sign-up bonus on-par with approximately 43,333 Enrich miles.

Rewards: Earn 3 Altitude Points (1 Enrich mile) per $1 spent on the first $10,000 per calendar month on flights purchased in Australia directly with Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia (but not Emirates and Singapore Airlines, as with Altitude Black), then 1 Altitude Point (0.33 Enrich miles) per $1 spent thereafter on these purchases.

You'll also earn 1 Altitude Point (0.33 Enrich miles) per $1 spent on most other eligible purchases, uncapped, except at Spotify, Airbnb, Uber and Uber Eats, at which you'll earn a higher 2 Altitude Points (0.66 Enrich miles) per $1 spent, also uncapped.

Annual Fee: A reduced card fee of $49 applies in the first year, reverting to $150 thereafter, and with no charge for one additional cardholder in the first or subsequent years. You can apply here.

7. St.George Amplify Platinum Visa with Amplify Points

Sign-up Bonus: Apply online for the St.George Amplify Platinum with Amplify Points card and you could earn 130,000 bonus Amplify Points when you spend $3,000 on eligible purchases in the first 90 days from card approval.

When converted from the Amplify Rewards program to Enrich at a 2:1 rate, that bounty is worth 65,000 bonus Enrich miles.

Rewards: You'll earn one Amplify Point per $1 spent on everyday purchases, equal to 0.5 Enrich miles per dollar spent after conversion. Points earning is uncapped.

Annual Fee: $49 first year card fee ($99 thereafter). There's no additional cardholder fee, or separate rewards fee to participate in the Amplify Rewards program, through which you can convert points to Malaysia Airlines Enrich.

Similar offers for bonus points can also be found on the near-identical Bank of Melbourne Amplify Platinum with Amplify Points and the BankSA Amplify Platinum with Amplify Points credit cards when applying online.

8. David Jones AMEX Platinum Card

Sign-up Bonus: Reward yourself with 70,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you apply, are approved and spend $1,500 on your new card at locations excluding David Jones within the first three months.

When converted from Membership Rewards to Enrich at a 2:1 rate, that's equal to 35,000 bonus Enrich miles.

Rewards: Earn 4 Membership Rewards points (2 Enrich miles) per $1 spent at David Jones; 3 MR points (1.5 Enrich miles) per $1 spent at major supermarkets and petrol stations, and 1 MR point (0.5 Enrich miles) per $1 spent on all other purchases.

Annual Fee: $295

9. Commonwealth Bank Ultimate Awards Mastercard

Sign-up Bonus: Take home 100,000 bonus CBA Awards points when you apply for the Ultimate Awards card and spend $5,000 on eligible purchases within 90 days of card activation.

When your total bonus bounty is converted into Enrich miles at a 3.5:1 rate, that unlocks approximately 28,571 Enrich miles.

Rewards: Earn 3 Awards points (0.857 Enrich miles) per $1 spent on international transactions; 2 Awards points (0.571 Enrich miles) per $1 spent at major supermarkets, department stores and petrol stations; and 1 Award point (0.285 Enrich miles) per $1 spent elsewhere. However, all monthly spending above $10,000 (regardless of category) earns rewards at the reduced rate of 0.5 Awards points (0.142 Enrich miles) per $1 spent.

Annual Fee: There's a $35 monthly fee in place of an annual charge, which is waived in each month where at least $2,500 is spend on the card and when opting-in to online statements, with no additional cardholder fee.

10. David Jones American Express Card

Sign-up Bonus: Separate to the higher-tier David Jones plastic, the standard David Jones AMEX Card offers 50,000 bonus David Jones Membership Rewards points – equal to 25,000 Enrich miles when converted at a 2:1 rate – when you apply and spend $1,500 at locations beyond David Jones within the first three months.

Rewards: You can earn 3 Membership Rewards points (1.5 Enrich miles) per dollar spent at major supermarkets and petrol stations, 2 Membership Rewards points (1 Enrich mile) per $1 spent at David Jones, and 1 Membership Rewards point (0.5 Enrich miles) per dollar spent everywhere else.

Annual Fee: $99, with a $29/year additional cardholder fee after the first year.

Ranking Order & Updates

Ranking Criteria

This page provides a rundown of the most rewarding credit card sign-up offers in Australia for applicants looking to earn Enrich miles with Malaysia Airlines.

Usually, credit card holders would first accrue points in their bank's own loyalty program as they continue to spend on their card, and can later convert these points into Enrich miles at a specific rate, as varies from program to program.

For example, converting Amplify Points (earned on St.George and other credit cards) into Enrich miles is possible at a 2:1 rate (2 Amplify Points = 1 Enrich mile), while with Westpac Altitude Rewards, the conversion rate to Enrich is instead 3:1.

The list above includes personal credit cards and general, public sign-up offers. Offers on corporate and business credit cards are not included, nor are deals that are targeted, restricted or otherwise non-public, with the exception of any offers targeted to Executive Traveller readers, which may give applicants more points, or have reduced fees and charges, versus a bank's standard public offers.

Credit cards listed above as part of this 'top 10' appear in descending order based on the total number of Enrich miles offered via the card's sign-up bonus, which is based on the value of the credit card bonus and its worth in Enrich miles after conversion.

Where more than one card provides the same number of Enrich miles as part of the bonus, other factors such as annual fees, minimum spend requirements, points earning rates for ongoing purchases and broader sign-up incentives such as statement credits are considered in determining rank.

Ranking Updates

These ranks were last refreshed on October 6 2021, with half of the ranked offers being updated or changed since September.

At the top of the list, the AMEX Platinum Charge Card's offer has reduced slightly in value, from being worth 175,000 Enrich miles to 150,000 Enrich miles, but which still keeps the card in first place.

Commonwealth Bank has also rolled out new offers across several of its Awards cards, with its Ultimate Awards card offer placing the card in rank #9 this month, with a deal akin to 28,571 Enrich miles.

Finally, American Express has also pushed forward bonus points offers on its David Jones duo, extending both deals from September 2021 until October 2021.

What are Malaysia Airlines Enrich credit cards and how do they work?

Although Malaysia Airlines doesn't have any 'co-brand' credit cards in Australia, its partnerships with several Australian banks and credit card issuers allow cardholders to convert the points they earn into miles with the Malaysia Airlines Enrich program.

This is achieved by first earning points in the credit card's own rewards program, and later converting them into Enrich miles.

Each credit card program sets its own points conversion rates, so keep in mind that a generic offer of "100,000 points" may have different values between one bank and another.

For instance, a bank offering 100,000 bonus points in its own loyalty program, which can later be converted to Enrich at a 2:1 rate, is essentially offering 50,000 bonus Enrich miles.

However, a bank offering the same "100,000 bonus points" but with a less-generous conversion rate to Enrich, such as 3.5:1, is only offering 28,571 bonus Enrich miles – almost half as many as the other bank, from the same headline figure.

Malaysia Airlines Enrich credit card FAQs

Can you combine frequent flyer miles and points?

Members of Malaysia Airlines' Enrich frequent flyer program can transfer their miles to other people, such as to combine the miles earned between two people to spend on one reward flight.

Enrich levies two fees for this service: a fixed charge of MYR40 per transfer, and a per-mile charge of MYR0.04. Each members can receive a maximum of 50,000 Enrich miles per year via this process, although outbound transfers are unlimited.

Can I earn miles or points if I buy a ticket for someone else?

You can, but only when paying for that ticket using an eligible points-earning credit card, on which you could collect points just like any other transaction, based on the value of the purchase.

These points or miles are separate to those earned by the traveller when taking the flight. If booking a flight for yourself, you could, of course, double-dip in this way.

10 best Malaysia Airlines Enrich credit card sign-up offers

* Enrich miles earned per $1 spent is based on everyday eligible purchases on transactions within Australia. This figure considers the card's earning rate on spend and its conversion rate to Enrich, to display the equivalent number of Enrich miles earned per $1 spent. Some spending categories may also earn more, fewer or no points on each card than the standard earn rate indicated above, such as government transactions, overseas purchases, etc.