SAA Voyager Cheque Card

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For more information on the credit card call 0800 263 464 (gold) or 0800 380 380 (premium) or visit flysaa.com.

For SAA Voyager enquiries call +27 11 978 1234.

To view your Voyager Miles visit flysaa.com.

Overview

The SAA Voyager Cheque Card will no longer be issued. However, existing cardholders will continue to enjoy all the benefits that come with an SAA Voyager Cheque Card.

Get unprecedented travel rewards and earn Voyager Miles through your everyday card spend*.

Get 1 Companion Ticket** every year when you reach your spend threshold. You also qualify for 1 piece of additional luggage every time you travel.

Enjoy access to promotional fares and Voyager promotions 24 hours before the general public. This gives you the best opportunity to book your tickets in advance.

SAA has frequent promotional discount offers where seats are made available for cardholders to redeem their Miles at up to 90% less Miles normally needed for a ticket.

JourneyBlitz
Boost your Miles by looking out for the SAA Voyager JourneyBlitz or SaverBlitz redemption seat sales where you can book a domestic return ticket for as little as 7 400 Miles or 15 600 Miles to Mauritius. JourneyBlitz seat sales have a booking period, and you can book any available seat approximately 1 year in advance.

Voyager SaverBlitz redemption seat sale
Voyager SaverBlitz has a booking and travel period that offers low mileage thresholds (6 000 Miles for a domestic return ticket and only 12 600 Miles for a return ticket to Mauritius).

How do I earn Miles?

You earn one Voyager Mile for every R6,00 of eligible spend* on your SAA Voyager Premium Cheque Card or one Mile for every R6,50 on your SAA Voyager Gold Cheque Card.
You get Bonus Miles on the first SAA ticket purchased, which is awarded on completion of travel.
You receive 15 000 Bonus Miles when you reach your spend threshold.

Redemption of Miles

You can spend your Miles at multiple airline partners, at other non-Star Alliance partners, and on upgrades. Redeem your Miles to pay for any available airfare on SAA-operated flights. Visit flysaa.com for more information.
Go on a cruise with one of our partners, such as Cruises International, or spend your Miles at our lifestyle partners, such as NetFlorist, Uber, Uber Eats and Wine-of-the-Month Club.
Convert your Voyager Miles to AvoPoints and shop for just about anything on Avo SuperShop or convert your AvoPoints into Voyager Miles and redeem for flights and more.
25 Voyager Miles = 1 AvoPoint = R1
1 Avo Point = 10 Voyager Miles.
Buy panel-selected wine or join the club at wineofthemonth.co.za. Get 15% off on all purchases or 25% off on your first club pack at Wine-of-the-Month Club.
Get 50% off on all your movie tickets for regular 2D, 3D, VIP and Xtreme movies (4DX excluded). Plus, get 50% off on a medium soda-and-popcorn combo.

Earn Voyager Miles on your everyday spend!

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SAA Voyager Cheque CardBenefits	SAA Voyager Premium Cheque Card A	SAA Voyager Gold Cheque Card B
SAA Voyager Cheque Card	SAA Voyager Premium Cheque Card A	SAA Voyager Gold Cheque Card B	Premium	Gold
Miles earn rate	1 Mile for every R6 of spend* with an SAA Voyager Premium American Express® Cheque Card. In addition, earn 1 Voyager Mile for every R1,60 spend when flying on SAA-operated flights*.	1 Mile for every R6.50 of spend* with an SAA Voyager Premium American Express® Cheque Card. In addition, earn 1 Voyager Mile for every R1,60 spend when flying on SAA-operated flights*.
Automatic basic travel insurance	Automatic travel insurance of up to R6 000 000. Get 20% discount on top-up insurance.	Automatic travel insurance of up to R4 000 000. Get 10% discount on top-up insurance.
Bonus Miles	19 000 Bonus Miles on the first SAA ticket purchased with the Card, which is awarded on completion of travel.	10 000 Bonus Miles on the first SAA ticket purchased with the Card, which is awarded on completion of travel.
Companion Ticket**	1 SAA Continental Companion Ticket per calendar year between 1 January and 31 December when achieving a spend threshold of R100 000, or a Global Companion Ticket when reaching a spend threshold of R200 000. No class restrictions. Spend R1 million in a calendar year and get an additional Global Companion Ticket.	1 SAA Continental Companion Ticket per calendar year between 1 January and 31 December when achieving a spend threshold of R120 000, or a Global Companion Ticket when reaching a spend threshold of R220 000. No class restrictions.
Exchange Global Companion Tickets	Global Companion Tickets can be exchanged for 2 Domestic Companion Tickets. Send an email to companiontickets@flysaa.com 48 hours before booking.	Global Companion Tickets can be exchanged for 2 Domestic Companion Tickets. Send an email to companiontickets@flysaa.com 48 hours before booking.
Donate Companion Tickets	The SAA revenue ticket must be purchased with a Voyager credit or cheque card to enable the Companion Ticket to be donated.	The SAA revenue ticket must be purchased with a Voyager credit or cheque card to enable the Companion Ticket to be donated.
Premium check-in	Yes	Yes
Lounge access	Unlimited access to SAA-owned Premium departure lounges when travelling on SAA-operated flights. Companion Ticketholders can access the lounges with the Premium cardholder.	No
Additional luggage	1 piece of additional luggage on SAA-operated flights.	1 piece of additional luggage on SAA-operated flights.
Spend-based incentives	Spend R300 000 and get 15 000 Bonus Miles.	Spend R320 000 and get 15 000 Bonus Miles.
Promotional discounts****	Access to promotional seat sales 24 hours before the general public.	Access to promotional seat sales 24 hours before the general public.
Maintenance fees	R182.00 pm (VAT inclusive)	R66.00 pm (VAT inclusive)

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* Eligible spend means all spend (local and international purchases), excluding cash withdrawals, casino chip purchases, fuel purchases, finance or other card charges, fees or taxes levied by the government, purchases of traveller’s cheques or other negotiable instruments, garage card transactions, budget account instalments and interest thereon, insurance premiums and internet transfers or payments [electronic funds transfer (EFT)] from your account.

** Companion Ticket: All taxes, fees, levies, charges and surcharges applicable to the Companion Ticket are for the passenger's account. 

*** SAA-operated flights are flights where SAA sells seats on its own aircraft. SAA-operated flights are typically identified by flight number range SA001 to SA999.

**** SAA has frequent promotional discount offers where seats are made available for cardholders to redeem their Miles at almost 90% less Miles normally needed for a ticket.

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