50000 Membership Reward Points for business gold card
Jul 12, 2010, 7:55 am
#76
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"Eligible Spending" includes purchases of goods or services, which purchases have not been returned or otherwise credited to your Card account: it does NOT include fees, Finance Charges, Balance Transfers, Cash Advances or similar means of accessing your Card account, or the purchase of American Express Travelers Cheques, American Express Gift Cheques or other cash equivalents.
I do not see any refence to online merchants or the Bonus Points Mall which modifies this definition.
Jul 12, 2010, 2:06 pm
#77
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Confirmation from Amex customer service:
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Response (xxx xxx) 07/12/2010 08:34 AM
Dear YYYY Y YYYYYY,
Yes, you are correct. You will earn 50,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you spend $10,000.00 between April 14, 2010, and December 31, 2010.
The Membership Rewards points will be credited to your account with 6-8 weeks after spending requirement is met.
I hope this is to your satisfaction and appreciate your membership since wwww.
Sincerely, xxxx xxxxx Email Servicing Team American Express Interactive Services
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I feel slightly better now.
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Response (xxx xxx) 07/12/2010 08:34 AM
Dear YYYY Y YYYYYY,
Yes, you are correct. You will earn 50,000 bonus Membership Rewards points when you spend $10,000.00 between April 14, 2010, and December 31, 2010.
The Membership Rewards points will be credited to your account with 6-8 weeks after spending requirement is met.
I hope this is to your satisfaction and appreciate your membership since wwww.
Sincerely, xxxx xxxxx Email Servicing Team American Express Interactive Services
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I feel slightly better now.
Jul 12, 2010, 4:32 pm
#78
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Lancaster, PA
Posts: 183
That helps, I signed up for the card and will proceed with accumulating some spend on it. I was just concerned since it was a bit unclear to me and I wanted to be sure it was any purchases that were eligible, other than the ones Amex noted like fees, etc. Better safe than sorry in my book.
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
Jul 16, 2010, 2:00 pm
#79
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Lancaster, PA
Posts: 183
Does anyone know if this card has the bonus when you transfer points to your Frequent Flyer account? I also have the Starwood Amex and you get a 5k mile bonus when you transfer 20k points so it works out to 1.25 miles per point in some airline programs, not all of them.
Jul 16, 2010, 2:13 pm
#80
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: New Orleans, LA
Programs: DL PM, AA Gold, A3 Gold, WN CP, and lots of points everywhere.
Posts: 344
I'm hoping from promos come along from time to time that incentive transfers.
In the meantime, the program is mostly a backup reservoir for me, to be used when the other more limited programs I use won't suffice.
Jul 16, 2010, 2:27 pm
#81
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Correct, Membership Rewards cards issued in the USA transfer 1:1 to airline partners who use "miles" as their program currency unit. Transfer ratios to hotel programs vary.
Membership Rewards offers some advantages over the Starwood program. Most important is instant transfers to BA, CO, DL and VS (there may be others, but this covers all three alliances.) With SPG there is the risk that the award seats will be gone by the time you transfer.
Membership Rewards offers some advantages over the Starwood program. Most important is instant transfers to BA, CO, DL and VS (there may be others, but this covers all three alliances.) With SPG there is the risk that the award seats will be gone by the time you transfer.
Jul 21, 2010, 1:29 am
#84
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Benicia, California, USA
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Just went to the link, which stated that the offer is closed. Unless I'm doing something wrong or the link has changed, should I assume I'm too late?
Jul 21, 2010, 6:21 am
#85
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Jul 21, 2010, 8:57 am
#87
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Yes on both accounts. Many people would obtain $1,000+ value by transferring to an airline frequent flyer program and redeeming for a mileage upgrade or expensive ticket.
Jul 23, 2010, 12:07 pm
#89
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Jul 23, 2010, 12:24 pm
#90
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: BGM
Programs: HHonors Gold, Club Carlson Gold, Marriott Platinum, IHG Plat, Hyatt Plat
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However, somebody else with more experience would have to answer more definitively.