scubadu

It's always fascinating how people can justify fraud based on a sliding scale of "fraudiness"

Actually, no, it doesn't make sense for you to "cancel and and then use the benefits a week later for a big trip or something." That is absolutely no less fraudulent than canceling and using it for years; fraud is fraud.

What would make sense is waiting the week for your "big trip" and then canceling afterwords if you no longer need the features and benefits of the card.

Regards

japaik

the priority pass card is good for a 3 year membership given at the time of signing up for amex platinum, so i'm not necessarily sure that they would actively cancel it just for cancelling the platinum card...otherwise why would it be for a three year membership?

a related question would be what happens after 3 years of having the platinum card...i wonder if the priority pass goes away

Milezjunkie

Thanks!! I have a big trip coming up an I just ordered mine. Now I just hope it arrives in time. You would think a company like Amex would automatically send these out since they promote that it comes with the card. I had assumed my card would get me access to all the lounges.

Just playing devil's advocate, but if you canceled your card would you never use Global Entry any longer?

mia

The same reason that a credit card with an annual fee may have an expiration date two or more years in the future: to reduce the cost of manufacturing and mailing replacement cards. The expiration date doesn't relieve the responsibility to pay the fees.

American Express pays a fee each time you use the Priority Pass card, but pays nothing when you use the Global Entry kiosk.

captaindomon

Touche.

dw

Also, since your Priority Pass card is actively linked to your Amex for the purpose of the $27 guest charge, it is conceivable that Amex may proactively reach out to PP to have the account closed.

I have heard reports of some lounges taking a carbon imprint of the Priority Pass card, but when I used a lounge at PVG a few weeks ago, the card was actively swiped. (Thus, it may be conceivable that the account is validated at that point.) Further, the $27 guest charge was billed to my Amex by PP within days.

jgsx

Amex sends a cancellation notice to Priority Pass when you cancel your card. Priority Pass will send you a letter notifying you of what Amex did. Priority Pass will offer one year of complimentary Standard Membership if you provide them with updated billing information, or other membership levels at a discounted price for one year.

The Priority Pass will be invalid unless you take action.

mia

Standard Membership

This low cost plan is designed for the traveler who wants the security of access when needed with a low annual fee - just US$99. After a visit to a participating lounge a fee of just US$27 per person, per visit is charged to the member’s designated payment card.


https://www.prioritypass.com/Join/What-it-Costs.cfm

Milezjunkie

So Amex gives me the card but I have to pay $27 every time I want to use it? The T&C said the cardholder gets complimentary access but you're saying otherwise?

mia

No. The Priority Pass membership provided by American Express allows you to enter the lounge at their expense, but you will be billed $27 for each guest. However, if you cancel your Platinum Card (the topic of this thread), it appears Priority Pass will offer to convert your account to a Standard Membership, and then you would pay $27 per person per visit.

KP2006

Not sure if the OP really wanted to commit fraud. He could have asked the question to be more in line with this: You need the AMEX card to obtain certain benefits. But you only need this ONCE and they do not necessarily expire immediately but possibly at a later date (like the SPG gold status ?). So how soon after cancellation of the card does the PP expire?

From the other posters it is clear that the PP does expire immediately and you cannot/shouldnot/betternot use it once you cancel AMEX

2tall4economy

Didn't get this. When I cancelled my plat amex it took about 5 days to get a letter saying my PP card was worthless and destroy it. No complimentary anything.

My SPG is still gold though. That didn't revert.

redtop43

One interesting thing is that the Plat card gets you into the express security lane at YYZ. They obviously don't swipe your card in the security line. The one and only time I used that, I in fact only flashed the card at them, they didn't even look at the expiration date. But I could let it expire (in fact I will) and probably use the priority lane at YYZ at least until the card's expiration date in 2015.

However, anything the card is swiped for you'd obviously lose, for example, using the Premium Plaza Lounge at YYZ.

As for Global Entry, GOES itself is not a benefit of Plat, they merely reimburse your fee. If your Plat card is no longer active when your GOES card expires, you'll have to pay the renewal fee yourself.

Vasco

So, about 15 months ago I cancelled my Canadian Business Platinum card. And today I received in the mail a brand new Priority Pass card compliments of American Express. It urges me to "continue enjoying Priority Pass" and that as "an American Express Platinum Cardmember the US$99 annual fee for standard membership is waived..."

Make of that what you will. I have no opportunity upcoming to test what would happen if I attempted to use it, so I'm just going to contact Priority Pass directly to cancel.

Also, my SPG Gold held straight through to this year.

spcitrin

I was wondering if anyone knows if you can continue to use your priority pass select that you get as a platinum card holder after you cancel your account.

I canceled my platinum account in December and my PPS is still valid until 2013 would I still be able to use it or is that also canceled because it was issued by AMEX.