Review of Canadian Amex Plat
Sep 2, 2014, 1:37 pm
#301
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Toronto, Canada
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Loblaw has PC Financial so they are very Mastercard lovin'. They don't even take Visa at No Frills.
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Sep 3, 2014, 10:47 am
#303
Join Date: May 2012
Location: YOW
Programs: UA*1K, Marriott Titanium (LTP), Hilton Gold, Hertz PC
Posts: 1,665
Newbie elite, you misunderstood PP Select. It is free unliimited visits for the cardholder to PP lounges and $27/visit for additional guests. The select limitation is that there is no access to United lounges through PP. The Canadian card does give access to Plaza Premium lounges with guests where the US card doesn't.
I thought that the CX status was the defining difference between the US and CAN cards. Now it just seems to be the annual fee difference.
I thought that the CX status was the defining difference between the US and CAN cards. Now it just seems to be the annual fee difference.
Canadian AMEX Plat also gives access to Plaza Premium, as BackSlash3 describes above, separate from PP.
Sep 3, 2014, 11:01 am
#304
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: YYC/MNL
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy SE
Posts: 520
I just Googled Plaza Premium and damn, I can see an incentive to keep the Canadian Plat. Just a little one though haha.
Sep 3, 2014, 12:28 pm
#305
Formerly known as newbie elite
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: YUL
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Plus there is also Costco
Sep 3, 2014, 1:57 pm
#306
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Location: Miami, Mpls & London
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Report of a visit to the Las Vegas Centurion Lounge moved:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ounge-las.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ounge-las.html
Sep 3, 2014, 6:15 pm
#307
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: YVR
Posts: 625
Important announcement
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Sep 3, 2014, 9:54 pm
#308
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Look for announcement in next few days/weeks
Sep 4, 2014, 8:38 am
#309
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: YYC/MNL
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy SE
Posts: 520
Sep 4, 2014, 9:18 am
#310
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: YUL
Programs: IHG Diamond Ambassador, Accor Platinum, AC50K
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But where there is smoke...Interesting, the card itself has disappeared from their All Cards listing, seems to have been replaced with the new Simply Cash card.
Sep 4, 2014, 9:22 am
#311
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: YYC/MNL
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy SE
Posts: 520
More rumors on CapitalOne and Costco:
http://www.greedyrates.ca/blog/costc...d-partnership/
Is there a reason why Costco dropped AMEX as a card sponsor?
http://www.greedyrates.ca/blog/costc...d-partnership/
Is there a reason why Costco dropped AMEX as a card sponsor?
Sep 4, 2014, 2:02 pm
#313
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 7,156
I am quite disappointed with Canadian Amex lately:
(a) First with the discontinuation of the CX MPC Gold for the Platinum card without a replacement for it;
(b) Fewer airport lounges (AA/US and no guest for DL);
(c) Superior Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege cards from 2 Canadian banks that overwhelm the Amex Aeroplat;
(a) First with the discontinuation of the CX MPC Gold for the Platinum card without a replacement for it;
(b) Fewer airport lounges (AA/US and no guest for DL);
(c) Superior Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege cards from 2 Canadian banks that overwhelm the Amex Aeroplat;
Sep 4, 2014, 2:09 pm
#314
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: YYC/MNL
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy SE
Posts: 520
I am quite disappointed with Canadian Amex lately:
(a) First with the discontinuation of the CX MPC Gold for the Platinum card without a replacement for it;
(b) Fewer airport lounges (AA/US and no guest for DL);
(c) Superior Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege cards from 2 Canadian banks that overwhelm the Amex Aeroplat;
(a) First with the discontinuation of the CX MPC Gold for the Platinum card without a replacement for it;
(b) Fewer airport lounges (AA/US and no guest for DL);
(c) Superior Aeroplan Visa Infinite Privilege cards from 2 Canadian banks that overwhelm the Amex Aeroplat;
Sep 4, 2014, 7:03 pm
#315
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: AC E35K, NEXUS
Posts: 4,368
I signed up for the Amex Plat six months ago, and today I finally have the Priority Pass card in hand. The add-on benefits are stingy and hard to get. The Accor hotel card you can sign up for online, but if you cannot "just pick up the phone", they make it hard to get the Priority Pass, and I agree with the above posts that the dropping of the OneWorld status diminishes the value. I'm giving it a fair chance but it's a solid "could do better" right now.