Corporate Platinum seems to have an MR account on it??
Oct 19, 2014, 9:30 am
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Corporate Platinum seems to have an MR account on it??
So I don't really use my corporate amex because I like earning points on a combination of a few other cards. However my company was willing to get me a platinum card for the lounge benefits. So I just got it (upgrade from the gold I had) I activated it and can see the account online including a MR account. I thought I would have to have a personal amex with MR for that to work?? The only personal amex I currently have is an SPG. Although I did have MR many years ago. What is the story on that will I earn MR points or not??
Oct 19, 2014, 11:45 am
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When I had a Corporate Amex (green) I had to pay an annual fee of $90 to earn MR points, and since I already had a personal MR stash I linked the two cards. Maybe what the website is doing is linking your card to your old account, but the card won't accrue any points if you don't pay the fee. Or maybe Platinum Corporate Cards don't need to pay the fee? Hopefully somebody else can answer for you.
Oct 19, 2014, 2:14 pm
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The employer's contract with American Express determines whether Corporate accounts are eligible to earn points. See the chart here:
https://rewards.americanexpress.com/.../catalog/tandc
** If a company has not blocked Membership Rewards, the Cards will be automatically enrolled in the Membership Rewards program.
https://rewards.americanexpress.com/.../catalog/tandc
- Card/Product Name: Corporate Platinum CardŽ from American Express
- Automatically Enrolled?: Maybe**
- Additional Cost to Enroll?: None
** If a company has not blocked Membership Rewards, the Cards will be automatically enrolled in the Membership Rewards program.
Oct 22, 2014, 3:57 pm
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At my old job we all had the green corporate card, but I was upgraded to the platinum card which had membership rewards included for free, rather than the fee to enroll the green card in the program (it was still 75 bucks at the time). It also included the lounge access, just like you, so perhaps that's the same benefit you're getting. You don't need a personal card to get MR if your corporate card is eligible; I've been accumulating them since 2006 and I just got my first personal amex last year.
Oct 22, 2014, 9:00 pm
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Does your company have a true corporate card? You are probably seeing the MR account for the primary amex card holder. You can find out some very private information about that person if Amex has not fixed the problem . Amex attempted a fix years ago but it was only a partial fix. Prior you could access any hotel airline FF program number linked. So you could easily keep an eye on your boss
Oct 23, 2014, 7:07 am
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