American Express Membership Rewards - "YOUR TICKET" From usa Amex Rewards program

I was really suprised not find the hard details about this program on this board. Basically Amex will buy you a revenue ticket and you can get miles. I remember the negatives being you had to give them 21 days and their was a rather limited price cap on what they would spend. Do any of you have details?

Ok just to prove i am not lazy i found this on the amex site...but i know that they have more restrictive details. So what are restrictions Amex does not tell us about?

Imagine the freedom to fly anywhere you wish, whenever you wish, with no worries about blackout dates and seat restrictions. With Membership Rewards Plus, not only is such air travel possible-it's yours for the asking. With a single phonecall, you can redeem points for a ticket on any airline, to any destination-and even earn frequent flyer mileage for your flight.
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When you've chosen your travel dates and destination, simply call Membership Rewards PlusSM Customer Service at 1-800-AXP-1090 (297-1090).
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Your Ticket rewards are booked through Membership Rewards Plus Customer Service and require a 21-day advance booking and Saturday night stay. Only Membership Rewards Plus points may be redeemed for Your Ticket rewards. Your Ticket rewards are available for round-trip coach-class flights only. Four Your Ticket rewards can be redeemed per calendar year per Program account. If the airfare on your preferred carrier is more expensive than the lowest pricedairfare available on a major airline carrier, or if the cost of a ticket is more expensive than the allowable ticket value, you may redeem the specified number of points and pay the difference on the American Express® Card. For the 35,000 point level, travel must originate within the continental United States. For all other point levels, travel must originate in any of the 50 United States.

[This message has been edited by Centurion (edited 06-17-2003).]

I tried to use this service a few times for int'l travel. The biggest restriction is that they only buy Coach tickets. For the # of miles they require for such purchases, you can typically get a business class ticket for the same destination by transfering the miles to your program of choice (assuming it's an AMEX partner). While such flight won't accrue any miles, b-class beats Coach ANY DAY for long-haul flights. If and you don't mind sitting in Coach and could really use the extra miles in your program of choice and such program is not an AMEX partner - this may be a good deal for you.