American Express Membership Rewards - Double MR Points (Oct 1, 2006 - Dec 31, 2006)

Double points from October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006. Enrolle by December 31, 2006. Limit of 100,000 bonus points.

http://www.americanexpress.com/earnpoints

This is great, thanks. I just received my gold card (the one with 10k MR points and 1st year free) and I was able to register it for this promotion.

Registered no problems.. ^

Successfully enrolled my Rewards Plus Gold. :)

awesome. just joined. i've been waiting for one of these.

This is yet another reason why I should switch back to gold from Platinum. Seems crazy that Platinum doesn't get a double point bonus but gold does.

Got my reward plus gold in. ^

Woo hoo, it's back in the wallet.

It didn't work for me.
I have gold rewards plus.
I called customer service and they said i have to solicited for the promotion.

Did everyone who sign up get a solicitation?

I signed up this morning when I saw the promotion at another website. When I came home today, there was a mailer from AMEX for the promotion. This the first time ever that I actually got a mailer telling me of the promotion. It's a bit bigger than a post card and opens into two pages. My question is if it started in October 1st, why didn't they mail it sooner.

It let me register my green card.

GREAT find. THANKS A million.

Here's my question-Where do people find these? It's 10/31/2006 and so this has been out there for 31 days now. How come they don't tell us about these?

Thanks

thanks for the tip!

Ok. I started this thread for everyone (with a nice clear title) so that no one would miss this opportunity. I didn't actually receive a postcard for this (although my girlfriend did). I just saw someone mentioned it deep within another thread and thought that I should pull it out for everyone to see. I remember a few folks being upset earlier in the year when they missed some of these.

Anyway, have I question. I'm not sure if I'm going to sign up for this or not since it's capped at 100,000 points. I will be spending $300,000 between now and the end of the year, and I don't want to enroll in one of these too quickly if another might come out with no cap. I'm sure many of us remember the myriad variants on the base bonus promotion earlier in the year (i.e. each had different minimum spend thresholds and bonus caps).

What do people think? Sign up now and take the cap? Or risk it and wait to see if another comes out?

I can only imagine how greedy I must sound to you Plat folks who can't enroll in these promotions. I sincerely apologize, and my heart goes out to you.

I was enrolled in a 'Double Points' and 'Spend over $3000' promo both at the same time and recieve points for both offers.

I enrolled. Will move my activity back from my jetBlue AmEx to the Gold Rewards Plus.

So it is double points 10/1 to 12/31? Any T+Cs?

Thanks to the OP :)

It let me register my green card.

Ditto! I wonder if Amex saw a big dropoff of charges after the end of "Everyday Spend" bonuses on Oct 1...

It sounds like some of you guys were able to register for multiple promotions at the same time. Was anyone able to register for multiple VARIATIONS of the prior promotions. I can't remember which month it was, but there was a promotion that had like 10 different variants (spend ranges, maximum points, etc). Was anyone able to register in multiple of those and actually received points for each?

I really needed a good reason to use my amex.

Was anyone able to register for multiple VARIATIONS of the prior promotions. Yep!Was anyone able to register in multiple of those and actually received points for each? Yep

FYF Enrl July/Aug 06 10,399

MR 2xpt $3K 3MoNoFee 7,000

FYF Enrl July/Aug 06 4,880

I thinks it's targeted.

I just tried to register my gold rewards plus card & was told I was not eligible for this offer.

Yay, I'm finally eligible for another double points promo! Time to put away the HH Amex with the 30k promo until the end of the year. I was getting rather annoyed at the lack of double point promos on both my Gold Rewards Plus and DL cards.

Now if Amex would only give me the 25k MR signup bonus points for the GRP that I've been fighting with them for...

Thanks!

good to go with my RP Gold, tks for posting this.

DEE-nied. :(

Mine went through, but as I didn't know about this MR promo, I used my DL AMEX card last month instead for their 25% bonus - not great, but better than nothing.

DEE-nied. :(

What type of card? I found my Platinum card in the past was never eligible for these promos. In fact, an Amex CSR actually told me outright that the Platinum card was designed with benefits for the frequent traveller, while the Gold and Green cards were designed to make people spend more money, thus the promos!

It let me register my green card.

For me too. Now lets see if we can get the double points..

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Was looking for this promo for quite a while...

Thanks, cyrdog.
Signed up my Gold card with no problems. Yet another good deal pointed out by a FT'er. ^

It let me register my green card.
Mine too. Do you think we will see bonus, which they say is for Gold Card holders? (If I'm not going to get the bonus, I'd rather stick to my AmEx SPG.)

Mine too. Do you think we will see bonus, which they say is for Gold Card holders? (If I'm not going to get the bonus, I'd rather stick to my AmEx SPG.)


If you got the confirmation e-mail after registering you should get your points, I've been enrolled in the double point promos since April and all of my bonus points have posted to my MR account so far. The trend I've seen is about 8 weeks after the promo ends for the points to post.

- ChuckB

Mine too. Do you think we will see bonus, which they say is for Gold Card holders? (If I'm not going to get the bonus, I'd rather stick to my AmEx SPG.)

Regardless of Green or Gold, if the system accepts you, and you get the confirmation e-mail, you'll get the bonus. My girlfriend has a green, and I have gold, and we've both been successful in receiving these bonuses. In the past, there were green and gold variants (where one couldn't enroll in the other's promotions), but this one appears to be letting both in.

Yep! Yep

FYF Enrl July/Aug 06 10,399

MR 2xpt $3K 3MoNoFee 7,000

FYF Enrl July/Aug 06 4,880

I don't know if this meant that you were actually enrolled in 2 FYF promotions (I think this one is of the same type). I think you're seewhat what a lot of us saw in that the points from the "FYF Enrl July/Aug 06" promotion posted to your account in 2 batches. I was able to enroll in completely different types of pomotions like the 2xpt one above, but I was not able to enroll in 2 of these FYI promotions (when there was like 10 versions with different spend minimums and point caps).

Used to get these with my Rewards Plus Gold ... no more since I am Plat now :(

Got this address in the mail yesterday for my green card. I had already signed up with the gold card site though, I wonder what would happen if I tried to do this one to.

http://www.americanexpress.com/points

Received this in the mail for my company rewards cards. Both my Plat. and my gold worked.

open.com/sweeps1

Better to use the green card for 2 MR points or the AmEx SPG for 1 SPG point? I guess the former, because I can turn MR points into ANA miles (my best use of them), but do like SPG points. (Will be using AmEx cards abroad next week, since they impose only a 2% foreign currency exchange fee, whereas most other plastic carries a 3% fee.)

How do others see the relative advantages of MR points vs SPG points in terms of what they would swap at? What about MR points and SPG points against airline miles and other hotel points, when no direct conversion to establish the ratios?

I never was elligible with my Rewards Gold Card and I still am not elligible with my AMEX Platinum. :mad: I guess I get screwed either way.
-UFFA

MR 2xpt $3K 3MoNoFee 7,000


What's this promotion? I did a search but couldn't find anything.

What's this promotion? I did a search but couldn't find anything.
Hhahaha. If I recall correctly there was a promotion that gave double points on amounts spent over $3,000.00 in a statement cycle or a month.

Honestly I cannot confirm this as I sign up for all the promotions I see here on FlyerTalk.

I am a Gold member with non US address.

Again : NOT ELIGIBLE !!!! :mad:

I never was elligible with my Rewards Gold Card and I still am not elligible with my AMEX Platinum. :mad: I guess I get screwed either way.
-UFFA

If you previously had a "Rewards Gold" rather than "Preferred Rewards Gold" or "Rewards Plus Gold" I am not surprised it was excluded because that card participated in Membership Rewards Options at a reduced annual fee.

American Express typically excludes The Platinum Card from Membership Rewards promotions because they believe that Platinum cardholders are more interested in benefits than rewards. While this may seem perverse to the Platinum cardholders on Flyertalk it is probably true in the broader universe.

I am a Gold member with non US address.

Again : NOT ELIGIBLE !!!! :mad:

Is your card issued in the USA and billed in dollars?

Is your card issued in the USA and billed in dollars?


YES !!!!

Last week I tried with my Rewards Gold card and got rejected. Thiis week I got an e-mail and tried with my brand new plat. card...and it worked. Very strange.

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If you previously had a "Rewards Gold" rather than "Preferred Rewards Gold" or "Rewards Plus Gold" I am not surprised it was excluded because that card participated in Membership Rewards Options at a reduced annual fee.

American Express typically excludes The Platinum Card from Membership Rewards promotions because they believe that Platinum cardholders are more interested in benefits than rewards. While this may seem perverse to the Platinum cardholders on Flyertalk it is probably true in the broader universe.
I know what one can get with MR points, but not clear about those Platinum benefits. Webpage for the card didn't speak to me. I see that one gets access to clubs, but only the clubs of a few airlines (3?), none which I patronize, and only when one is traveling that same day with one of those few airlines. I'm not interested in travel assistance, which I could get if I want it, with my Ameniti membership. So, can someone just shout out the major advantages of Platinum that might justify a $395 annual fee.

Last week I tried with my Rewards Gold card and got rejected. Thiis week I got an e-mail and tried with my brand new plat. card...and it worked. Very strange.

It accepted your PLATINUM card? All you platinum folks should take note of this. I wonder what is different about your card/account. You are the first person I have heard of being accepted into this promotion. I think this is great and gives some hope to all those Platinum members who are wishing that they just had Gold for promotions like this.

I did not get a mailer and just saw this today, so thank you, OP, for posting it. I'm hoping the double miles are retroactive to October 1!

I'm hoping the double miles are retroactive to October 1!

They are.

I registered my Gold Rewards...but it would not accept my Plat Biz.

Gold Card registered and confirmed. ^

Thanks

Excellent, just phoned to check this with amex and they confirmed. So have registered. (points awarded 6-8 weeks later, but only from date of enrollment - per rep I spoke to)

Thanks for the initial post.

(looks like it's a way for amex to gather email address' - since the small print at the bottom of the page says they may send you updates and offers to your email)

This is yet another reason why I should switch back to gold from Platinum. Seems crazy that Platinum doesn't get a double point bonus but gold does.

This seems to be a persistent problem... doesn't seem fair AT ALL.

Mine is from Nov 1 to Jan 31
MR Open biz Double miles

If you got hosed on everything so far, try this one:

https://www109.americanexpress.com/dole/EnrollmentServlet?request_type=retuse11_splash&flt-prodType=holidayretail

Double points from 11/1 - 12/31 for all eligible retail, furniture, home goods, and warehouse club purchases. They don't say what qualifies as "retail".

Thanks, singlemalt! It took my green card.

If you got hosed on everything so far, try this one:

https://www109.americanexpress.com/dole/EnrollmentServlet?request_type=retuse11_splash&flt-prodType=holidayretail

Double points from 11/1 - 12/31 for all eligible retail, furniture, home goods, and warehouse club purchases. They don't say what qualifies as "retail".

Tried my corp amex plat and got

Sorry. This Card is not eligible for this promotion. Please verify that you are using your eligible American Express® Card and try again later.

%&*%!!!!

thank you singlemalt! i owe you a shot :P

my plat worked, but what is eligible????

thank you singlemalt! i owe you a shot :P

my plat worked, but what is eligible????
Only your American Distress Gods know for sure ;)
That said I will assume anything that isn't a cash advance or something like it that wouldn't normally earn u MR points

all eligible retail, furniture, home goods, and warehouse club purchases seems like its trying to be more specific to me. i guess ill try calling.