American Express Membership Rewards - plat renewal date.

ive had my plat card for about a year....is there any way to check exactly when the next annual fee is due? i forget the exact date i got the card and im debating if i should keep it or not.....but i have no idea how long i have to make up my mind!

try checking the member since date on the front of your CARD ;-)

or the date of your first statement, that way you will know!

hehe just says "member since 08" on the card....didint think to check old statements. i went to amex.com and under "recent payments"...july...got it!

You probably will get a much quicker response then here if you would just use online customer service or call amex.

Keep in mind that the charge shows up on the last day of the billing cycle, just before the bill prints. And you can probably use it for another couple weeks (until the bill would arrive) and then call to cancel if desired after you "notice it on the bill."

I read somewhere that if I was to downgrade/cancel after payment of my renewal fee, they would refund my membership, but it would be prorated. Is this true? If I was to downgrade from platinum to gold, would my membership points transfer? Renewal fee came on my last bill, but I have not paid the bill yet, and I am strongly considering downgrading to gold. Thanks.

I read somewhere that if I was to downgrade/cancel after payment of my renewal fee, they would refund my membership, but it would be prorated. Is this true? If I was to downgrade from platinum to gold, would my membership points transfer? Renewal fee came on my last bill, but I have not paid the bill yet, and I am strongly considering downgrading to gold. Thanks.Yes, the fee refund is pro-rated. Yes, you keep the same MR account; it isn't even a transfer, it is just the same account.

im debating keeping it still =/ i dont like the fee....but i like the perks for travel...

im debating keeping it still =/ i dont like the fee....but i like the perks for travel...

Really? Because on another thread you seem to imply (albeit jokingly) that you would trade a $450 annual fee for a $2500 annual fee?

And yet on another thread sometime ago, I distinctly recall you stating that you "very rarely travel."

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/american-express-membership-rewards/930761-mr-points-pay-travel-good-deal.html

Am I missing something?

Regards

Really? Because on another thread you seem to imply (albeit jokingly) that you would trade a $450 annual fee for a $2500 annual fee?

And yet on another thread sometime ago, I distinctly recall you stating that you "very rarely travel."

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/american-express-membership-rewards/930761-mr-points-pay-travel-good-deal.html

Am I missing something?

Regards

lol, well id like the black card for the obviously stupid reason of just wanting it. as for my travel, i dont travel often, but when i do, it comes in handy, SPG gold membership got my family upgrades at a hotel for a wedding, airport club access was nice for a layover on my NYC trip, and theres probably gonna be a few more trips this year with my family where it could come in handy. however overall with money being the way it is these days, paying $500 for these perks isnt quite as easy as it was last year.

lol, well id like the black card for the obviously stupid reason of just wanting it. as for my travel, i dont travel often, but when i do, it comes in handy, SPG gold membership got my family upgrades at a hotel for a wedding, airport club access was nice for a layover on my NYC trip, and theres probably gonna be a few more trips this year with my family where it could come in handy. however overall with money being the way it is these days, paying $500 for these perks isnt quite as easy as it was last year.

If you know that you're going to be traveling and can schedule it all on the same airline just buy a membership to that club. It will be cheaper than the card. Your SPG will last until next year so no need to keep it just for that either.