MasterCard World Elite - Ameriprise
Nov 1, 2014, 11:36 am
#301
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Utqiagvik (Barrow) Alaska and Ann Arbor, Michigan
Programs: Charter Member Delta Diamond Medallion, Lifetime AA Platinum, IHG Diamond, Hilton & Marriott Gold
Posts: 629
There is extensive overlap, but the networks are not identical.
Priority Pass Select has lounges at 18 domestic airports: Anchorage, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Honolulu, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York (JFK), New York (LGA), Orlando (SFB), Phoenix, San Jose, Seattle, Washington (IAD)..
Diners has lounges at 15 domestic airports: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Honolulu, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York (JFK), Orlando, Phoenix, San Jose, Washington (IAD).
Priority Pass Select has lounges at 18 domestic airports: Anchorage, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Honolulu, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York (JFK), New York (LGA), Orlando (SFB), Phoenix, San Jose, Seattle, Washington (IAD)..
Diners has lounges at 15 domestic airports: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Honolulu, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Newark, New York (JFK), Orlando, Phoenix, San Jose, Washington (IAD).
Nov 1, 2014, 8:46 pm
#302
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: ORD
Programs: UA MM, AA PPro
Posts: 1,480
You won't be allowed past security unless your flight departs from T5. There are no Diners or PP Select lounges in ORD domestic terminals. United Club in T1 C concourse is a Priority Pass lounge, but Select members are not allowed.
Nov 1, 2014, 11:14 pm
#303
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: many
Posts: 1,437
I completed the survey as well. And 3days ago the new Ameriprise card options have been announced. PriorityPass isn't coming back. The $200 airline benefit may be better than their tiered current airline benefit?
"Hi pcharles,
Ameriprise Rewards is a unique program that rewards your entire relationship with us. Not only do you earn points for your everyday purchases with an Ameriprise Financial MasterCard® credit card – you also earn points for saving, investing and more.
Earn 1.50% cash back in a qualifying account or toward Ameriprise® Financial Planning Certificates and more.
Earn 25,000 Ameriprise Rewards points when you deposit $50,000 dollars into a qualifying account.
Receive up to $200 statement credit toward airline travel purchased each year with qualifying transactions.
You've already enrolled!"
"Hi pcharles,
Ameriprise Rewards is a unique program that rewards your entire relationship with us. Not only do you earn points for your everyday purchases with an Ameriprise Financial MasterCard® credit card – you also earn points for saving, investing and more.
Earn 1.50% cash back in a qualifying account or toward Ameriprise® Financial Planning Certificates and more.
Earn 25,000 Ameriprise Rewards points when you deposit $50,000 dollars into a qualifying account.
Receive up to $200 statement credit toward airline travel purchased each year with qualifying transactions.
You've already enrolled!"
Nov 2, 2014, 6:12 am
#304
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Boston, USA
Programs: AA EXP, TK Elite, HH Gold, SPG/Marriott Gold
Posts: 939
Weak..
I completed the survey as well. And 3days ago the new Ameriprise card options have been announced. PriorityPass isn't coming back. The $200 airline benefit may be better than their tiered current airline benefit?
"Hi pcharles,
Ameriprise Rewards is a unique program that rewards your entire relationship with us. Not only do you earn points for your everyday purchases with an Ameriprise Financial MasterCard® credit card – you also earn points for saving, investing and more.
Earn 1.50% cash back in a qualifying account or toward Ameriprise® Financial Planning Certificates and more.
Earn 25,000 Ameriprise Rewards points when you deposit $50,000 dollars into a qualifying account.
Receive up to $200 statement credit toward airline travel purchased each year with qualifying transactions.
You've already enrolled!"
"Hi pcharles,
Ameriprise Rewards is a unique program that rewards your entire relationship with us. Not only do you earn points for your everyday purchases with an Ameriprise Financial MasterCard® credit card – you also earn points for saving, investing and more.
Earn 1.50% cash back in a qualifying account or toward Ameriprise® Financial Planning Certificates and more.
Earn 25,000 Ameriprise Rewards points when you deposit $50,000 dollars into a qualifying account.
Receive up to $200 statement credit toward airline travel purchased each year with qualifying transactions.
You've already enrolled!"
I will cancel the card after 2015 when the PP benefits end !
F.A.
Dec 2, 2014, 9:58 pm
#305
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: LA area
Programs: SPG Plat, Priority Pass
Posts: 319
As Ameriprise comes to an end, we are looking at the US consumer Diners Club that was just relaunched. (We actually used to have Diners Club, but then dropped it to switch to Ameriprise.)
https://www.dinersclubus.com/home/consumer-cards
I am still wondering if I am reading it correctly, but from what I see:
* The basic Premier card has access to Diners Club lounges
* The lounges listed look to be exactly the same as Priority Pass Select (back when we had Diners Club previously, it seemed like they had a much shorter list)
* Annual fee is $95 and $35 for an additional card
* The card has Chip & PIN and Paypass
Is anyone else considering this as a replacement?
https://www.dinersclubus.com/home/consumer-cards
I am still wondering if I am reading it correctly, but from what I see:
* The basic Premier card has access to Diners Club lounges
* The lounges listed look to be exactly the same as Priority Pass Select (back when we had Diners Club previously, it seemed like they had a much shorter list)
* Annual fee is $95 and $35 for an additional card
* The card has Chip & PIN and Paypass
Is anyone else considering this as a replacement?
So far it looks to me like a worthwhile replacement for the Ameriprise PP, for my international travel.
Dec 3, 2014, 6:43 am
#306
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Montebello, CA, USA
Posts: 2,365
We are trying out Citi Prestige as a replacement. Coincidentally, we both have the Chase Presidential Plus credit cards, as we are both leisure travelers/lowly Silvers and the PDQ waiver saves us from losing status.
Since I now travel for my work and that is AA, we just got Citi Prestige since it gets me AA lounges as the primary and Priority Pass Select for both of us. $450 + $50, which is a lot (especially on top of the PP cards), but there is a $250 annual airline credit, which effectively makes it $250 total for the two of us. That $120 differential over DC seemed worth it to add the AA lounge access since I will be a lowly Gold on them as well.
We will try this for a year and see how it works out. We would have stuck with the DC plan for later this Spring, but the revised Prestige airline credit benefit seemed to make more sense, especially as we are hoping to double dip on the airline credit in our first year.
Since I now travel for my work and that is AA, we just got Citi Prestige since it gets me AA lounges as the primary and Priority Pass Select for both of us. $450 + $50, which is a lot (especially on top of the PP cards), but there is a $250 annual airline credit, which effectively makes it $250 total for the two of us. That $120 differential over DC seemed worth it to add the AA lounge access since I will be a lowly Gold on them as well.
We will try this for a year and see how it works out. We would have stuck with the DC plan for later this Spring, but the revised Prestige airline credit benefit seemed to make more sense, especially as we are hoping to double dip on the airline credit in our first year.
Dec 3, 2014, 9:30 pm
#307
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: LA area
Programs: SPG Plat, Priority Pass
Posts: 319
Thank you wcj1. This is a nice alternative. I might only use the AA lounges 1-2x a year. So I might still stick with Diners. But thank you for sharing your solution, it offers alot of lounge coverage.
Dec 5, 2014, 11:30 am
#309
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Not yet. Harris Bank stopped accepting Diners Club applications in mid-November due to technical problems with their system software. I would keep your current card until Diners comes back, and see if they tweak the card rewards or benefits.
Jan 31, 2015, 11:27 am
#310
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SEA (previous locations: DTW, TLV, EWR, BOS)
Programs: AS: 75K; DL/NW: Plat; DL SC: Lifetime; Hyatt: Diamond; HH: Gold; SPG: Plat;
Posts: 3,383
What has people's experience been with the $50 annual airline credit (which Ameriprise states is for "airline tickets, baggage fees, upgrades, in-flight purchases or lounge access")?
Have you been able to purchase a $50 gift card from the airline (say, DL) and get it reimbursed?
Have you been able to purchase a $50 gift card from the airline (say, DL) and get it reimbursed?
Jan 31, 2015, 1:46 pm
#311
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: SAN
Programs: PR Premier Elite
Posts: 1,950
What has people's experience been with the $50 annual airline credit (which Ameriprise states is for "airline tickets, baggage fees, upgrades, in-flight purchases or lounge access")?
Have you been able to purchase a $50 gift card from the airline (say, DL) and get it reimbursed?
Have you been able to purchase a $50 gift card from the airline (say, DL) and get it reimbursed?
Feb 1, 2015, 11:07 am
#312
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Montebello, CA, USA
Posts: 2,365
I bought a gift card from American on 1/26 and the airline travel credit posted 2 days later.
(This was not my original intention, but I forget to register first for the airline travel credit when I bought a plane ticket at the start of last month and I want to close my account this month.)
(This was not my original intention, but I forget to register first for the airline travel credit when I bought a plane ticket at the start of last month and I want to close my account this month.)
Feb 5, 2015, 9:20 pm
#314
Ambassador: Alaska Airlines
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: ANC, SAP
Programs: AS MVP Gold, Priority Pass
Posts: 1,863
Back again to see if any new news has surfaced to make this card a keeper. Unfortunately not - I had the Citi Prestige already prior to their introduction of Priority Pass, so that will be my replacement.
So long, Ameriprise.
PS...for those considering cancelling, don't forget to check your rewards points balance and cash it out...
So long, Ameriprise.
PS...for those considering cancelling, don't forget to check your rewards points balance and cash it out...
May 11, 2015, 10:39 am
#315
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SEA (previous locations: DTW, TLV, EWR, BOS)
Programs: AS: 75K; DL/NW: Plat; DL SC: Lifetime; Hyatt: Diamond; HH: Gold; SPG: Plat;
Posts: 3,383
Heard rumors this card will no longer offer Priority Pass in the future - any truth to that?