AMEX cancels companion ticket benefit for DL Gold AMEX card
Mar 19, 2013, 9:57 am
#61
Join Date: Mar 2005
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FWIW, I signed up for the gold card last March and called this past Sunday to upgrade to the platinum card. I was offered 5k bonus & 5k MQM with first purchase on new card, confirmed that I would still receive my $99 companion cert from my gold card (as my effective date was last March), next year I will get the platinum companion cert, and that all spending on the gold card this year would go towards my platinum spending (thus towards the platinum MQM bonus). Today I noticed my AMEX account has been changed to platinum and I also received the $99 companion cert via email. So far so good.
Mar 19, 2013, 10:38 am
#62
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As was mentioned, in the 2nd post of this thread, if you were paying $99 annual Gold renewal and $99 to use your cert, that's on you. Whereas paying ~$150 got you the Platinum card, with *free* companion cert...and MQMs.
Mar 19, 2013, 12:27 pm
#63
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Originally Posted by jtrue28:20446310
As was mentioned, in the 2nd post of this thread, if you were paying $99 annual Gold renewal and $99 to use your cert, that's on you. Whereas paying ~$150 got you the Platinum card, with *free* companion cert...and MQMs.
Which is why the recent discussion is about upgrading to plat after the first year. With the $99 cert, gold makes sense the first year bc the AF is waived (though admittedly, still no MQMs) .
Mar 19, 2013, 12:49 pm
#64
Join Date: May 2007
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When I did the upgrade, my spending did not convert over.
I was close to the spending threshold, did the upgrade with the understanding my platinum spending would start at where I left gold, but when I hit 25K, it never materialized.
Keep checking and YMMV.
Good luck.
I was close to the spending threshold, did the upgrade with the understanding my platinum spending would start at where I left gold, but when I hit 25K, it never materialized.
Keep checking and YMMV.
Good luck.
Mar 20, 2013, 8:49 am
#65
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Because in the past, (before they ditched the Gold certs) when you "upgraded" to Platinum, you would still get the Gold cert, until you had been a Platinum member for 1 year. I upgraded my Platinum card to the Reserve, but had to wait until the renewal for the Reserve before I got that comp. cert.
Mar 22, 2013, 1:40 pm
#66
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Because in the past, (before they ditched the Gold certs) when you "upgraded" to Platinum, you would still get the Gold cert, until you had been a Platinum member for 1 year. I upgraded my Platinum card to the Reserve, but had to wait until the renewal for the Reserve before I got that comp. cert.
I agree with you that without the $99 certificate, the Gold card is pretty worthless now, except maybe for kettles who are flying a family somewhere and want a bunch of checked bags for free.
With the $99 certificate, which some folks are still getting as they reach their first renewal/AF date, it's still only worth it for the first year when the AF is waived ($0 initial AF + $99 cert + $95 renewal AF < $150 initial AF + $0 cert + $150 renewal AF).
Jun 25, 2013, 7:55 pm
#68
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Western NY
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Mine just issued and is good until June 2014 - but it's the only one I'll get on my DL Gold AmEx. I don't find the terms to be that restrictive on use, so I think I'll be able to get some value out of it.
Jun 26, 2013, 3:55 pm
#69
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MEM
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When did you get your Gold AmEx card? I got mine in August 2013 and am wondering if I made the cut-off for a $99 companion cert
Jun 26, 2013, 4:39 pm
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Assuming you meant 8/2012, I think you should be good. IIRC, if you obtained the card before January 2013, you're entitled to one $99 companion cert on your first anniversary, and then that's it.
I got my Gold in spring of 2012, got the cert the same month in 2013, burned it and immediately upgraded to the Plat DL card. CSR confirmed via SM that I'll get the free plat cert same time next spring.
Jun 27, 2013, 2:19 pm
#71
Join Date: Aug 2012
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Impressive. There should definitely be a market for time travel technology.
Assuming you meant 8/2012, I think you should be good. IIRC, if you obtained the card before January 2013, you're entitled to one $99 companion cert on your first anniversary, and then that's it.
I got my Gold in spring of 2012, got the cert the same month in 2013, burned it and immediately upgraded to the Plat DL card. CSR confirmed via SM that I'll get the free plat cert same time next spring.
Assuming you meant 8/2012, I think you should be good. IIRC, if you obtained the card before January 2013, you're entitled to one $99 companion cert on your first anniversary, and then that's it.
I got my Gold in spring of 2012, got the cert the same month in 2013, burned it and immediately upgraded to the Plat DL card. CSR confirmed via SM that I'll get the free plat cert same time next spring.