Best Credit Card to Accumulate ROP Miles
Jan 26, 2011, 10:04 pm
#16
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: BKK
Programs: ROP/G, *G, IHG Ambassador, HHonors G, 1865 Voyager, MP Gold
Posts: 43
Speaking from my own experience (having the KTC ROP WorldMC, Amex ROP Plat, and Amex Plat Charge Card), KTC & Amex ROP are the two better choices for ROP miles. Purely on generic spending, KTC is best as it is THB20/ROP Miles, whereas Amex ROP is THB25/Amex (with potential 25% bonus as others have mentioned earlier). However, both periodically offers special campaigns on bonus miles based on spending targets. Lastly, for Amex ROP, you get double miles for bookings made on TG website.
Jan 26, 2011, 11:30 pm
#17
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: BKK
Programs: AMEXROP, TG Gold, BAEC Gold, BD gold
Posts: 356
Important for AmexThai card is that you only need half the miles to get Thai Gold Card, if you do not already have one.
If you buy biz or F ticket you can then redeem another on the same flights for 50% of miles.
If you buy biz or F ticket you can then redeem another on the same flights for 50% of miles.
Jan 27, 2011, 5:17 pm
#19
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: BKK
Programs: AMEXROP, TG Gold, BAEC Gold, BD gold
Posts: 356
Give it a go.
Feb 11, 2011, 9:46 am
#20
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 11
Just to let you guys know got my AMEX thai plat card today, bkkman is spot on service was great, rep showed up at my office, took care of all docs and a little over a week later the card showed up!
also promotion now is pretty good, you can get a little over 10k miles without doing much at all in the first few months.
also promotion now is pretty good, you can get a little over 10k miles without doing much at all in the first few months.
Feb 11, 2011, 7:07 pm
#21
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: BKK
Programs: AMEXROP, TG Gold, BAEC Gold, BD gold
Posts: 356
Just to let you guys know got my AMEX thai plat card today, bkkman is spot on service was great, rep showed up at my office, took care of all docs and a little over a week later the card showed up!
also promotion now is pretty good, you can get a little over 10k miles without doing much at all in the first few months.
also promotion now is pretty good, you can get a little over 10k miles without doing much at all in the first few months.
Also shows that there are some companies offering fantastic international standards of customer service here in Thailand and a great opportunity for other companies here, to embrace and inturn enjoy increased customer satisfaction and more importantly sales.
I see many companies, locally, spending big budgets on outdated marketing ideas and practices but giving big money to their cronies based on anything but performance. Sorry for the rant but it is true.
Feb 17, 2011, 12:59 pm
#22
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: BKK
Programs: LH M&M (SEN); TG ROP GOLD
Posts: 72
Can you elaborate on how to achieve ROP Gold with half the miles with the TG AMEX please?
Feb 17, 2011, 7:00 pm
#23
Join Date: Feb 2011
Programs: TG ROP Silver, UA M+ Prmier
Posts: 26
All of the three credit card above have their pro's and con's
If you are financially suitable for 3++ Credit card, why not just own all of them?
Rabbz_Staralliance
Start from ROP, switch to UAMP, now flying the NH's newest seat on 767 and 77W!
If you are financially suitable for 3++ Credit card, why not just own all of them?
Rabbz_Staralliance
Start from ROP, switch to UAMP, now flying the NH's newest seat on 767 and 77W!
Feb 17, 2011, 7:05 pm
#24
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: BKK
Programs: AMEXROP, TG Gold, BAEC Gold, BD gold
Posts: 356
Amex Platinum offers Gold Card status for 25,000 qualifying miles in the first 12 months of membership.
It is a one off deal and is only available to new members for that first 12 months in which you need to fly 25,000 qualifying miles rather than the ususal 50,000,so a great deal if you dont have Gold Satus.
Feb 17, 2011, 10:09 pm
#25
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: BKK
Programs: TG ROP Gold
Posts: 243
Yes sure.
Amex Platinum offers Gold Card status for 25,000 qualifying miles in the first 12 months of membership.
It is a one off deal and is only available to new members for that first 12 months in which you need to fly 25,000 qualifying miles rather than the ususal 50,000,so a great deal if you dont have Gold Satus.
Amex Platinum offers Gold Card status for 25,000 qualifying miles in the first 12 months of membership.
It is a one off deal and is only available to new members for that first 12 months in which you need to fly 25,000 qualifying miles rather than the ususal 50,000,so a great deal if you dont have Gold Satus.
Feb 18, 2011, 12:21 am
#26
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Bangkok, San Francisco
Posts: 721
here is a summary of Thai Airways American Express Platinum card
(does "tongfah" mean "platinum" or "lt blue or sky gold"?)
http://www.americanexpress.com/thail.../benefit.shtml
(does "tongfah" mean "platinum" or "lt blue or sky gold"?)
http://www.americanexpress.com/thail.../benefit.shtml
Sep 6, 2012, 11:39 pm
#27
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Honolulu, HI, USA
Posts: 260
KTC-ROP no longer do the 1:1 transfer.
I think there is no new KTC-ROP card issued anymore.
The deal has ended.
All KTC cards can do the normal 2 points to 1 mile transfer.
Really sad, as KTC is a free card (no fee).
I think there is no new KTC-ROP card issued anymore.
The deal has ended.
All KTC cards can do the normal 2 points to 1 mile transfer.
Really sad, as KTC is a free card (no fee).
Oct 28, 2012, 7:12 am
#28
Join Date: May 2009
Location: BKK
Programs: SPG, MR, Aeroplan, UAMP, BAEC
Posts: 168
Citibank ROP Preferred
Newly launched Citibank ROP Preferred
http://www.citibank.co.th/en/credit-...de=THECCWAB9LM
http://www.citibank.co.th/global_doc..._121018_en.pdf
http://www.citibank.co.th/en/credit-...de=THECCWAB9LM
http://www.citibank.co.th/global_doc..._121018_en.pdf
Oct 29, 2012, 2:38 am
#29
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: BKK
Programs: AMEXROP, TG Gold, BAEC Gold, BD gold
Posts: 356
Newly launched Citibank ROP Preferred
http://www.citibank.co.th/en/credit-...de=THECCWAB9LM
http://www.citibank.co.th/global_doc..._121018_en.pdf
http://www.citibank.co.th/en/credit-...de=THECCWAB9LM
http://www.citibank.co.th/global_doc..._121018_en.pdf
I have the Citibank ROP Platinum card but this looks even better.