Velocity Platinum American Express Card: Bonus 110000 points offer
Oct 12, 2015, 3:47 pm
#31
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: BNE, 73H Seat 13A
Programs: QF Silver
Posts: 297
That is for USA cards to be fair. Not sure if it applies to Australia AMEX. I got a US bonus and just recently my Australia bonus without cancelling the US card, so there is some separation there. The T&Cs for the Australian card say you can't have an Australian issued AMEX.
Oct 13, 2015, 11:03 pm
#32
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: QR/AC Gold, VA Silver, IHG Plat, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 1,581
Agreed, the free flight routes are pretty limited. Still worth the annual fee probably, but only if you need to go there anyway.
The sign-up bonus is where the real worth is.
That is for USA cards to be fair. Not sure if it applies to Australia AMEX. I got a US bonus and just recently my Australia bonus without cancelling the US card, so there is some separation there. The T&Cs for the Australian card say you can't have an Australian issued AMEX.
The sign-up bonus is where the real worth is.
That is for USA cards to be fair. Not sure if it applies to Australia AMEX. I got a US bonus and just recently my Australia bonus without cancelling the US card, so there is some separation there. The T&Cs for the Australian card say you can't have an Australian issued AMEX.
Oct 14, 2015, 4:56 am
#33
Join Date: May 2006
Location: GA
Programs: VA-PLT, QF-GLD, DL-GM, UA-ex1K, AA-exPLT, HH-DM, IHG-PLT, MR-GLD
Posts: 8,242
Right now Australian Amex does not have this rule at all. Even though in their T&Cs it stated that the bonus points does not apply to existing card holders, from my (and my friends') experience, we still get all the bonus points even if we are existing card holders. I guess Amex wants to grow market share in Australia.
If Amex was doing that to grow market share in Australia, they wouldn't put clear rules in the T&Cs that state they do not allow it!
Your friends got lucky; every situation is a bit different but it is not guaranteed that everyone gets this bonus. You should not portray it this way. The terms are clear, it is not allowed for current AU Amex holders and anyone that fits this criteria and is applying expecting a bonus does so at their own risk.
Nov 7, 2015, 8:18 pm
#34
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Detroit, MI
Programs: Delta DM-2MM,VAus VIP,, MR/Bonvoy LT Platinum, AA Ex Plat,LH FT, HH,hyatt, Accor Gold
Posts: 138
Well, I did not get approved until October 30. What bonus can I expect, still the 110?
Nov 8, 2015, 2:40 am
#35
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: QR/AC Gold, VA Silver, IHG Plat, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 1,581
Nov 13, 2015, 5:33 pm
#36
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Detroit, MI
Programs: Delta DM-2MM,VAus VIP,, MR/Bonvoy LT Platinum, AA Ex Plat,LH FT, HH,hyatt, Accor Gold
Posts: 138
Thanks again