Does anyone know if the entrance fee of € 250,-- gets also deducted if you get referred in Austria like it's the case in Germany? (in addition to the 30000 MR after first usage of the card).

I checked on the AMEX Austria website but just found the 30000 MR and nothing mentioned about the deduction of the entrance fee

In addition i would be interested in the HHonors Gold which you get with AMEX Plat. as i'll have some stays at Hilton in near future - how long does it take to get HHonors Gold then?