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Old May 25, 2012, 8:33 pm
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beep88
 
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Originally Posted by wpj
new benefits:

-Complimentary enrollment in Priority Pass Worldwide (I think we already had this)
What you currently have is the "Standard" tier (retails for $99), each visit costs 27USD.

The new version is "Prestige" tier (retails for $399), you and 1 guest can visit for free, as per the AMEX brochure.


Originally Posted by mars1982
Marco Polo Gold would be good if made permanent, but even then, it is not the most useful for many Canadians.
As permanent as it gets. No longer says "for 1 year" and it's listed in the same table as other lounge access privileges. Unless you only fly AC and use smaller Canadian airports, I think it is better than AC's MLL.

Originally Posted by BearSmart
Humm ... does it mean the $200 credit will be available to us in June?
Yes.

"For new travel booked after the effective date mentioned in the enclosed letter, be sure to use Platinum Card Travel Service and ask the travel representative to redeem your credit towards your travel. The Annual Travel Credit renews every January so, starting in 2013, you will be able to take advantage of it for any new travel booked that year."

Also once it's applied to a booking, it's gone for the year and if you decide to cancel the booking, you don't get the re-use the credit within the calendar year.

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