Originally Posted by
PointWeasel
Just today I am once again looking at the ACA properties and on fairmont.com I am seeing rates of over 2K MXN when on expedia.mx they are offering 1K MXN (98 USD roughly). Last year, I had to call and call back and it took 24 hours for them to come through with a match - which they did, but still, quite the hassle.
While I will jump thru some hoops to requalify for Platinum again next year, it could be a bit more streamlined.
Funny, I was just looking at, and wondering the same thing. I have to be in MEX early in January, and was going to bring my family with me and go to Acapulco for a week. Expedia has the properties for almost half the price as fairmont.com.
My dilemmma is: book through Fairmont directly and qualify for Platinum (thanks to the Canadian Amex PLAT5 promo) straight-away; or book through Expedia and save a significant amount (2 rooms x 6 nights), since I understand that bookings made through Expedia do not qualify for Amex's PLAT5.
I'm going to call Fairmont tonight to see if they'll match the Expedia rates.