Originally Posted by
helvetic
How long does an upgrade to Aspire take? I just processed mine and got the approved message, despite not being offered any points — but I want to use the 2018 travel credit before the new year.
Keep checking Amex online, and when you see it say "Aspire" online, you can hopefully then select your airline at that point and then make the travel credit purchase the next day.
But beware, people who've made the airline choice on the same they made the purchase have in many cases never received the credit. It's thus safest to wait at least a full day after selecting your airline before making the purchase.
So if you haven't already selected the airline, I think you have to today if you plan to make the purchase tomorrow.
But hopefully you figured this out already, because your post that I'm replying to was about 6 days ago.