Originally Posted by
joe_miami
....Amex, incredibly, is still allowing people to sign up for the “regular” Platinum for a bonus of up to 100,000 points, then cancel that one after a year and apply for a Schwab Platinum, with another bonus, and then a Business Platinum, etc. ....
Six months is too soon to know, but it looks as if the most recent anti-churning policy will make this less common. We are seeing complaints that the policy is
too strict, or surely shouldn't apply to me:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...ne-2018-a.html
American Express is coping with two mundane problems. Churning is a challenge for many service businesses, in particular those that offer new customer discounts or bonuses. Peak demand spiking well above average demand at lounges is common for infrastructure-based services. Neither of these is a novel issue. There's plenty of expertise available to address both, in addition to the free advice on Flyertalk.