Originally Posted by
iahphx
Any answer on this, and is there no master thread discussing use of the $200 credit? I've seen a few blog posts that explain the credit, but there are a few important issues that don't seem to be covered.
As I understand it, the $200 credit is by annual year. So if I now book a hotel for February, and pay for it now, I assume it counts towards this year's credit. And I'll get credit issued almost immediately. Correct? But what happens if my plans change? And does it matter if they don't change until next year (like in January?)
And do we have any idea what happens if you use the credit, cancel, and don't rebook? I assume AMEX could/would claw that back?
1) The amex credit applies for when the reservation is paid. As it only works for prepaid bookings, all that matters is the year you made the prepaid booking. Ie a prepaid booking in August 2021 for a stay in March 2022 will count toward your 2021 booking
2) Cancelled bookings are clawed back automatically. However, RE-bookings will also have the $200 credit applied automatically