Originally Posted by
Illinwu
I had similar experience before. What I learned after trial and error are: 1) any generic AMEX cards (not affiliated with a specific loyalty program) can refer to an affiliated AMEX card; but not the other way around; 2) depending on the card type, the referral bonus is different. Good luck!
Concur. I will refer from the card that has the highest bonus amount which seems to usually be the amex gold for me. Ie refer a brilliant from a brilliant earns 20k Marriott points whereas the gold to brilliant earns 30k MR. That’s a no brainer on which one I refer from.