Originally Posted by
cfelbab
Does anybody know if you get a companion ticket certificate the FIRST year when you open the account or do you have to wait for the first RENEWAL to get one? I recently opened a new AMEX Reserve account and was expecting to get a certificate but have not received on so far. Is that because I won't get one until next year or is there some other problem I need to try to sort out?
You get your first companion cert at your first renewal/second AF - I think the idea is to keep you on the card for a second year instead of just cancelling it once you have the SUB.