Nov 4, 2013, 1:57 pm
Last edit by: Gajan
Between 1 September 2013 and 31 March 2018 the co-branded Gold & Platinum Flying Blue American Express cards also gave you Level Miles for purchases at AF/KL.
The Gold card will give you 1.5 Level Miles & Award Miles for AF/KL purchases; the Platinum card will give you 2 Level Miles & Award miles for AF/KL purchases.
As of 31 March 2018 the Flying Blue American Express co-cards give the main cardholder additional XP's when reaching the membership anniversary:
The Gold card will give you 1.5 Level Miles & Award Miles for AF/KL purchases; the Platinum card will give you 2 Level Miles & Award miles for AF/KL purchases.
As of 31 March 2018 the Flying Blue American Express co-cards give the main cardholder additional XP's when reaching the membership anniversary:
- Silver: 15XP;
- Gold: 30 XP
- Platinum: 60 XP
Co-branded American Express cards: France and the Netherlands
Feb 27, 2018, 6:49 pm
#226
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Paris, France
Programs: AF/KL Flying Blue Platinum for life/Club2000 Ultimate, Accor ALL Diamond
Posts: 21,938
I just got an email that this benefit is ending on April 23rd.
Nous vous informons que le programme d’avantages Fnac – American Express et les différents bénéfices associés prendront fin le 23 avril 2018 (barème de Miles ou de points Membership Rewards® spécifique sur les achats Fnac, bonus supplémentaire de 5% crédité sur le compte fidélité sous réserve de conditions, la carte adhérent Fnac One offerte).
Nous vous informons que le programme d’avantages Fnac – American Express et les différents bénéfices associés prendront fin le 23 avril 2018 (barème de Miles ou de points Membership Rewards® spécifique sur les achats Fnac, bonus supplémentaire de 5% crédité sur le compte fidélité sous réserve de conditions, la carte adhérent Fnac One offerte).
Feb 28, 2018, 12:12 am
#227
Join Date: Sep 2016
Programs: Flying Blue, Accor Le Club, Hilton HHonors, Hertz Gold Plus, Avis Preferred
Posts: 477
I'm considering switching from the amex AF platinum to the standard Amex Platinum. Benefits of the AF branded one are getting weaker and weaker...
Feb 28, 2018, 2:29 am
#228
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Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
Posts: 34,339
Mar 1, 2018, 2:35 am
#229
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum | Shangri La Jade |Hilton Gold | Marriott Gold | WY gold |
Posts: 106
To add insult to injury, KLM in The Netherlands has just significantly increased the fee they charge for their own co-branded card. What remains is an expensive INSURANCE card, because in the AMEX world the card is not recognised as AMEX Platinum; it's more like AMEX Blue with insurance..
I have been told (and thus i may be wrong) that the large difference in fee between gold and platina, is caused by the comprehensive car rental insurance. However, in the new FlyingBlue Reinvented scheme, the differences in Experience points earned with gold/platinum are minimal.
Having said that, I do find the service from AMEX very good and also claiming mishaps from insurance is easy and claims are processed quickly.
How much i would love to see a good review of travel insurance available for frequent flyers.
Mar 1, 2018, 2:40 am
#230
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: mostly not far from AMS, otherwise NUE
Programs: FB Silver, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,381
What's even worse is that AMEX is the only non-business credit card that KLM charge their fee for at this point. Can't wait to get rid of mine after several years.
Mar 1, 2018, 5:00 am
#232
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Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
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I said some cases. One case is where the two do not travel together. Another case is where the couple have two children, and thus can each "guest" a child into the lounge. There are other cases. I'm Plat for Life, which means that as long as I keep paying the annual fee for the FB Platinum Amex, I can gift Platinum status to someone. It has value for me. Plus the miles. We have yet to see what the practical result of the new program is on award tickets, as each of us may have different patterns to our reward purchases. I'll wait and see.
Mar 1, 2018, 5:24 am
#233
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: London, UK and Southern France
Posts: 18,364
International fora like FT are not the best for comparing those kinds of things. National consumer rights-oriented websites tend to be a bit better at providing meaningful comparisons between insurance products.
Mar 7, 2018, 6:26 am
#234
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Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: Seat 1A, Juice pretty much everywhere, Mucci des Coins Exotiques
Posts: 34,339
I just got an email that this benefit is ending on April 23rd.
Nous vous informons que le programme d’avantages Fnac – American Express et les différents bénéfices associés prendront fin le 23 avril 2018 (barème de Miles ou de points Membership Rewards® spécifique sur les achats Fnac, bonus supplémentaire de 5% crédité sur le compte fidélité sous réserve de conditions, la carte adhérent Fnac One offerte).
Nous vous informons que le programme d’avantages Fnac – American Express et les différents bénéfices associés prendront fin le 23 avril 2018 (barème de Miles ou de points Membership Rewards® spécifique sur les achats Fnac, bonus supplémentaire de 5% crédité sur le compte fidélité sous réserve de conditions, la carte adhérent Fnac One offerte).
Nous vous informons que le programme commun d'avantages Fnac-American Express prendra fin le 23 avril 2018. Dans ce contexte, afin de vous remercier de votre fidélité, la Fnac a le plaisir de vous proposer la carte Fnac + gratuitement pour une durée d'un an*.
Mar 8, 2018, 1:18 am
#235
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum | Shangri La Jade |Hilton Gold | Marriott Gold | WY gold |
Posts: 106
I got another email today from FNAC that says I have the option of keeping the card for an extra year for free.
Nous vous informons que le programme commun d'avantages Fnac-American Express prendra fin le 23 avril 2018. Dans ce contexte, afin de vous remercier de votre fidélité, la Fnac a le plaisir de vous proposer la carte Fnac + gratuitement pour une durée d'un an*.
Nous vous informons que le programme commun d'avantages Fnac-American Express prendra fin le 23 avril 2018. Dans ce contexte, afin de vous remercier de votre fidélité, la Fnac a le plaisir de vous proposer la carte Fnac + gratuitement pour une durée d'un an*.
Mar 8, 2018, 1:23 am
#236
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum | Shangri La Jade |Hilton Gold | Marriott Gold | WY gold |
Posts: 106
Mar 8, 2018, 3:31 am
#237
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: UK/FR
Programs: FlyingBlue Platinum, Hertz PC
Posts: 886
I got another email today from FNAC that says I have the option of keeping the card for an extra year for free.
Nous vous informons que le programme commun d'avantages Fnac-American Express prendra fin le 23 avril 2018. Dans ce contexte, afin de vous remercier de votre fidélité, la Fnac a le plaisir de vous proposer la carte Fnac + gratuitement pour une durée d'un an*.
Nous vous informons que le programme commun d'avantages Fnac-American Express prendra fin le 23 avril 2018. Dans ce contexte, afin de vous remercier de votre fidélité, la Fnac a le plaisir de vous proposer la carte Fnac + gratuitement pour une durée d'un an*.
Nous vous informons que le programme commun d'avantages Fnac-American Express prendra fin le 23 avril 2018. Cependant, afin de vous remercier de votre fidélité, la Fnac souhaite vous faire bénéficier du statut One de manière permanente.
Mar 8, 2018, 10:01 pm
#238
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Flying Blue Platinum, JetBlue Mosaic, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska MVP Gold.
Posts: 1,962
Cancelling my AFKL Platinum after years of low six figure annual spend. Screw this.
Mar 10, 2018, 6:42 am
#239
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: AMS
Programs: Hilton Diamond, FB Plat
Posts: 312
Honestly, what is left in the AFKL platinum amex card that makes it worth 600 euros compared to a regular AMEX plat?
AFKL AMEX PLAT:
60 XP a year (1 international business class roundtrip basically)
Platinum for 2 if you are plat member
annnddd... I'm drawing blanks from here honestly.
The regular amex plat is 100 euro's more expensive, but you still get 1.5 amex points per Euro spent, which you can credit 1:1 towards AFKL miles OR any other program (clear flexibility benefit there), so the award miles earning isn't an incentive here now that level miles are gone.
Added to that, regular AMEX PLAT also gets you priority pass lounge access, which isn't even in the airline-based card.
Time to do a switch I guess
AFKL AMEX PLAT:
60 XP a year (1 international business class roundtrip basically)
Platinum for 2 if you are plat member
annnddd... I'm drawing blanks from here honestly.
The regular amex plat is 100 euro's more expensive, but you still get 1.5 amex points per Euro spent, which you can credit 1:1 towards AFKL miles OR any other program (clear flexibility benefit there), so the award miles earning isn't an incentive here now that level miles are gone.
Added to that, regular AMEX PLAT also gets you priority pass lounge access, which isn't even in the airline-based card.
Time to do a switch I guess
Mar 10, 2018, 6:48 am
#240
Moderator: Aegean Miles+Bonus
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: AMS / ATH
Programs: AFKL Plat, A3 Gold
Posts: 7,342
I thought that the transfer of amex points to FB was done at a 5:4 ratio?
In the end it much depends on one's requirement. If you are struggling to keep your status an FB Amex card could be a great way to get extra segments. If that is not a concern the normal card has quite a few advantages, like the Priority pass benefit.
In the end it much depends on one's requirement. If you are struggling to keep your status an FB Amex card could be a great way to get extra segments. If that is not a concern the normal card has quite a few advantages, like the Priority pass benefit.