Originally Posted by ThreeA4Me (Post 19620139)

I have 3700 biz extra points and 2100 are expiring Dec 2012 --

what's the best redemption for this? Thinking Admirals Club membership -- do I have enough for a month or a year? Or can I simply buy 8 day passes at 300 miles each?

Originally Posted by gemac (Post 19620165)

Seriously, dude, have you even looked at the awards available and the points they cost?

Originally Posted by ThreeA4Me (Post 19621720)

I have and they are confusing, dude.

Thought I could get someone such as yourself, whom I would describe as an expert, to give me some advice. The time it took you to reply could have been used to offer some advice which, if you wouldn't mind, I'd still like to have for my expiring points.

Originally Posted by CanesLawMarty (Post 19708665)

Just signed on to check my account and saw this so does not appear targeted...if anyone can find any decent I fares, let me know as this could be especially lucrative on many levels. Not only are 5,000 BE points quite valuable, but the opportunity to stack with the current 2x promo through the end of the year, as well as the 15K, 35K, 50K incremental RDM bonus through end of January makes this quite an interesting proposition for some.

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Originally Posted by Upgraded! (Post 19712233)

Does anyone here have the Business ExtrAA Amex Platinum corporate card? I saw a sign about it in the LGA AC last night and was curious about a couple of things:

1. How many BE points does one earn per dollar spent?

2. Is there any earning of AAdvantage miles with the card (I didn't see anything suggesting there was, but wanted to make sure)?

3. How does the service from the Amex reps/concierge compare to the regular Amex Plat charge card?

The card may be found here:

http://corp.americanexpress.com/gcs/...x.aspx?src=859

I've gone through the information on that site but haven't found answers to the above questions yet.

Originally Posted by nall (Post 19713812)

So what's the procedure for a BE upgrade certificate you've been mailed?

Originally Posted by dstan (Post 19719320)

Call to redeem, just as you would call for an AAward Upgrade with miles+copay, and subject to A or C availability. You will be asked to provide the certificate numbers. Then, when you check in, be sure that you have the hard copy certificates with you - they will be stapled to your tickets and surrendered at the gate.

Originally Posted by billgrates3 (Post 19720322)

I've never had to provide the cert numbers, just the expiration date.... but you definitely need to have the paper hard copy cert with you when you checkin.

Originally Posted by fmkgb (Post 19760930)

I have a BX1A award which will expire next week. I have been trying to use it but can never find availability to places I might want to travel. Anyone had luck redepositing this award back into Business Extra account or any suggestions how I might extend the timing? (I redeemed the award a year ago and have until next week to turn it into a ticket.
thanks.

Originally Posted by imapilotaz (Post 19694101)

All you do is call the BE customer service and they will add your BE number to your PNR(s) assuming you havent flown yet. Before I added my BE to my profile, I always forgot. Regular AA res agents cannot add BE numbers to PNRs. Keep in mind BE customer service is just 8-5 M-F. But you will not have points post from December flights until mid-January.

Originally Posted by DeltaFlyingProf (Post 19778119)

I did email the BE customer service and they did email me back very quickly, saying that the BE number was added.
I see that right now my account shows point earned until 10/31. When should I expect tickets flown before 11/30 (last one was flown 11/28) show up on the account? If they do show up by mid December, then I will have all the points I need.

Originally Posted by imapilotaz (Post 19694101)

Regular AA res agents cannot add BE numbers to PNRs.

Originally Posted by GB (Post 19778180)

Business Extraa typically posts miles very slowly. They generally post one time per month but it depends on the cut off date for activity.

Originally Posted by fmkgb (Post 19760930)

I have a BX1A award which will expire next week. I have been trying to use it but can never find availability to places I might want to travel. Anyone had luck redepositing this award back into Business Extra account or any suggestions how I might extend the timing? (I redeemed the award a year ago and have until next week to turn it into a ticket.
thanks.