Unspecified new benefits for USA AMEX personal Platinum coming Spring 2015?
Jan 30, 2015, 12:52 pm
#34
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Denver, Colorado
Programs: Marriott Platium. Hyatt Globlist. United Member. WN A-list w/CP. Frontier Elite 100K.
Posts: 358
The new SPG benefit is not tied to Amex SPG Card. The timing is about the same. Here is link to SPG benefit page.
www.spg.com/P50
www.spg.com/P50
Jan 30, 2015, 4:21 pm
#35
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,043
We are really going to do this until spring, aren't we 
Thought: what if we just waited until they announce an actual change? This would have the fascinating benefit of not guessing.
Crazy, I know...
Regards
Thought: what if we just waited until they announce an actual change? This would have the fascinating benefit of not guessing.
Crazy, I know...
Regards
Jan 30, 2015, 4:29 pm
#36
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 587
This would have been great a year ago, but Citi Prestige beat AMEX to the punch, IMHO with a similar rewards earning scheme.
I think Gogo Wifi Passes, Free Supplementary Cards, and $250 annual any airline charge credit on top of the PRG benefits would put it over the top, but this might be asking for too much from AMEX.
I think Gogo Wifi Passes, Free Supplementary Cards, and $250 annual any airline charge credit on top of the PRG benefits would put it over the top, but this might be asking for too much from AMEX.
Jan 30, 2015, 7:56 pm
#37
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 4,219
From a business perspective, if they added the PRG earnings structure, I would think that Amex would lose some $$$ in annual fees. I keep both the plat and PRG specifically because I spend a lot on airfare, gas and groceries. So I would clearly close the PRG if they did that.
Last edited by United747; Jan 30, 2015 at 11:45 pm Reason: typo
Jan 30, 2015, 8:06 pm
#38
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: NYC
Posts: 581
That takes away all of the fun!
From a business perspective, if they added the PRG earnings structure, I would thing that Amex would lose some $$$ in annual fees. I keep both the plat and PRG specifically because I spend a lot on airfare, gas and groceries. So I would clearly close the PRG if they did that.
From a business perspective, if they added the PRG earnings structure, I would thing that Amex would lose some $$$ in annual fees. I keep both the plat and PRG specifically because I spend a lot on airfare, gas and groceries. So I would clearly close the PRG if they did that.
Jan 30, 2015, 9:58 pm
#39
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Geneva, Dubai, Paris
Programs: Disillusioned Cent
Posts: 1,880
Jan 31, 2015, 12:56 am
#40
formerly known as s2kdriver80
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Long Island, New York, USA (JFK <--> OTP)
Programs: Delta SkyMiles, SPG, Marriott Rewards, Amex MR, Chase UR
Posts: 317
This would have been great a year ago, but Citi Prestige beat AMEX to the punch, IMHO with a similar rewards earning scheme.
I think Gogo Wifi Passes, Free Supplementary Cards, and $250 annual any airline charge credit on top of the PRG benefits would put it over the top, but this might be asking for too much from AMEX.
I think Gogo Wifi Passes, Free Supplementary Cards, and $250 annual any airline charge credit on top of the PRG benefits would put it over the top, but this might be asking for too much from AMEX.
Feb 1, 2015, 1:14 am
#41
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Jose Cuervo Gold, Bud Light Platinum, Schwab 401K, VW Bug 2MM
Posts: 1,101
Feb 1, 2015, 8:52 pm
#43
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: Jose Cuervo Gold, Bud Light Platinum, Schwab 401K, VW Bug 2MM
Posts: 1,101
while I agree that hilton gold would be nice (far better than SPG gold for sure), its so easy to obtain with a CC for a small annual fee that I'd rather have something else. I agree something airline oriented would be nice to make up for the death by a thousand cuts we've been experiencing. Something that gives us an alliance tier would be nice.
Feb 8, 2015, 2:06 pm
#44
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 309
The latest Amex conference call had reference to Delta and Starwood.
"In this context, we were also pleased to recently renew our long-term relationship with Starwood, as with Delta, we believe that this relationship provides attractive value for card members and opportunities for growth going forward."
"In this context, we were also pleased to recently renew our long-term relationship with Starwood, as with Delta, we believe that this relationship provides attractive value for card members and opportunities for growth going forward."
Feb 8, 2015, 2:49 pm
#45
Join Date: Jan 2015
Programs: Marriott Titanium and LTP, Hilton Gold, United Silver
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