Unspecified new benefits for USA AMEX personal Platinum coming Spring 2015?
Feb 16, 2015, 11:42 am
#76
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Discussion of new GoGo Internet benefit is here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...-per-year.html
Discussion of Roadside Assistance:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ssistance.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...-per-year.html
Discussion of Roadside Assistance:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ssistance.html
Feb 16, 2015, 12:38 pm
#77
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: NB, Canada
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In fact, everyone should always cancel the card every year. And here is why?
The first year you have the card, you can double dip on the calendar $200 airline award. After the first year, you cannot. So rather than keep the card and only get the $200, you should cancel. And then re-open in a month, and again double dip the $200 airline bonus. Eventhough you won't get any more MR points, you're still getting $200 x 2.
Many posts here show people risk having it clawed back (rightly), so AMEX is not going to let people stop/start endlessly.
Feb 16, 2015, 1:02 pm
#78
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Feb 16, 2015, 4:56 pm
#80
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: United States
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The once in a lifetime signup bonus has no bearing on the decision to cancel.
In fact, everyone should always cancel the card every year. And here is why?
The first year you have the card, you can double dip on the calendar $200 airline award. After the first year, you cannot. So rather than keep the card and only get the $200, you should cancel. And then re-open in a month, and again double dip the $200 airline bonus. Eventhough you won't get any more MR points, you're still getting $200 x 2.
In fact, everyone should always cancel the card every year. And here is why?
The first year you have the card, you can double dip on the calendar $200 airline award. After the first year, you cannot. So rather than keep the card and only get the $200, you should cancel. And then re-open in a month, and again double dip the $200 airline bonus. Eventhough you won't get any more MR points, you're still getting $200 x 2.
Mar 28, 2015, 7:08 am
#82
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
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Some FT members have alluded to new benefits for Platinum perhaps in June. Has anyone heard any details on this? We've gotten the particulars of changes to other cards, i.e. PRG and of changes to MR all taking place in June. So, I wonder if the news about Plat changes is just rumors.
Mar 28, 2015, 9:15 am
#83
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: AUS
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Some FT members have alluded to new benefits for Platinum perhaps in June. Has anyone heard any details on this? We've gotten the particulars of changes to other cards, i.e. PRG and of changes to MR all taking place in June. So, I wonder if the news about Plat changes is just rumors.
Apr 10, 2015, 7:50 am
#86
Join Date: Aug 2012
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So............ anyone hear anything?
Other than change in redemptions discussed here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...n-chart-2.html
And Gogo on the Biz card, and loss of 20% back on redemptions.... anything? I've seen the PRG changes and was hoping that would lead to Platinum earnings changes... but.... nothing so far....
Other than change in redemptions discussed here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...n-chart-2.html
And Gogo on the Biz card, and loss of 20% back on redemptions.... anything? I've seen the PRG changes and was hoping that would lead to Platinum earnings changes... but.... nothing so far....
Apr 10, 2015, 2:52 pm
#88
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Apr 20, 2015, 8:23 am
#90
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