International airlines are excluded to get points?
May 24, 2015, 10:20 am
#16
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That's exactly the card I was referring to in my example in my previous post.
I got the Gold Business card at the start of April, and the first purchase was on April 3. One statement printed a few weeks later, and another statement printed this past Friday. So far, 0 points are showing on my online account (more than 6 weeks after the first purchase with the card).
Only if I look at my printed / PDF statement do I see the first statement (from April) saying 0 points period as of 3/31, and the second statement (from Friday) is saying that I have some points pending as of 4/30. If they're pending as of 4/30, why are no points showing as pending on the website yet???
So not only do they take a long time to show up as posted, they even take a long time to show up as pending!
Anyway, reading other posts, I get the impression this is fairly common. So I don't know where you got the idea that there is never a delay for MR points on the Business Gold card.
May 25, 2015, 12:31 pm
#17
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: New York
Programs: QR Silver, BA Silver, FB Gold
Posts: 360
If you purchased anything from any airline anywhere in the world you should receive one base point per dollar. If you have a card which earns bonus points for purchasing airfare (such as Premier Rewards Gold) you would earn those bonus points only if the airline's merchant account is setup to match the criteria that American Express uses.
May 26, 2015, 6:19 am
#19
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Join Date: Dec 2014
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I'm not really sure why there is so much discussion about this. It's simple.
If the ticket was purchased on the BA website, you will get 3x points for the purchase. This is guaranteed no matter what any customer service rep tells you. If by some whimsical act of God you don't get points, you call them and tell them to post the points or you will close the card immediately. End of story.
As far as when the points go from invisible to pending, typically 3-5 business days after the billing statement closed. If you made the purchase close to the end of billing statement, there is a good chance the transaction didn't actually post until after the statement already closed. In which case, you'll need to wait another month or so for the points to show up in pending.
Relax, go have a coffee, read the paper, and take a chill pill.
If the ticket was purchased on the BA website, you will get 3x points for the purchase. This is guaranteed no matter what any customer service rep tells you. If by some whimsical act of God you don't get points, you call them and tell them to post the points or you will close the card immediately. End of story.
As far as when the points go from invisible to pending, typically 3-5 business days after the billing statement closed. If you made the purchase close to the end of billing statement, there is a good chance the transaction didn't actually post until after the statement already closed. In which case, you'll need to wait another month or so for the points to show up in pending.
Relax, go have a coffee, read the paper, and take a chill pill.