AMEX (Canada) Refer-A-Friend now have an "Annual Limit"
 

Not sure if it should be a separate thread or merge it in http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...da-2015-a.html thread, but there is a annual maximum of referral points/miles you can get. What I wonder is whether this is per product type, per card, or same product type or same card type for the year.

Here is a quick list:

AMEX MR - 225K MR
Aeroplan - 225K AP
AirMiles - 7.5K AM
SPG - 75K SPG (T&C state 75K while the main screen show 150K)

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Just realized the AMEX MR and Aeroplan maximum above applied to Platinum card, for Gold Card, it is less. Based on the math calculation, it is really 15 successful referral per calendar year, hence the SPG max above will be 150K, look like someone just did an error during copy and paste.

Interesting - thanks for sharing that.

I couldn't find this info on Amex website. Do you have a link?

It is just where the refer-a-friend page after you click on the card for Step 1.

It's written in the footnotes.

I for one don't mind this type of limit, if it means the continuation of the program. Better this than have it killed totally.

+1.

150K for Gold/Aeroplan Gold (vs. 225K) I think, but yes, it's 15 referrals

Not a drastic enhancement vs. AMEX USA one-time life bonus policy
but makes one wonder if AMEX Canada will do it in future to limit welcome bonuses

I'm glad it's implemented and probably only affect 1% of people (bloggers?)

what I also wonder if this is a way for them to crack down those do not follow "Step 1" to select the card that they currently got. As a lot of have stated that they select the Plat Card for Step 1 and get 15K MR or AP referral bonus, even if they have the Gold Card.

If that is in fact what they wanted to address, they could have done it in a much more direct manner than this.

so, they updated the T&C to state 150K now.

We all just need to know if the annual limit for this year will count from yesterday (or whatever it was started) or since Jan. Like many had said, it doesn't affect most of us, but do would like to know just in case AeroplanPlus Gold card decided to do a FYF again. I will have a hold line up of friends and relatives will get the referral from me :)

I doubt Aeroplan FYF will come back (or SPG FYF+15K)

My guess that it was a counter-off for TD introducing Aeroplan, and now TD/CIBC/AMEX all have Aeroplan and seem to be stable, no need to stir up the market


But yeah, I welcome any new AMEX FYF "better-via-Referral" offer :)
Even AMEX Gold isn't "referral" friendly now @@

CSR confirmed the referrals are based on Calendar year FYI and although they didn't say it outright it seems that it is retroactive till January of this year.

ha, the bloggers are not happy they can only get "15" referrals a year

http://dcta.boardingarea.com/2015/06...riend-program/

Now we know how he earned "millions of miles" via churning as per that CBC article. didn't mention the hard sell to friends/family/strangers for referral points. or, I guess links on the blog.

I am actually happy about this change. AS others have mentioned, this cap is better than seeing the referral system go away. No way I get close to that cap.

To play devil's advocate, wouldn't Amex want to encourage bloggers to drive business their way? Even with the millions of points they pay to busy bloggers in referrals, it must still work out to less than however much it costs to pay someone to sit at a kiosk in a mall or an airport and sign people up, or to take out ads in newspapers and magazines, no?