Confirmed: Business Platinum (USA) earning - 5x on prepaid hotel and flights
Nov 10, 2019, 11:01 am
#77
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EP, AA AC
Posts: 4,268
All, question on the Biz Plat, I know each single purchase over $5000 USD generally has the 1,5x points multiplier (subject to the points cap), so does that mean that $5,000 USD in a single airfare purchase on the Amex travel portal would equate at 5.5x, 6.5x or is it always just 5x? Question assumes points are not used as part of the purchase. TIA!
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Nov 11, 2019, 6:51 am
#78
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
I no longer have this card, but the airline "5X" is implemented as a 4 point bonus. I would expect:
- 1.0 points for spending a dollar
- 0.5 points for spending $5,000
- 4.0 points for buying through Amex Travel
Nov 11, 2019, 5:45 pm
#79
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,043
All, question on the Biz Plat, I know each single purchase over $5000 USD generally has the 1,5x points multiplier (subject to the points cap), so does that mean that $5,000 USD in a single airfare purchase on the Amex travel portal would equate at 5.5x, 6.5x or is it always just 5x? Question assumes points are not used as part of the purchase. TIA!
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You might already know this, but it can be a surprising "gotcha" for some.
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Nov 11, 2019, 6:07 pm
#80
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EP, AA AC
Posts: 4,268
When you say "single airfare purchase" do you mean only one passenger ticket, for >$5K? If yes, no problem on the 50% bonus. However, if you are purchasing two passenger tickets on one itinerary be aware they will post as two separate transactions (one per passenger). If each individual ticket is less than $5K, the 50% bonus will NOT trigger.
You might already know this, but it can be a surprising "gotcha" for some.
Regards
You might already know this, but it can be a surprising "gotcha" for some.
Regards
Safe Travels