AMEX Priority Pass will exclude Restaurants (August 2019)
May 30, 2019, 5:14 pm
#151
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Speaking of abuse. Plaza premium lounge had a loyalty program. Earn points for every sign in. Some people come in with 10+ cards for an hour's visit to earn 10+ credits.
May 30, 2019, 5:57 pm
#152
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: California
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Who has 10 memberships?
May 30, 2019, 7:03 pm
#153
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which I realize only gets me half way there... goals!
May 30, 2019, 8:57 pm
#155
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May 30, 2019, 9:33 pm
#156
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Amex plat can get into plaza premium lounge itself. Then priority pass. Also companion card. I can enter using one plaza premium lounge using 5 ways (I am not even a churner). Then there are 3 to 4 plaza premium lounges in hkg....
And spending all these money to earn rewards points to redeem free merchandise. (I dont do this myself).
(Many hk credits card come with priority pass and plaza premium lounge access - without needing priority pass.)
And spending all these money to earn rewards points to redeem free merchandise. (I dont do this myself).
(Many hk credits card come with priority pass and plaza premium lounge access - without needing priority pass.)
May 31, 2019, 6:51 am
#159
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 204
This is quite sad since I enjoyed having proper food at SFO (I have an SPG Amex since the Platinum doesn't make sense for me). I miss the SQ lounge so much...
If the Citi Prestige still allowed elite benefits on 4th night free stays, I wouldn't have this lounge gap.
If the Citi Prestige still allowed elite benefits on 4th night free stays, I wouldn't have this lounge gap.
May 31, 2019, 8:22 am
#160
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Don’t you actually fly somewhere from PHL? You may have to look at those airports as well to see if you were missing something.
May 31, 2019, 8:50 am
#161
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May 31, 2019, 10:50 am
#162
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
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May 31, 2019, 11:21 am
#163
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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I switched my Ascend card back to the free base Hilton card today. It is unclear if I will get a prorated refund of the membership fee. When I asked, the rep said no, but when he was reading all of the disclosure boilerplate at the end, a pro-rated refund was mentioned. So we'll see.
May 31, 2019, 9:18 pm
#164
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I switched my Ascend card back to the free base Hilton card today. It is unclear if I will get a prorated refund of the membership fee. When I asked, the rep said no, but when he was reading all of the disclosure boilerplate at the end, a pro-rated refund was mentioned. So we'll see.
May 31, 2019, 11:47 pm
#165
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: SQ, QF, UA, CO, DL
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I guess I am half surprised at everyone's reaction to the restaurant benefit getting cut. A business colleague of mine told me last month transiting in SFO he ran into a guy at the gate and made some small talk waiting to board. My colleague said he must have a hungry family since it was a short flight, leaving at 2.15 arriving about 3.30, and he had three different carry-out bags The other traveler said he was traveling alone, one bag would be his dinner and the other two his lunch and dinner the next day all courtesy of his Amex Platinum card benefits.
We both said this is not going to last, Amex would implement a once per day limit or possibly drop it entirely. And drop it they did. No one should be surprised. And it will not matter to Amex if people drop the card in response because the ones who do will be the ones who overused the benefit. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with taking advantage of such benefits but if the cost of the program is out of line with the value Amex sees in offering it of course they will drop it.
We both said this is not going to last, Amex would implement a once per day limit or possibly drop it entirely. And drop it they did. No one should be surprised. And it will not matter to Amex if people drop the card in response because the ones who do will be the ones who overused the benefit. Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with taking advantage of such benefits but if the cost of the program is out of line with the value Amex sees in offering it of course they will drop it.