Amex & BA Master Thread
Sep 14, 2012, 4:44 am
#2056
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: UK - BHD
Programs: BMI Diamond Club refugee: BA-Br; HH-D
Posts: 912
Is it possible to cancel an amex plat card yet retain the MR account - or can one switch from a plat card to a fee-free card to enable this?
Sep 14, 2012, 4:58 am
#2057
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: British Airways
Posts: 112
Foursquare deal - this is the first time i heard of this. I just googled it and read a bit about it and have now created an account and sync my amex. But not sure I understand correctly how it works.
I guess i need to download the app and then i will be able to access the offers - i will do this from home cause dont have wifi at the moment.
Apart from paying with the card do i need to do anything else? print/show a code?
So if i spend £25 at House of Fraser do i get it all back on Amex??? what am i missing?
thanks
I guess i need to download the app and then i will be able to access the offers - i will do this from home cause dont have wifi at the moment.
Apart from paying with the card do i need to do anything else? print/show a code?
So if i spend £25 at House of Fraser do i get it all back on Amex??? what am i missing?
thanks
Sep 14, 2012, 5:01 am
#2058
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Canary Wharf
Posts: 482
Foursquare deal - this is the first time i heard of this. I just googled it and read a bit about it and have now created an account and sync my amex. But not sure I understand correctly how it works.
I guess i need to download the app and then i will be able to access the offers - i will do this from home cause dont have wifi at the moment.
Apart from paying with the card do i need to do anything else? print/show a code?
So if i spend £25 at House of Fraser do i get it all back on Amex??? what am i missing?
thanks
I guess i need to download the app and then i will be able to access the offers - i will do this from home cause dont have wifi at the moment.
Apart from paying with the card do i need to do anything else? print/show a code?
So if i spend £25 at House of Fraser do i get it all back on Amex??? what am i missing?
thanks
Sep 14, 2012, 5:04 am
#2059
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Near Edinburgh
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 9,034
They did muck things up a bit and create a new MR account for me when I took out the Gold card so I had to get them to merge that with the old one before they cancelled the Platinum card.
Sep 14, 2012, 5:05 am
#2060
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: NJ, USA
Posts: 470
There isn't a fee free card with Membership Rewards, but you could downgrade to Green (£60/year) to keep your MR account alive.
Sep 14, 2012, 6:29 am
#2062
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Tyrone,EU
Programs: Avios Hunter
Posts: 2,812
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Sep 14, 2012, 8:16 am
#2063
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: London
Programs: BA, VS, HH, IHG, MB, MR
Posts: 26,871
This was done so that people who had a Corporate Amex and who got fired didn't lose their points overnight when their corporate card was cancelled.
Sep 14, 2012, 3:53 pm
#2064
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 794
I think I'm right in saying that churners should beware. If youclose a cc but leave the MR account open and then apply for a new gold/plat card you won't trigger any bonus points.
Sep 14, 2012, 6:57 pm
#2065
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: SFO/OAK
Programs: AA EXP 3.4MM, BAEC, UAMP, Skyteam (<10k) HH Gold, IHG Plat, Hertz Gold, GE/TSA TT
Posts: 2,723
Indeed.
How they can go from 40,000 Avios to 6,000 Avios within 2 months is beyond me.
Sit and wait until 24 October, I think. It's not as if the card is the best earner out there, given you get 2 per £1 with the BMI Amex fee version.
Use the time to get the Hilton card which is my preferred choice at the moment - a free night for signing up (£250 value if you're smart) and 10,000 Hilton points as well if you use the link posted on Head for Points a couple of days ago.
How they can go from 40,000 Avios to 6,000 Avios within 2 months is beyond me.
Sit and wait until 24 October, I think. It's not as if the card is the best earner out there, given you get 2 per £1 with the BMI Amex fee version.
Use the time to get the Hilton card which is my preferred choice at the moment - a free night for signing up (£250 value if you're smart) and 10,000 Hilton points as well if you use the link posted on Head for Points a couple of days ago.
Sep 15, 2012, 8:29 am
#2066
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: From ORK, live LCY
Programs: BA Silver, EI Silver, HH Gold, BW Gold, ABP, Seigneur des Horaires des Mucci
Posts: 14,216
Same here. 6K is rubbish in comparison.
Not to worry; I have a normal membership rewards account and took up the 40K promo offer. I cleared the spend threshold in one go and my account is showing the 40K (plus whatever else) under Avios to be transferred to your next Executive Club statement.
They are all the one "entity" but it would appear that the bonus is still valid.
I got a BA PP card when the 40k offer was around, I got a month left and i'm just short of the spend. However someone pointed out to me as I already hold an Amex Platinum I might not be able to claim the BA offer. I was under the impression they are 2 separate entities and therefore the offer on the BA card would still be valid. Can someone please clarify.
Thanks
Thanks
They are all the one "entity" but it would appear that the bonus is still valid.
Sep 15, 2012, 1:11 pm
#2067
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: LHR
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 181
Yes, I saw the banner online last week, and received a membership rewards brochure in the post today with 40% BA bonus, 35% Virgin bonus, 20% Etihad bonus and others
Sep 15, 2012, 2:34 pm
#2068
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Canary Wharf, London
Programs: MyWaitrose, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond & BAEC Gold
Posts: 2,685
Sep 17, 2012, 3:20 am
#2069
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: UK / Sweden
Programs: BAEC Silver, Avis Presidents Club, Europcar Privilege Elite, HHonours Gold, Le Club Accor Platinum
Posts: 81
Same here. 6K is rubbish in comparison.
Not to worry; I have a normal membership rewards account and took up the 40K promo offer. I cleared the spend threshold in one go and my account is showing the 40K (plus whatever else) under Avios to be transferred to your next Executive Club statement.
They are all the one "entity" but it would appear that the bonus is still valid.
Not to worry; I have a normal membership rewards account and took up the 40K promo offer. I cleared the spend threshold in one go and my account is showing the 40K (plus whatever else) under Avios to be transferred to your next Executive Club statement.
They are all the one "entity" but it would appear that the bonus is still valid.
Sep 17, 2012, 3:32 pm
#2070
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
Programs: BA S, VS S, SQ G, HH D, IHG D/A, Marriott G, Radisson G, Hertz PC
Posts: 3,945
Yes sadly most of the US card deals are far superior to what we're offered here in the UK - but for what we can pick from the Hilton one isn't bad at all (albeit run terribly poorly by Barclaycard, just like the PriorityClubRewards VISA).