20,000 BA Miles for £35!! (Amex Gold relaunch)
#392
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: BA Silver, HHonors Gold, Club Accorhotels Silver
Posts: 360
My experience since the bonus points started being added automatically:
First year welcome bonus:
Waitrose
Tesco online groceries
Travel bonus
First Great Western train tickets
Outbound Spend bonus
All spend in the USA
No bonus
M&S Simply Food (railway station store)
First year welcome bonus:
Waitrose
Tesco online groceries
Travel bonus
First Great Western train tickets
Outbound Spend bonus
All spend in the USA
No bonus
M&S Simply Food (railway station store)
#394
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Blue, Hilton Diamond, Accor Plat
Posts: 189
more for the list of double miles merchants...
Travel Bonus
Trailfinders (no cc fee either)
East Coast (train tickets)
#395
#396
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: BA Silver, HHonors Gold, Club Accorhotels Silver
Posts: 360
I paid for a hotel in Spain last week on the Gold card, still waiting for the MR points on that one to appear.
#397
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: UK
Programs: HH Diamond, IHG Spire, Marriott Titanium, BA Silver, FB Explorer
Posts: 995
Travel bonus also on East Midlands Trains.
Like others, I've had to get the Hilton extra points manually added.
Like others, I've had to get the Hilton extra points manually added.
#398
Moderator: GLBT travelers, India-based Airlines and India; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Asia
Programs: Yes!
Posts: 15,512
My first statment had only the card fee of 95 quid, and a MR balance of 0.
I have now spent almost 1k on travel and other spend on the card, but my MR balance still shows as 0. i.e. not even the actual spend MR has been credited. Will the MR balance update only when the next statment is generated or should it happen as and when spend takes place?
Is a call to Amex in order....?
I have now spent almost 1k on travel and other spend on the card, but my MR balance still shows as 0. i.e. not even the actual spend MR has been credited. Will the MR balance update only when the next statment is generated or should it happen as and when spend takes place?
Is a call to Amex in order....?
#399
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: UK
Posts: 11,969
My first statment had only the card fee of 95 quid, and a MR balance of 0.
I have now spent almost 1k on travel and other spend on the card, but my MR balance still shows as 0. i.e. not even the actual spend MR has been credited. Will the MR balance update only when the next statment is generated or should it happen as and when spend takes place?
Is a call to Amex in order....?
I have now spent almost 1k on travel and other spend on the card, but my MR balance still shows as 0. i.e. not even the actual spend MR has been credited. Will the MR balance update only when the next statment is generated or should it happen as and when spend takes place?
Is a call to Amex in order....?
You can always use the secure message center - then at least you have everything confirmed.
#400
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Newcastle, UK
Programs: BA Silver, IHG Gold, Hilton Gold, Hertz 5*, Avis Preferred Plus, Amex Plat
Posts: 2,080
My MRs are crediting within 24-48 hours after the transaction appears on my online account (which is 24-48 hours after the transaction itself). I haven't had to wait for a statement to be produced.
#401
Moderator: GLBT travelers, India-based Airlines and India; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Asia
Programs: Yes!
Posts: 15,512
Good to know. Given that the transactions only credited overnight, I'll give it another 48 hours before getting my boxers in a twist!
#402
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: BA Silver, HHonors Gold, Club Accorhotels Silver
Posts: 360
I only got single points for my bill at the Park Inn at Heathrow so will need to chase that manually. (In fact the Park Inn is not so much a hotel, more the fifth circle of hell, so perhaps Amex is aware of that!)
#403
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 304
Ive just checked my account and my last two purchases of tesco fuel have given me tripple points. ^
#404
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, AA Lifetime Gold 1.8mm, IC Spire Ambassador, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold et al
Posts: 4,350
The only thing that works efficiently is the timing of reminders on what I owe each month.
Last edited by Blueboys999; May 27, 2010 at 1:47 am
#405
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 304
I'd give them a call again, i had to call quite a few times. I have only just got my introductory 20k, it seems that all the spend in the early days did not count against the £500 to trigger the bonus. They still havent back dated all my MR points properly but i cant be bothered to chase them as all seems to be working correctly now.
Last edited by k3v; May 26, 2010 at 3:02 am