Bank of America Retention offers / annual fee refunds (all cards)
#46
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 30
#47
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Coconut Creek, FL
Programs: AA Lifetime Platinum-2 MM Starwood Plat,Delta DM
Posts: 975
I called today on my BOA Alaska Air business card. This is truly incredible. I got somebody on the line who was clearly offshore. I told her I wanted to cancel and she kept telling me stories about Alaska Airlines and such and trying to say that the billing is Alaska Airlines, doing it as If BOA is not involved. She tried to keep me on the line for an extended period of time. I asked for a supervisor she put me on hold as she started to type for 5 mins. I hung up and called back. Called back and the entire call took 1 minute. The second call was definitely somebody US based. Over the years I find BOA to be a pretty strange operation. The point programs are pretty weak. I will keep my old Merrill Lynch account that I have had for ages as it is no fee.
Last edited by robertw477; Jul 30, 2020 at 9:45 am
#48
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Chicago
Programs: AA UA Delta. HH Diamond, PC Platinum, Club Carlson Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 808
That is interesting. I never considered it but it is possible that 'my Wallet' has enough funds to cover the primary fare and all associated taxes/fees thus no need to use AS credit card. I wonder if there are data points on this: using 'my Wallet' to cover all cost and still be able to use companion fare.
#49
#50
Join Date: May 2014
Location: GSP
Posts: 129
BOA Premium Rewards: AF $95. Not traveling until there is an effective vaccine... not interested in Airline script (GC). Amazingly allowed a switch to no fee BOA CR. Kept same acct# and CID. Rep was not sure if I could switch back once Travel resumes (for me)...I'll take another $10K per year @5.25%...strange times...BTW BOA rolled over 1700 orphan points ...I've called about product changes pre-Covid with no luck...happy for the change.
#51
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: PHX
Posts: 4,787
B of A Alaska Biz, first year annual fee just posted. No spend since I got the sign up bonus. No offer for anything. I wasn't expecting one. This is my only B of A card.
I can't really see a reason to keep this one. I still have a couple of weeks but I should have just closed it while I was on the phone.
I can't really see a reason to keep this one. I still have a couple of weeks but I should have just closed it while I was on the phone.
#52
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,790
I called last night to cancel my Virgin Atlantic card ($90 af posted recently). No spend after hitting the MSR. The rep said she couldn't do anything about the fee directly but that there was a $100 statement credit if I spent $1500 thru 3/31/2021. I said no thanks and closed the card since it's about as bottom wallet as it gets.
#56
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Philadelphia
Programs: AA (Exec Plat), ANA (Plat), Club Carlson (Gld), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Plat), SPG (Gld)
Posts: 447
BOA Premium Rewards: AF $95. Not traveling until there is an effective vaccine... not interested in Airline script (GC). Amazingly allowed a switch to no fee BOA CR. Kept same acct# and CID. Rep was not sure if I could switch back once Travel resumes (for me)...I'll take another $10K per year @5.25%...strange times...BTW BOA rolled over 1700 orphan points ...I've called about product changes pre-Covid with no luck...happy for the change.
Thanks.
#57
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,303
#59
Join Date: May 2011
Location: CMH
Programs: w/+1: AS MVPG; IHG/Marriott Plat; Hilton/BW Diamond; Hertz Prez; SG Silver
Posts: 1,188
Alaska Airlines business card: Called looking for a retention offer or downgrade to no fee card. Only minimal spend for years. Nothing available so I cancelled it.