Merrill+ VISA [Consolidated]
May 24, 2019, 8:03 pm
#706
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: EWR/PHL/BWI
Posts: 4,412
May 27, 2019, 9:06 am
#710
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Coconut Creek, FL
Programs: AA Lifetime Platinum-2 MM Starwood Plat,Delta DM
Posts: 975
Years ago this card one one of the great ones with all the bonus perks on a fee free card. Funny none of the bloggers ever mentioned it becuase they didnt get paid to.
Since I still have it in my wallet I have some points still in there. I wet recently to book a simple economy flight and found out they now stick you with basic economy seats
rather than a regular economy seat. This is with the exception of Jetblue which doesnt have basic economy and I guess Southwest. I called the redemption center and they said they had
many complaints from customers.
Since I still have it in my wallet I have some points still in there. I wet recently to book a simple economy flight and found out they now stick you with basic economy seats
rather than a regular economy seat. This is with the exception of Jetblue which doesnt have basic economy and I guess Southwest. I called the redemption center and they said they had
many complaints from customers.
Jun 7, 2019, 6:38 am
#711
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: EWR/PHL/BWI
Posts: 4,412
Different Redemption Scales (2 Accounts)
Here is something that is puzzling me. We get two accounts, one with less than 25,000 and the other with more than 50,000 points. With the lower account, the redemption table looks much more expensive. For testing purposes with the round trip purchase below:
Then the same flight from within the account with higher point balance:
The 2nd table is the normal redemption table. I just wonder if there is penalty with the first one since the balance already dropped below 25k. Do not know what is going on. Plan to call the concierge in the morning to figure out.
Then the same flight from within the account with higher point balance:
The 2nd table is the normal redemption table. I just wonder if there is penalty with the first one since the balance already dropped below 25k. Do not know what is going on. Plan to call the concierge in the morning to figure out.
Jun 10, 2019, 11:29 am
#712
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CT/ Germany - Ich spreche deutsch
Programs: UA 1K, Bonvoy LTTE, HH Dia, HY Expl
Posts: 4,657
So true especially when we used to get free nights at a Ritz-Carlton for achieving certain levels of spend. Like you I keep it because I have points but it doesn't ever get used other than to keep the account active.
Jun 12, 2019, 5:58 am
#714
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: CT/ Germany - Ich spreche deutsch
Programs: UA 1K, Bonvoy LTTE, HH Dia, HY Expl
Posts: 4,657
I'm confused! All the benefits that the card had in the recent past are still active...we were just discussing benefits that existed when the card was introduced that have since been removed. If you're good with the current benefits then you are not missing anything.
Jun 24, 2019, 6:34 am
#715
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: EWR/PHL/BWI
Posts: 4,412
Spoke with a very knowledgeable Merrill rep. She said they still serve the Octave card. But the Accolades card has been changed to Merrill+ and there is no more. There is nothing new about all those Merrill cards and they still service them. She still says this card offers better benefits, but earn less than the new BA Premium Reward and other BA CCs.
Aug 2, 2019, 9:51 pm
#716
Join Date: Aug 2019
Posts: 9
Spoke with a very knowledgeable Merrill rep. She said they still serve the Octave card. But the Accolades card has been changed to Merrill+ and there is no more. There is nothing new about all those Merrill cards and they still service them. She still says this card offers better benefits, but earn less than the new BA Premium Reward and other BA CCs.
Aug 2, 2019, 9:54 pm
#717
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: EWR/PHL/BWI
Posts: 4,412
Feb 25, 2020, 3:33 pm
#720
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 140
Merrill 24 hour free cancellation
Looking to book a flight. How easy is the 24 hour free flight cancelation process? Any hoops or fees to jump through? Also, if booking an AA flight, and I want to pay for main cabin extra seats, can I do so after booking through AA website?