companion certificate - card cancellation and others
Nov 21, 2013, 10:01 am
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companion certificate - card cancellation and others
i am delta gold skymiles cardholder, and got free companion certificate for the travel by oct 31 2014.
i am planning to cancel the card by dec 1st 2013, to get the refund on the annual fee, have other amex cards and dont want to continue with 1 more card with fee.
so the question is, can i book the ticket for travel in 2014 with the companion certificate and then cancel the card. what happens to the ticket once i cancel the card, and on the actual travel date, will they ask for the credit card, or once i get the ticket then i am clear to fly.
please advise. thanks in advance.
i am planning to cancel the card by dec 1st 2013, to get the refund on the annual fee, have other amex cards and dont want to continue with 1 more card with fee.
so the question is, can i book the ticket for travel in 2014 with the companion certificate and then cancel the card. what happens to the ticket once i cancel the card, and on the actual travel date, will they ask for the credit card, or once i get the ticket then i am clear to fly.
please advise. thanks in advance.
Nov 21, 2013, 11:25 am
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i am delta gold skymiles cardholder, and got free companion certificate for the travel by oct 31 2014.
i am planning to cancel the card by dec 1st 2013, to get the refund on the annual fee, have other amex cards and dont want to continue with 1 more card with fee.
so the question is, can i book the ticket for travel in 2014 with the companion certificate and then cancel the card. what happens to the ticket once i cancel the card, and on the actual travel date, will they ask for the credit card, or once i get the ticket then i am clear to fly.
please advise. thanks in advance.
i am planning to cancel the card by dec 1st 2013, to get the refund on the annual fee, have other amex cards and dont want to continue with 1 more card with fee.
so the question is, can i book the ticket for travel in 2014 with the companion certificate and then cancel the card. what happens to the ticket once i cancel the card, and on the actual travel date, will they ask for the credit card, or once i get the ticket then i am clear to fly.
please advise. thanks in advance.
There is no requirement to keep the card once you make a reservation with the companion certificate. If you cancelled the card before you actually made a reservation with the cert that might be a problem. Never tried that though.
Unlike the US Airways cert there is no requirement to use your Delta credit card to purchase the ticket. I've never seen a US airline ask to see the credit card used on the travel date, but if you're worried just use a different card to pay for the ticket. I always use my regular Gold Amex for 3x points on airfare.
Nov 21, 2013, 1:20 pm
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Nov 21, 2013, 1:47 pm
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I know that used to be the rule, because my parents' each had one of these certs from their Delta Amex cards which they let me use, and I would have to reimburse them, but at some point in the last year I was able to use my own credit card. I redeemed one of their certs as recently as September and the charge definitely went on my non-Delta Amex Gold card.
Nov 21, 2013, 3:26 pm
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Nov 21, 2013, 4:12 pm
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As a Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Cardmember, you've got the Card that makes your travel all the more rewarding. Congratulations on earning your
Gold Companion Certificate for discounted travel, which entitles you to invite a guest on a round-trip Domestic Economy Class flight.*
You can redeem your certificate following these easy steps:
Gold Companion Certificate for discounted travel, which entitles you to invite a guest on a round-trip Domestic Economy Class flight.*
You can redeem your certificate following these easy steps:
Nov 21, 2013, 5:02 pm
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As a Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Cardmember, you've got the Card that makes your travel all the more rewarding. Congratulations on earning your
Gold Companion Certificate for discounted travel, which entitles you to invite a guest on a round-trip Domestic Economy Class flight.*
Gold Companion Certificate for discounted travel, which entitles you to invite a guest on a round-trip Domestic Economy Class flight.*
Nov 22, 2013, 5:23 am
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Nov 22, 2013, 6:16 am
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I believe it's hard to differentiate DL AmEx from other AmEx cards to most billing systems - so any amex might work. I took a slightly different track and signed up for a new amex dl gold biz card and closed my personal one after the cert posted to my account. New gold apps are fee-free, snagged a nice signup bonus, and will use that card to pay when I book the companion certificate. Reps confirmed any skymiles amex is fine to pay with... but I've not done it yet to personally verify this part.
Nov 22, 2013, 6:20 pm
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The Companion certificate has been discontinued on DL Gold cards. However Gold cards applied by late 2012/early 2013 will get the companion cert for one & last time on their first anniversary (as that was the offer when they applied). No companion certs will be issued on later anniversaries. As a proof, this DL page no longer mentions companion certs for Gold card, just the Plat and Reserve card.
Nov 23, 2013, 9:58 am
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Has anyone cancelled the card after receiving the cert, but before making the reservation? I have a personal and a business, but decided to cancel the one with the cert, so I could pay with the other.
Nov 23, 2013, 12:17 pm
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The Gold Card still gives companion certificates if you signed up for the card prior to that feature being removed, but it will not continue beyond the first renewal fee.
Jul 15, 2015, 11:19 am
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This is addressing an old question, but I canceled my Plat Amex a few days after the certificate showed up in my account. The Amex chat agent who closed the card account said in the boilerplate language that the companion cert would be canceled. Now, a few weeks later, it's still in my wallet as "Open". Might be booking some domestic flights w/ my wife on my home leave to the states next year, guess there's no harm in trying to use it if it's still there after at least a few months...
Jul 15, 2015, 11:38 am
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lamprey, good luck trying to use that cert. I THINK that you can only charge the tickets for the cert to the Amex on file, if that Amex is closed then there is no option to charge it to and, hence, you wouldn't be able to use it....