Canadian American Express Platinum
#16
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Edmonton
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, Fairmont Platinum
Posts: 14
Only reason I kept the Amex Platinum was for the FPC.
doesnt make sense anymore.
doesnt make sense anymore.
#17
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: YXU/YYZ
Programs: AC SE, AMEX Plat, Marriott Gold, NEXUS/GE
Posts: 598
I called Amex today and told them exactly that. They used to have Accor as benefit as well, but dropped this. It would have been useful with the "new" Fairmont. I also fear that the SPG benefit will vanish eventually with Marriott running the show.
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Programs: AC 75K, Hertz President’s Circle, Accor Gold, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 10,068
I called Amex Friday to voice my concerns. Agent was aware of the change. Will send me a form for additional comments. Canadian Amex seems to cut benefits but not add new ones.
#19
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kan@da
Programs: Anything with sweet spots
Posts: 1,790
Benefits cut from Amex Plat:
Cathay Marico Polo Gold
Accor Platinum
Cathay Marico Polo Gold
Accor Platinum
Fairmont Platinum after 5 nights.
While annual fee keeps increasing
While annual fee keeps increasing
#20
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YYZ
Programs: Accor ALL Diamond, AC Aeroplan 25K, Nexus/GE
Posts: 2,731
Well, the first two items on your list were cut a while ago. I don't recall CX gold being a benefit in several years, and the Accor status went away about 2 years ago. And for the years I had that card, I can't recall using either of them even once. Only the FPC is a recent cut, and for obvious reasons.
#21
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Quebec and Ontario, Canada
Programs: AC*E50, SPG/Marriott Plat
Posts: 1,917
Well, to be fair, at the same time they added Hilton Gold and SPG Gold got better by being matched with Marriott Gold. Agreed that MPC gold and Fairmont are a big loss however...
#22
Join Date: Jul 2016
Location: YEG
Programs: AC SE 100K, Bonvoy Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Gold
Posts: 87
Travel Insurance/Car Rental/Purchase warranty --> use Costco MasterCard instead.
Airport lounge benefits --> I have access to MLL most location or Star Alliance - one place I will miss is the Amex lounge in LAS
SPG Gold --> This is somewhat valuable for the late checkout; however, I'm a lifetime Gold with SPG so no benefit there.
Hilton Gold --> I am staying at a Hilton on Friday night - it will be my only stay in 2017.
Things I will miss:
-Better Hotels and Resorts program - has been quite useful when inventory at my regular hotels is limited due to event weekend or if I needed a late checkout. I actually do like this benefit but most hotels are too pricey to justify on business travel so I've used it once per year at most
-$200 travel credit (but difficult to use) - at best this brings the price of the card down to $500.
#23
Join Date: Mar 2005
Programs: fwp blood diamond, dykwia uranium
Posts: 7,251
question: does the supplemental card get the exact same benefits as the primary card holder? including the $200 travel credit? all $1000 of the flight delay insurance?
update28jun:
answer: yes. all of them. same level of insurance. same priority pass (cardholder+2). just not the $200 travel benefit
update28jun:
answer: yes. all of them. same level of insurance. same priority pass (cardholder+2). just not the $200 travel benefit
Last edited by cur; Jun 28, 2018 at 8:43 pm
#24
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: +61
Programs: SQ*PPS, QF-WP1 & LTG, VA-Gold, Marriott*LTT, Hilton*Gold, Accor*Platinum
Posts: 5,735
Just cancelled my Canadian Platinum card after 5 great years. Instead of refunding me the $699 annual fee, they only refunded the $499, because I had used this calendar year's $200 travel credit 3 weeks before cancellation.
Have other people experienced this - think I could fight for the full annual fee refund?
Have other people experienced this - think I could fight for the full annual fee refund?
#25
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Kan@da
Programs: Anything with sweet spots
Posts: 1,790
Just cancelled my Canadian Platinum card after 5 great years. Instead of refunding me the $699 annual fee, they only refunded the $499, because I had used this calendar year's $200 travel credit 3 weeks before cancellation.
Have other people experienced this - think I could fight for the full annual fee refund?
Have other people experienced this - think I could fight for the full annual fee refund?
If you had used the travel credit and cancelled before the annual fee hit, they would have nothing to deduct.
#26
Join Date: May 2010
Location: YYC
Programs: Aeroplan, FPC Platinum, SPG/Marriott Gold, Radisson Gold Elite, BW Diamond Select
Posts: 293
Just cancelled my Canadian Platinum card after 5 great years. Instead of refunding me the $699 annual fee, they only refunded the $499, because I had used this calendar year's $200 travel credit 3 weeks before cancellation.
Have other people experienced this - think I could fight for the full annual fee refund?
Have other people experienced this - think I could fight for the full annual fee refund?
If you've used the travel credit in the same calendar year that you're cancelling, the answer, apparently, is to cancel before the annual fee is levied. Lesson learned as my wife's annual fee is due to be levied next week so guess what we're doing in the next day or two?