Schnit

Scroll up in the thread, plenty of people report it working. I have never done it personally though. If you are nervous maybe buy a $25 and see if it works before buying more

WrightHI

Not true. There are many reports in this thread of online GC purchases triggering the credit. I did it successfully a few weeks ago. It took 3-5 days for the credit to show up after the GC purchase.

GarudaSoars

Thank you for letting me know. Glad to hear it works!

zzrayzz

buying $300 gc works -- it will trigger the credit

joeags

As noted above and a few other times, online GC purchase has worked for the $300 credit. It does not work for the Amex spend credit, such as spend $200 and receive a $50 credit. These need to take place in a hotel, but you could then double dip the two credits.

Pocatello

I got two of these on the first day that AMEX made it available; P1 & P2. Trying to get $300 x2 from AMEX before it is too late.

bryanb

OK, in an interesting twist, my cardmember annual fee is usually charged ~October 17 of each year. However, I asked the CSR and my actual cardmember anniversary is September 18. I’ve already used all of my $300 credit this year.

I felt a little too greedy to be asking the CSR how to maximize the system, but now it seems that I actually have the slimmest of slim windows to double dip by charging $300 in Marriott expenses by September 21.

What would you all do in this case? Buy a gift card? My worry with a gift card is whether charge my card right away, or if there’s a delay. Go to a Marriott hotel and ask them to charge something to my card that day?

LHR king

I am looking to switch to a different Amex card shortly after my anniversary. Currently I have the Bonvoy Brilliant, is the priority pass priviledge extended for an extra year (ie another membership year) after I paid my membership fee? What happens if I switch to a different product after my anniversary date? Do I still get Priority Pass access? Also, do they prorate the annual membership fee accordingly?

eponymous_coward

AMEX products aren't mix-and-match. The only downgrade path for a Brilliant is the $95 AMEX Bonvoy card (formerly the SPG card, not open to new applicants). It doesn't include Priority Pass. Your AF will be prorated.

cfabar1

If you get rid of the card, Priority Pass goes away is my understanding. You aren’t buying a year of Priority Pass, you’re buying a membership to the card, and one of the perks happens to be Priority Pass. They’ll also cancel your complimentary Gold status (if applicable) or not let you get the $300 resort credit or monthly meal credits, etc.

holocker

I can confirm that priority pass access end immediately.

Schnit

But if you downgrade after you get your free night, you will keep the 50k certificate, it wont change to a 35k certificate.

If you use your 300 Marriott credit (depending on if it renews before 9/22) and then downgrade, just be careful, AMEX might not be happy

UAzip

I am worried there are shenanigans with a transaction from last week where it doesn't know that a particular Autograph Collection hotel is such, because it shows as "2x points/Other Purchases" and so far no credit toward the $300 Bonvoy credit which is fully available at this point. Chatting with AMEX got nowhere really--they said that it always takes a month for the proper points to post as the hotel folio is finalized, etc. etc. etc. but this is for a charge that has cleared and posted. I am nervous that it showing 2x points for other purchases, not 6x points for Bonvoy stay, shows that they don't have the hotel properly coded somewhere. I have the bill copy from Marriott, the key card holders with Bonvoy Elite logo, the past stay showing in the Marriott app and web site...it is clearly a Bonvoy participating property. Is it really a thing for the 2x points thing to later say 6x points?
I don't want it to linger forever because they are ending the $300 credit in September and I'd like that to post well before that--but first they have to see that it is a Bonvoy property in the first place! Sigh.

flyerfirsts

How long ago was your stay? I had a stay completed on the 8th and it is showing 6x points for the hotel restaurant I ate at on the 6th but showing no rewards info ("You'll be able to see Rewards information for an eligible charge within 5 days of the charge posting to your account. Please check back later.") for the stay itself. I would press the issue if it's showing 2x other.

UAzip

A week ago and it had done the typical thing with no reward point info for a few days and now is showing 2x/other purchases so I am sure that they screwed it up and that (1) it won't credit 6x points on its own and (2) it won't trigger the $300 credit on its own either, #2 being the bigger deal.
The property's facebook page has more-than-weekly posts touting its Bonvoy benefits and membership, so maybe I can get them to help me if AMEX balks. It should be seamless and appears to be not.