AmEx Bonvoy Brilliant Luxury Card [General Discussion Thread]
Mar 25, 2024, 9:00 pm
#3752
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 4,350
Mar 25, 2024, 11:02 pm
#3753
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YVR to SEA
Posts: 2,535
Mar 25, 2024, 11:03 pm
#3754
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YVR to SEA
Posts: 2,535
I downgraded 4 days after anniversary so perhaps there's some timing impact there, like maybe needing the statement to close first
Mar 25, 2024, 11:43 pm
#3755
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 4,350
Perhaps I'm confusing anniversary with AF posting but we downgraded about a month after the AF posted solely because I forgot to do it until then and got a pro- rated refund. I actually don't recall when the exact date of the anniversary is. Had your AF posted yet when you canceled or you just know your anniversary date and canceled based on that? Perhaps you need to wait until the AF posts to get the 85k cert?
Mar 25, 2024, 11:45 pm
#3756
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YVR to SEA
Posts: 2,535
I've never seen such a DP, was it here on FT? Can you reference or link to that?
Perhaps I'm confusing anniversary with AF posting but we downgraded about a month after the AF posted solely because I forgot to do it until then and got a pro- rated refund. I actually don't recall when the exact date of the anniversary is. Had your AF posted yet when you canceled or you just know your anniversary date and canceled based on that? Perhaps you need to wait until the AF posts to get the 85k cert?
Perhaps I'm confusing anniversary with AF posting but we downgraded about a month after the AF posted solely because I forgot to do it until then and got a pro- rated refund. I actually don't recall when the exact date of the anniversary is. Had your AF posted yet when you canceled or you just know your anniversary date and canceled based on that? Perhaps you need to wait until the AF posts to get the 85k cert?
Mar 26, 2024, 9:00 am
#3757
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 4,350
I'm thinking that waiting for the AF to post and downgrading from that day on will get you the 85k cert but doing it before that will not.
Mar 26, 2024, 11:05 pm
#3758
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YVR to SEA
Posts: 2,535
When you downgraded what did the refund of the Brilliant AF and the charge for the legacy card AF look like (meaning, what were the amounts)?
I'm thinking that waiting for the AF to post and downgrading from that day on will get you the 85k cert but doing it before that will not.
I'm thinking that waiting for the AF to post and downgrading from that day on will get you the 85k cert but doing it before that will not.
Even though it was after my card opening date the true trigger might be the statement close with the new fee
Mar 26, 2024, 11:11 pm
#3759
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 4,350
That's what it sounds like because you were refunded and charged a pro-rated amount just for the few days you had remaining until the new AF. Then a few days later the new $95 AF posted which told the system that you now need to get a 35k cert in a couple of weeks because that's what you're "paying for". When it's the $650 that hits the account for the Brilliant then it triggers the 85k cert.
Mar 27, 2024, 12:33 pm
#3760
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: TPA/DFW/K15
Programs: AA EXP, Mar AMB, HH LT DIA
Posts: 1,653
I got the Brilliant card last April for my wife who was nearing LT platinum. As of today, she has 9 years of platinum. Her current night count is 48, courtesy of this card and a business card and 8 actual nights. If I cancel her card in April, will she still be at the 48 nights or will she lose the 25 nights posted 1/1/24 from this card?
Mar 27, 2024, 12:37 pm
#3761
Join Date: May 2022
Posts: 2,263
I got the Brilliant card last April for my wife who was nearing LT platinum. As of today, she has 9 years of platinum. Her current night count is 48, courtesy of this card and a business card and 8 actual nights. If I cancel her card in April, will she still be at the 48 nights or will she lose the 25 nights posted 1/1/24 from this card?
Mar 27, 2024, 2:22 pm
#3762
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: TPA/DFW/K15
Programs: AA EXP, Mar AMB, HH LT DIA
Posts: 1,653
My wife never travels for business. The sole purpose of her account is for CC rewards. All personal stays with the except of FNC go on my account.
YTD my wife now has 25 nights from Brilliant + 15 nights for Business. 40 nights total. So simply having it as part of the card will give you 1 year toward lifetime status.
What I wonder is next year, when i likely downgrade her card without a good retention offer, what will happen? They say the Platinum status will go away, but will she go back down to 1 lifetime night or stay at 2?
YTD my wife now has 25 nights from Brilliant + 15 nights for Business. 40 nights total. So simply having it as part of the card will give you 1 year toward lifetime status.
What I wonder is next year, when i likely downgrade her card without a good retention offer, what will happen? They say the Platinum status will go away, but will she go back down to 1 lifetime night or stay at 2?
Apr 5, 2024, 10:06 pm
#3763
Join Date: Jan 2020
Programs: Marriott Platinum (Lifetime Gold), Caesars Diamond
Posts: 1,402
I downgraded Brilliant to the $95 card. No retention offer. Got the Boundless 5x 50k and hitting LTP soon, happy to not deal with dining credits for now
The terms that the rep read say that the cert you get is dependent on what card you have at the anniversary (renewal) date. Anniversary date doesn't change with product change.
However it may actually be (as in #3759) that the system triggers it when the AF posts
The terms that the rep read say that the cert you get is dependent on what card you have at the anniversary (renewal) date. Anniversary date doesn't change with product change.
However it may actually be (as in #3759) that the system triggers it when the AF posts
Apr 12, 2024, 8:46 pm
#3764
Join Date: Mar 2024
Posts: 3
Do the SUB points post shortly after spend met or next statement?
Hi, I just got the Brilliant card tonight and have a big spend ($15K) coming up in the next few days. As soon as I see the $15K charge hit the card, I'll pay it off ASAP --well before the end of this first billing cycle.
Can anyone tell me if the 185K points will post shortly after the $15K payment or will I need to wait until the end of the billing cycle to see these points posted?
Thanks in advance!
Can anyone tell me if the 185K points will post shortly after the $15K payment or will I need to wait until the end of the billing cycle to see these points posted?
Thanks in advance!
Apr 12, 2024, 10:39 pm
#3765
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Upper Sternistan
Posts: 10,047
Hi, I just got the Brilliant card tonight and have a big spend ($15K) coming up in the next few days. As soon as I see the $15K charge hit the card, I'll pay it off ASAP --well before the end of this first billing cycle.
Can anyone tell me if the 185K points will post shortly after the $15K payment or will I need to wait until the end of the billing cycle to see these points posted?
Thanks in advance!
Can anyone tell me if the 185K points will post shortly after the $15K payment or will I need to wait until the end of the billing cycle to see these points posted?
Thanks in advance!
So no need to pay off the $15K fast, based on my experience.