AmEx Bonvoy Brilliant Luxury Card [General Discussion Thread]
Jan 21, 2019, 8:45 pm
#601
Moderator: Hyatt; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: WAS
Programs: :rolleyes:, DL DM, Mlife Plat, Caesars Diam, Marriott Tit, UA Gold, Hyatt Glob, invol FT beta tester
Posts: 18,882
Jan 21, 2019, 9:24 pm
#602
Join Date: Jan 2019
Programs: Marriott Platnium Premier, Marco Polo Silver, United Silver
Posts: 4
Maybe I didn't read it... but Amex when I called didn't seem to know either and just gave me random answers ... like marriott knows... or you will get it after the next statement date (which has gone and passed and no credit).
Jan 21, 2019, 9:48 pm
#603
Join Date: May 2002
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum, United Silver, Marriott Titanium Elite
Posts: 2,273
The key phrase is "on or before March 1" but the first year depends on when you opened the account.
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...#benefit-terms
This is different than how Chase Visa does. With chase, the timing of the 15 elite nights is based on the anniversary of the card (and then you're still supposed to allow 8 weeks).
As already noted, you can only get the 15 elite nights once per calendar year, even with multiple cards.
Jan 21, 2019, 11:17 pm
#604
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 624
I'm interested too, so I just looked online.
The key phrase is "on or before March 1" but the first year depends on when you opened the account.
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...#benefit-terms
This is different than how Chase Visa does. With chase, the timing of the 15 elite nights is based on the anniversary of the card (and then you're still supposed to allow 8 weeks).
As already noted, you can only get the 15 elite nights once per calendar year, even with multiple cards.
The key phrase is "on or before March 1" but the first year depends on when you opened the account.
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/c...#benefit-terms
This is different than how Chase Visa does. With chase, the timing of the 15 elite nights is based on the anniversary of the card (and then you're still supposed to allow 8 weeks).
As already noted, you can only get the 15 elite nights once per calendar year, even with multiple cards.
Jan 22, 2019, 6:36 am
#605
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: GEG
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Lifetime SkyClub, AS MVP
Posts: 2,408
In previous years the 15 elite nights credit and free night certificate both posted on the anniversary date. The 2019 free night certificate has posted, but not the elite nights credit.
Jan 25, 2019, 1:55 am
#606
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Programs: UA-1k, 1mm, Marriott-LT Platinum, Hertz-Presidents Circle
Posts: 6,355
I upgraded to the SPG Luxury Card with the $5k/100k bonus several weeks ago. Two questions about that bonus:
1) Does the $5k target include purchases that were rebated by the $300 Marriott annual credit and various Amex promotional credits, or is the $5k figure net of these rebates?
2) How soon after reaching the $5k target do the points post? Past Amex signup offers seem to have posted quickly after hitting the target, not waiting until the next statement date (a la Chase).
1) Does the $5k target include purchases that were rebated by the $300 Marriott annual credit and various Amex promotional credits, or is the $5k figure net of these rebates?
2) How soon after reaching the $5k target do the points post? Past Amex signup offers seem to have posted quickly after hitting the target, not waiting until the next statement date (a la Chase).
Jan 26, 2019, 1:20 pm
#607
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 278
I just finished a chat with Amex to confirm the T&C language:
I am betting this language is not what they intended. I am currently platinum from 2018 stays, and I'm trying to figure out if I should just let my status expire back to lifetime gold at the end of the year, or just take a chance that I will get another year of platinum once I hit $75k spend this year. It would nice to confirm if anyone with existing platinum status has been able to extend that status with just the $75k spend on this card. I know we have confirmed it will give platinum status for someone without that status, but I haven't been able to confirm this adds another year of platinum to existing platinum members.
Edit: Amex referred me to SPG because they said they make the call on this, and SPG said it was just bad language from Amex. SPG CSR said you get the platinum status if you spend the $75k.
"You cannot receive enrollment in Platinum Elite status through this reward program if you are already enrolled at Platinum Elite status or any higher status."
Edit: Amex referred me to SPG because they said they make the call on this, and SPG said it was just bad language from Amex. SPG CSR said you get the platinum status if you spend the $75k.
Last edited by Newgene; Jan 26, 2019 at 1:33 pm
Jan 27, 2019, 5:22 am
#610
Join Date: Nov 2018
Programs: AA, Delta, Marriott, IHG
Posts: 250
on the other hand I’m really not sure why you’d do iit? Unless you had so much spending that lost opportunity cost didn’t matter. I hold Marriott points to be st least as valuable as UR or MR points, see my post above, but there are a couple cards you can 1.5-2 UR or MR points per $, to me that’s 1.5 to 2 airline miles where as AmEx Spg Lux is 5/6 of a mile (with the 5k bonus). That’s st least an extra 75k airline miles a year putting the spending on the AmEx SPag lux instead of other options. What your getting is only an increase in hotel spend from 1.25 to 1.5 and Hotel breakfast which in most cases there are alternatives to. I mean, with 15 EQN and one annual 50k night it’s only 34 nights that you need for Plat. How much are benefits worth that sre you getting from Plat stunts with less than 34 nights. Sure it could at most be 70 breakfasts and if you average $200/night maybe 1,700 more Marriott points but your forgoing what could be 150k points that could be that many airline miles. It’s a different story if the $75k is hotel spending but it’s difficult to think how you could spend that and not organically get enough nights for Pkat.
Jan 29, 2019, 11:13 am
#611
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 371
I noticed the same language and yes I can confirm that you can extend under this scenario. Not sure if that was a case of incorrect description or something else
Feb 1, 2019, 9:55 am
#614
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: TUL
Programs: AA EXP 2MM; Marriott Titanium; Hilton Diamond; Hyatt Explorist; Vistana 5* Elite; Nat'l Exec Elite
Posts: 6,177
It can be a prepaid reservation. I had it applied to a Ritz-Carlton reservation requiring a deposit months prior to the stay.
Feb 1, 2019, 12:36 pm
#615
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 624
As a data point, I had some of the $300 credit left over with the anniversary coming up soon and purchased a gift card from Marriott. The transaction showed as "Marriott Gift Card.". Regardless, I received the 6x points and the credit from Amex.
