AmEx Bonvoy Brilliant Luxury Card [General Discussion Thread]
Dec 25, 2020, 2:35 pm
#1307
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA
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LAX
Dec 25, 2020, 4:26 pm
#1308
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: Delta Skymiles
Posts: 1,982
I believe that Bonvoy Brilliant cardholders are allowed to downgrade.
I actually have all three American Express Bonvoy products, and am quite pleased. Each one offers me some value. I may be in the minority, but I hope Amex doesn't tweak the Bonvoy Brilliant too much, I find it an exceptional value, despite the limited earning potential.
I actually have all three American Express Bonvoy products, and am quite pleased. Each one offers me some value. I may be in the minority, but I hope Amex doesn't tweak the Bonvoy Brilliant too much, I find it an exceptional value, despite the limited earning potential.
Dec 25, 2020, 4:32 pm
#1309
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Dec 25, 2020, 4:55 pm
#1311
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Dec 25, 2020, 4:57 pm
#1312
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BOS/EAP
Programs: UA 1K, MR LTT, HH Dia, Amex Plat
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Dec 25, 2020, 5:05 pm
#1313
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA
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LAX
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Dec 25, 2020, 11:20 pm
#1314
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: None - previously UA
Posts: 4,867
I only have 1 Bonvoy Amex (previously the SPG AMEX) which I upgraded to Brilliant, then downgraded back to the Bonvoy Amex.
Dec 26, 2020, 12:48 am
#1315
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Oakland, CA
Programs: Silver Level: DL, Non-Elite: AS, UA, AA, WN
Posts: 745
Thanks, this is the answer I was looking for. Do both physical and egift cards count?
Also, as I doubt I'll be traveling at all in 2021 but want to build up my Marriot point balance with the card for later, is either more common to be resold on 3rd party sites than the other?
Also, as I doubt I'll be traveling at all in 2021 but want to build up my Marriot point balance with the card for later, is either more common to be resold on 3rd party sites than the other?
Dec 26, 2020, 2:59 am
#1316
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Question is how long that policy will last. Amex could suddenly decide it's no longer possible. Guess I'm sticking to my standard card for the time being.
Dec 26, 2020, 3:03 am
#1317
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Dec 26, 2020, 4:13 am
#1318
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: SFO/YYZ
Programs: AC 25K, AS MVP Gold, BA Bronze, UA Silver, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,472
The gift card purchases trigger the credit and code at 6x. This was confirmed not long after the card came out. I used this as a roundabout way of "prepaying" a number of stays to hit my SUB on the Bonvoy business card as well, all coded at 6x.
Dec 26, 2020, 1:10 pm
#1319
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Dec 27, 2020, 10:22 am
#1320
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I am roughly 10000000000% certain, could be a few percentage points off. When I bought $5k GCs earlier this year with the 20% off promo it did trigger the $300 credit for me.