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Oct 3, 2014 | 3:21 pm
#1006
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: YYZ
Programs: Aeroplan, Alaska, Marriott
Posts: 435
Oct 3, 2014 | 3:51 pm
#1008
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: YWG
Programs: Aeroplan, MileagePlus, Marriott Rewards
Posts: 2,208
Oct 4, 2014 | 2:35 pm
#1010
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: YYZ, Canada
Posts: 120
So I called Amex seeing if they would upgrade my gold to platinum without a credit check and get the 50,000 points (didn't happen). However, I was talking to the rep asking if there is anything to replace the huge loss of the Marco Polo benefit. He indicated that there is something big in the works with Aeroplan. He said that is all he has heard. The first thing I thought of was Star Alliance Gold status. Wouldn't that be nice? But who knows what he really knows.
In my opinion, Amex is becoming only good for sign-up bonuses in most cases (although the Plat card benefits can be beneficial), especially now that I don't need it for Costco anymore. Until I need points, I'm changing my spend to money back cards for travel - Capital One my case.
In my opinion, Amex is becoming only good for sign-up bonuses in most cases (although the Plat card benefits can be beneficial), especially now that I don't need it for Costco anymore. Until I need points, I'm changing my spend to money back cards for travel - Capital One my case.
Oct 4, 2014 | 4:34 pm
#1011
Join Date: Oct 2009
Programs: ,BW Rewards, Skymiles, Aeroplan, SPG, IHG, Marriott, Club Carlson, Alaska Airlines
Posts: 273
So I called Amex seeing if they would upgrade my gold to platinum without a credit check and get the 50,000 points (didn't happen). However, I was talking to the rep asking if there is anything to replace the huge loss of the Marco Polo benefit. He indicated that there is something big in the works with Aeroplan. He said that is all he has heard. The first thing I thought of was Star Alliance Gold status. Wouldn't that be nice? But who knows what he really knows.
In my opinion, Amex is becoming only good for sign-up bonuses in most cases (although the Plat card benefits can be beneficial), especially now that I don't need it for Costco anymore. Until I need points, I'm changing my spend to money back cards for travel - Capital One my case.
In my opinion, Amex is becoming only good for sign-up bonuses in most cases (although the Plat card benefits can be beneficial), especially now that I don't need it for Costco anymore. Until I need points, I'm changing my spend to money back cards for travel - Capital One my case.
Oct 5, 2014 | 11:41 am
#1013
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YYJ
Posts: 2,230
However, I was talking to the rep asking if there is anything to replace the huge loss of the Marco Polo benefit. He indicated that there is something big in the works with Aeroplan. He said that is all he has heard. The first thing I thought of was Star Alliance Gold status. Wouldn't that be nice? But who knows what he really knows.
Oct 5, 2014 | 11:48 am
#1014
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: AC SE100K, AA EXP, SPG Plt, HH Dmnd
Posts: 1,509
Hopefully it isn't as it's both a serious downgrade from CX gold as well as a garbage product to begin with. Even for those without status (and *a gold is so easy to attain anyways) this benefit would barely be worth anything and most importantly is even more likely to be valued at 0 by plat's more valuable customers.
Oct 5, 2014 | 12:04 pm
#1015
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 6,458
Oct 5, 2014 | 1:30 pm
#1016
Join Date: Apr 2012
Programs: 22 million points to burn!
Posts: 1,539
Hopefully it isn't as it's both a serious downgrade from CX gold as well as a garbage product to begin with. Even for those without status (and *a gold is so easy to attain anyways) this benefit would barely be worth anything and most importantly is even more likely to be valued at 0 by plat's more valuable customers.
Oct 5, 2014 | 1:45 pm
#1017
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: NB, Canada
Programs: Fairmont, Amex MR, Marriott
Posts: 2,531
Hopefully it isn't as it's both a serious downgrade from CX gold as well as a garbage product to begin with. Even for those without status (and *a gold is so easy to attain anyways) this benefit would barely be worth anything and most importantly is even more likely to be valued at 0 by plat's more valuable customers.
It may be worth zero for some Amex customers, but I consider myself a valuable customer (amex may disagree
)and I assign decent value to it.
Oct 5, 2014 | 3:46 pm
#1018
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: YXY
Posts: 3,678
I have CX Diamond and MLL Worldwide through Amex, and I must disagree with this generalization. The MLL Worldwide I have used many times for priority checkin and lounge access. CX Diamond a couple of times.
It may be worth zero for some Amex customers, but I consider myself a valuable customer (amex may disagree )and I assign decent value to it.
It may be worth zero for some Amex customers, but I consider myself a valuable customer (amex may disagree
)and I assign decent value to it.
Oct 5, 2014 | 8:50 pm
#1019
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: NB, Canada
Programs: Fairmont, Amex MR, Marriott
Posts: 2,531
To call it a garbage product is also untrue.
Oct 7, 2014 | 10:06 am
#1020
Join Date: May 2013
Location: west coast best coast
Programs: TINDER GOLD, STARBUCKS GOLD, COSTCO EXECUTIVE!!
Posts: 4,049
Hopefully it isn't as it's both a serious downgrade from CX gold as well as a garbage product to begin with. Even for those without status (and *a gold is so easy to attain anyways) this benefit would barely be worth anything and most importantly is even more likely to be valued at 0 by plat's more valuable customers.
But for 99% of people, this would be a benefit. Very few people fly AA or CX or OW in Canada. Unless Westjet is going to join OW, which I don't see happening anytime soon.