Free Executive Elite status for Amex Cardholders (deadline 02/29/20)
Feb 9, 2020, 7:41 pm
#76
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Manhattan Beach, California
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Posts: 6,367
I think the promo is back on, at least the links i found on various blogs worked for me yesterday (Feb 7). I did it while en route to PSP and used it to rent a car there. No problems at all, was instant.
Feb 10, 2020, 2:12 pm
#77
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Dallas, TX
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Posts: 853
Correct. It was new members that get EE through Amex promo and then use an Amex card to pay for their first trip would get a free day.
Feb 14, 2020, 9:11 am
#79
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I just stumbled across this. The link worked for me (thanks Flyertalk!), but I have a question about the 5 credits.
It looks like if I rent once by Feb 29, I get 5 bonus credits which turns into 1 free day. Can that rental be Enterprise or Alamo, or does it have to be specifically a National-branded rental? Just wondering if I need to schlep out to the airport and grab a car for a day or if I can go to the Enterprise 2 miles from my house and get one. (Either way it's probably worth it.)
It looks like if I rent once by Feb 29, I get 5 bonus credits which turns into 1 free day. Can that rental be Enterprise or Alamo, or does it have to be specifically a National-branded rental? Just wondering if I need to schlep out to the airport and grab a car for a day or if I can go to the Enterprise 2 miles from my house and get one. (Either way it's probably worth it.)
Feb 14, 2020, 9:21 am
#80
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NJ/NYC
Programs: AA EXP/LT Plat, SPG Plat/LT Plat, HHonors Gold, Hyatt Plat, IHG Plat, MR Silver
Posts: 2,786
Same question here - has anyone actually received the one-time free rental credit for paying with an Amex?
Feb 14, 2020, 10:42 am
#81
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,662
I suggest new members not wait - and call this one in. It's really not clear what National's system is with crediting AMEX promo...I had similar happen with AVIS's AMEX PLATINUM promo 2 years ago (promo was listed on Autoslash blog - but no one seemed to know the promo). Needless to say, I never got free weekend certificate
Feb 15, 2020, 3:56 am
#82
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 3,696
I just stumbled across this. The link worked for me (thanks Flyertalk!), but I have a question about the 5 credits.
It looks like if I rent once by Feb 29, I get 5 bonus credits which turns into 1 free day. Can that rental be Enterprise or Alamo, or does it have to be specifically a National-branded rental? Just wondering if I need to schlep out to the airport and grab a car for a day or if I can go to the Enterprise 2 miles from my house and get one. (Either way it's probably worth it.)
It looks like if I rent once by Feb 29, I get 5 bonus credits which turns into 1 free day. Can that rental be Enterprise or Alamo, or does it have to be specifically a National-branded rental? Just wondering if I need to schlep out to the airport and grab a car for a day or if I can go to the Enterprise 2 miles from my house and get one. (Either way it's probably worth it.)
Feb 17, 2020, 3:46 pm
#83
Join Date: May 2019
Posts: 67
Anyone else see their rates go up dramatically because of the account change? I just signed up for this promo and got EE status through 2/2022. I did not realize that the AMEX account would replace my pre-existing corporate account.
For kicks, I did a mock reservation for the same dates that I had just booked last Wednesday. My weekly rate went from $165 to ~ $275. I also lost a side benny which was CDW included at no charge.
This is a work expense, so it doesn't come out of my pocket, but still...
On a side note: if I can't reverse the change, will the EE benefits apply to my previous reservation which was using just a standard Emerald status?
For kicks, I did a mock reservation for the same dates that I had just booked last Wednesday. My weekly rate went from $165 to ~ $275. I also lost a side benny which was CDW included at no charge.
This is a work expense, so it doesn't come out of my pocket, but still...
On a side note: if I can't reverse the change, will the EE benefits apply to my previous reservation which was using just a standard Emerald status?
Last edited by plam1365; Feb 17, 2020 at 4:22 pm Reason: More details.
Feb 18, 2020, 7:00 am
#87
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Cape Cod
Programs: Free agent
Posts: 1,535
Feb 19, 2020, 6:16 am
#88
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: NJ/NYC
Programs: AA EXP/LT Plat, SPG Plat/LT Plat, HHonors Gold, Hyatt Plat, IHG Plat, MR Silver
Posts: 2,786
Feb 20, 2020, 10:24 am
#90
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,662
I used the worse link last year (Executive only), and this year's (used thankfully not before 1/1/2020) gave me EE to 2022...I've seen no report of person who used the better link (EE) last year and was extended this year