SAS Eurobonus American Express Elite
Nov 18, 2010, 5:26 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2006
Location: USA
Programs: SPG Gold, Hilton Gold, EBG, USAir Silver
Posts: 15
SAS Eurobonus American Express Elite
Hi!
I have a the regular SAS Amex today but received an invitation for the Elite card. What I could see in the invitation there are some lifestyle benefits and slightly difference in insurance. However, are there any differences in benfits with SAS?
/J
I have a the regular SAS Amex today but received an invitation for the Elite card. What I could see in the invitation there are some lifestyle benefits and slightly difference in insurance. However, are there any differences in benfits with SAS?
/J
Nov 18, 2010, 7:13 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Scandinavia
Programs: Eurobonus EBD, BW Diamond, Club Carlson Gold, IHG Plat Amb, HH Diamond
Posts: 352
Elite
I also got this, but found no SAS benifits nor more points so I put in the bin, I would like to see at least 25 / 100 SEK or 30 for an Elite card. Lifestyle benifits not my style but leet, sure 
Nov 18, 2010, 7:36 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2006
Location: USA
Programs: SPG Gold, Hilton Gold, EBG, USAir Silver
Posts: 15
It was a regular mail to my home with a nice folder about lifestyle benefits (very similar to the benefits for Amex Platinum). However, no word about benefits with SAS. The cost for the card is 3500 SEK per year and this fee is not waived even if you are a Platinum card member. They only give the basic SAS card for free to Platinum card holders.
The Amex representative I talked to said there are benefits with SAS with the Elite card but she didn't know what they are.
The Amex representative I talked to said there are benefits with SAS with the Elite card but she didn't know what they are.
Nov 18, 2010, 8:53 am
#6
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden
Programs: EBG
Posts: 23
I did the same with my invitation, in the bin! The reason we are getting these invitations is that when a customer is spending over a certain limit the regular annual fee of SEK 1000 does not cover their expenses why they have to make you pay more, ie SEK 3500. The benefits are in my opinion just crap.
Nov 19, 2010, 2:53 am
#9
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: The Baltic Sea
Programs: AY, BT, DY and SK. Scandic, Radisson, Marriott and HHonors. ClubONE
Posts: 5,890
Nov 21, 2010, 9:59 am
#10
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Stockholm
Programs: EBD & Lifetime Gold
Posts: 204
Nov 22, 2010, 6:57 pm
#12
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: New York
Programs: Cutting down :-(
Posts: 604
I did the same with my invitation, in the bin! The reason we are getting these invitations is that when a customer is spending over a certain limit the regular annual fee of SEK 1000 does not cover their expenses why they have to make you pay more, ie SEK 3500. The benefits are in my opinion just crap.
Nov 23, 2010, 2:39 am
#13
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sweden / Germany
Programs: EB / FB / Topbonus
Posts: 298
The expenses???? Credit card companies make most of their money on merchant fees (between 2%-5% of any purchase). The more you spend the more they make. The annual fee is there to increase loyalty. The higher the fee the more likely a customer will stay loyal, whence more money from merchant fees. To my knowledge, sign-up bonuses is the only thing a credit card will spend money on. Such bonuses are meant to get new customers, and if successful then the initial expense will quickly be offset by merchant fees.
Nov 23, 2010, 4:43 am
#14
Join Date: Dec 2008
Programs: EBG, HH Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 95
??? You must be referring to Sweden then. In Norway almost everyone use the "bankcard" for nearly all payments, even rather small amounts like 10 - 50 NOK! ( Bankcard is double with Visa if not on-line access, which is very rare! )
Nov 23, 2010, 1:46 pm
#15
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: The Baltic Sea
Programs: AY, BT, DY and SK. Scandic, Radisson, Marriott and HHonors. ClubONE
Posts: 5,890
To me true electronic cash is something you have downloaded on the chip of your card. Bankcard with on-line access comes close but is still another thing.