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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 4:37 am
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Revised AmEx discount system

New from 2011?:

"När du handlar för 150 000 kronor under ett kalenderår får du 50 % poängrabatt på en EuroBonus-resa med SAS. Rabatten gäller för upp till två personer till vilken SAS-destination som helst i hela världen."
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 5:31 am
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Looks new to me, and seems like it's the same benefit as 200k spending gave previously. I assume the 100k (inside Europe) bonus is gone.

Edit:
"När du uppnått 150 000 kronor får du ett bekräftelsebrev. Förmånen är giltig i 12 månader från utskriftsdatumet på bekräftelsebrevet och kan endast erhållas en gång per år."

This also seems to indicate you can use the benefit as soon as you reach the target. I think the bonus in the old system could be used in the following calendar year, not a rolling 12 month period.
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Old Jan 1, 2011 | 7:31 am
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hmm, bad for those who spend in the 100k to 150k range. Good for those who spend in the 150k-200k range.
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 2:59 am
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I sure wish this offer was available to users in Finland too I would have so many 50% coupons the offers to finnish memmber really suck!
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 4:19 am
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Originally Posted by kauppias
I sure wish this offer was available to users in Finland too I would have so many 50% coupons the offers to finnish memmber really suck!
If it's of any comfort to you, you wouldn't...

"...kan endast erhållas en gång per år." = "..can only be obtained once a year."

Of course, when that once a year is half price C redemption for two pax, it's a very nice once a year...
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Old Jan 2, 2011 | 7:09 am
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Originally Posted by seat56f
If it's of any comfort to you, you wouldn't...

"...kan endast erhållas en gång per år." = "..can only be obtained once a year."

Of course, when that once a year is half price C redemption for two pax, it's a very nice once a year...

well I would be very happy with that too... I would use amex alone, but now use only MC aND WITH very poor benefits
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 1:33 am
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Originally Posted by tourist
New from 2011?:

"När du handlar för 150 000 kronor under ett kalenderår får du 50 % poängrabatt på en EuroBonus-resa med SAS. Rabatten gäller för upp till två personer till vilken SAS-destination som helst i hela världen."
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What source do you have for this info? AmEx homepage is still telling the old story and haven't seen any communication to cardholders either.
BR //P
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 2:47 am
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What source do you have for this info? AmEx homepage is still telling the old story and haven't seen any communication to cardholders either.
BR //P
I haven't seen any communication, but if you log in to your account status page and open the "pending points" detailed statement there's the following text to the right:

När du handlar för 150 000 kronor under ett kalenderår får du 50 % poängrabatt på en EuroBonus-resa med SAS. Rabatten gäller för upp till två personer till vilken SAS-destination som helst i hela världen.

Du har nu handlat med ditt Kort till en summa av 0 kronor. Du behöver handla för ytterligare 150000 kronor för att erhålla din EuroBonus-förmån.

När du uppnått 150 000 kronor får du ett bekräftelsebrev.
Förmånen är giltig i 12 månader från utskriftsdatumet på bekräftelsebrevet och kan endast erhållas en gång per år.

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Förmånen innebär 50 % poängrabatt för upp till två personer på en EuroBonus-resa med SAS från Skandinavien till vilken SAS-destination som helst i hela världen. När du som SAS EuroBonus American Express® Card-medlem handlat för 150 000 kronor med ditt Kort inom ett kalenderår erhålls ett brev som bekräftar att du är berättigad till förmånen. Förmånen är giltig i 12 månader från brevets utskriftsdatum. Denna period kan inte förlängas. Erbjudandet gäller för en tur-och-retur EuroBonus-resa och kan endast nyttjas vid inväxling av EuroBonus-poäng. Skatter och avgifter tillkommer. Erbjudandet gäller ej för enkelresor eller ordinarie resor som betalas med pengar och/eller poäng. Med reservation för tillgänglighet. Förmånen kan endast erhållas en gång per år. Nästa intjäningsperiod påbörjas i januari påföljande år.
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 3:03 am
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I haven't seen any communication, but if you log in to your account status page and open the "pending points" detailed statement there's the following text to the right:

Yes, for what it is worth, I can confirm that - same story on my account.
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 6:10 am
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Is this really true? 50% off on SAS bonus trip in any class? Please confirm!!
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 8:21 am
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I just spoke to memberservice and they confirm the change. 50% off on any SAS flight for two persons. They have also lifted the calendar year requirement, you're now entitled to the discount as soon as you've spent SEK 150'000.
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 1:31 pm
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I am waiting for my AMEX EB card and will cancel my normal AMEX at the same time. Will my Rewards points be transfered to my EB account automatically with the 1/10 exchange rate or do I have to request it? Are they cancelled otherwise?

Anyone with experience?
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Old Jan 3, 2011 | 3:02 pm
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Originally Posted by appfly
I am waiting for my AMEX EB card and will cancel my normal AMEX at the same time. Will my Rewards points be transfered to my EB account automatically with the 1/10 exchange rate or do I have to request it? Are they cancelled otherwise?

Anyone with experience?
They are two different currencies for two different cards!

Transfer your collection of Membership Rewards points to whatever program you want them in (like 10:1 to EuroBonus or 8:1 to HHonors) before cancelling your first card. If you don't do it yourself, I should hope that the AmEx people have the decency to ask you where you want your points when you call to cancel. Depending on your target program, you might want to "top up" your AmEx MR points to some nice, round, tranferable amount first. (If you have 126986 MR points, go and buy a cup of coffee or something to get 127000 -> 12700 EB points.)
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 1:04 am
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Originally Posted by pswe
I just spoke to memberservice and they confirm the change. 50% off on any SAS flight for two persons. They have also lifted the calendar year requirement, you're now entitled to the discount as soon as you've spent SEK 150'000.
Wonder if this years balance will drop over to next year then. I closed the year at around SEK 130k or so. Was a shame that my heat pump reseller didn't accept AmEx...
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Old Jan 4, 2011 | 1:12 am
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Originally Posted by agehall
Wonder if this years balance will drop over to next year then. I closed the year at around SEK 130k or so. Was a shame that my heat pump reseller didn't accept AmEx...
I wouldn't expect that. "inom ett kalenderår". But I think you will get a 50%-off-Europe-coupon from spending 100k+ during 2010.
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