New SAS EuroBonus American Express Elite in Sweden
Oct 17, 2014, 1:32 am
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
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New SAS EuroBonus American Express Elite in Sweden
SAS EuroBonus & American Express just launched a new card strategy in Sweden with three cards: Classic, Premium and Elite.
The new Elite card gives you two 20 000 status points on signup and 20 EB points per 100 SEK spending, two 2-for-1 vouchers valid on Star Alliance even in First at 150.000 and 300.000 SEK spending.
Huge upgrade if you ask me!
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Read more in Swedish:
http://www.businessclass.se/sas-och-...nta-resenarer/
The new Elite card gives you two 20 000 status points on signup and 20 EB points per 100 SEK spending, two 2-for-1 vouchers valid on Star Alliance even in First at 150.000 and 300.000 SEK spending.
Huge upgrade if you ask me!
^Read more in Swedish:
http://www.businessclass.se/sas-och-...nta-resenarer/
Oct 17, 2014, 1:45 am
#2
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Programs: SAS EBD, BA Gold, Bonvoy Titanium, Hertz PC, National Exec Elite
Posts: 553
SAS EuroBonus & American Express just launched a new card strategy in Sweden with three cards: Classic, Premium and Elite.
The new Elite card gives you two 20 000 status points on signup and 20 EB points per 100 SEK spending, two 2-for-1 vouchers valid on Star Alliance even in First at 150.000 and 300.000 SEK spending.
Huge upgrade if you ask me!^
Read more in Swedish:
http://www.businessclass.se/sas-och-...nta-resenarer/
The new Elite card gives you two 20 000 status points on signup and 20 EB points per 100 SEK spending, two 2-for-1 vouchers valid on Star Alliance even in First at 150.000 and 300.000 SEK spending.
Huge upgrade if you ask me!
^Read more in Swedish:
http://www.businessclass.se/sas-och-...nta-resenarer/
Oct 17, 2014, 3:07 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,971
Way to go!
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How about the expiry date of the vouchers? Does it have the same ...... setup as right now (date of issue + 12 month) or do they go for the Norwegian model (valid end of the next calendar year)?
EDIT://
How about the expiry date of the vouchers? Does it have the same ...... setup as right now (date of issue + 12 month) or do they go for the Norwegian model (valid end of the next calendar year)?
Last edited by fassy; Oct 17, 2014 at 3:14 am
Oct 17, 2014, 3:44 am
#4
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Stockholm
Programs: EuroBonus Diamond
Posts: 171
Oct 17, 2014, 10:20 am
#6
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,595
Wow. Lucky you. I was always jealous of Americans and their cards, but this blows off all. I should move over to Sweden or persuade Amex to look at Finland as well.
The perks are unbelievably good. As a comparison for me, Diners used to be really good cobranded card with AY, but only for generating lots of AY points which you cannot anymore easily use for upgrades.
The easy point earning will lead to way many people earn awesome award deals. A devaluation to come...
The perks are unbelievably good. As a comparison for me, Diners used to be really good cobranded card with AY, but only for generating lots of AY points which you cannot anymore easily use for upgrades.
The easy point earning will lead to way many people earn awesome award deals. A devaluation to come...
Oct 17, 2014, 11:56 am
#7
Join Date: Jul 2008
Programs: EBG4Life, EBD, 1MM
Posts: 1,397
The Elite card is definitely what drew my attention, but they even upgraded the Premium card by making the 2-4-1 available on Star Alliance flights. Even if you don't want to pay the 4000kr annual fee for the Elite card, this is still an upgrade on what they are currently offering. Good job SAS and AMEX!
Oct 18, 2014, 4:17 am
#8
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Stockholm
Programs: EuroBonus Diamond
Posts: 171
Those of us here in Sweden need to put our heads together to come up with a list of strategies to make the most of the card offers currently available. It seems to me that this would include the following:
- Use any of the new SAS EB AMEX cards for purchases from sas.se
- AMEX Elite if you anticipate needing the 20k base points to reach EBG or EBD.
- AMEX Elite if you want 2 shots at the *A 2-for-1 voucher deal and can rack up SEK300k in spending.
- AMEX Premium if you have no problem reaching EBG but can rack up SEK150k in spending and want the *A 2-for-1 voucher deal.
- COOP MedMera Mer for purchases at COOP and PG/BG payments using Betalo
- COOP MerMera Mer for other purchases leading up to a COOP point doubling bonus
I'm sure that there are additional strategic factors to consider, so please feel free to add your thoughts here. Of course, by the time we come to a consensus somebody will change some rules, making it necessary to rethink things, but all in all I see this is a positive development.
- Use any of the new SAS EB AMEX cards for purchases from sas.se
- AMEX Elite if you anticipate needing the 20k base points to reach EBG or EBD.
- AMEX Elite if you want 2 shots at the *A 2-for-1 voucher deal and can rack up SEK300k in spending.
- AMEX Premium if you have no problem reaching EBG but can rack up SEK150k in spending and want the *A 2-for-1 voucher deal.
- COOP MedMera Mer for purchases at COOP and PG/BG payments using Betalo
- COOP MerMera Mer for other purchases leading up to a COOP point doubling bonus
I'm sure that there are additional strategic factors to consider, so please feel free to add your thoughts here. Of course, by the time we come to a consensus somebody will change some rules, making it necessary to rethink things, but all in all I see this is a positive development.
Jan 31, 2017, 1:43 am
#12
Join Date: Jul 2008
Programs: EBG4Life, EBD, 1MM
Posts: 1,397
Just got off the phone with Tallin to cancel a 2-4-1 booking I had made and was very surprised to hear that the AmEx Premiuem (Sweden) 2-4-1 are now valid for 2 years (not the date of issue+next calendar year). I had not see this before, but it was good news as we were having trouble making use of the 2-4-1 before the end of 2017. This gives us ample time to find something better.
Last edited by livious; Jan 31, 2017 at 1:53 am
Jan 31, 2017, 4:26 am
#14
Join Date: Jul 2008
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She said it was valid until Oct 8,2018 and that is almost exactly 2 years. I asked her to reconfirm and she stated the 2-4-1 has a 2 year validity. I saw speculation on BUsinessclass.se, but cannot find anything from AMEX.
Jan 31, 2017, 5:01 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2011
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Unfortunately the letters don't state a validity either, I have one here from late last year but no indication on wether its 12 or 24 months.