Speculation: New Amex premium card?
Oct 3, 2016 | 11:22 am
#121
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Avios were okay until AMEX worsened the transfer ratio. Have to wait for transfer bonuses for that to make sense now but it wasuch better in the past.
Oct 3, 2016 | 11:29 am
#122
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Etihad can also be redeemed for flights operated by AA. Today, there are transfer bonuses to both BA and EY.
Oct 3, 2016 | 12:09 pm
#124
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Oct 3, 2016 | 12:20 pm
#125
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Switzerland/West Coast
Programs: BAEC Gold, Amex Platinum
Posts: 215
To expand on transferring US-based points to non-US FF programs and redeeming for US domestic flights, this has the additional advantage that the points transfer does not incur a US excise tax.
Oct 3, 2016 | 12:26 pm
#126
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Virgin Atlantic is also a transfer partner of everyone and still provides AMEX with transfer bonuses. In fact, they just offered a 30% bonus earlier this year.
Oct 3, 2016 | 12:37 pm
#127
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: So Cal
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A lot of legitimate customers were discarded. My husbands points were frozen, then clawed back, despite the fact that all of his spend was legit (hotels and everyday spend, NO MS). Others in the thread on that debacle reported the same. He had every intention of keeping the card - we'd even already paid the annual fee. We got nowhere with complaints so he canceled the card and got a refund. I found out later that many were successful with filing CPB complaints 
Again, I would still have the card had they not handled the process so poorly. Losing a single customer is not good business, so I disagree with Mia's assumption. Especially the situation they find themselves in after losing the Costco contract.
Oct 3, 2016 | 1:01 pm
#128
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Agreed, my wife and I both met the minimum spend organically and I have since closed my account. She will close hers prior to the AF due date. I was planning on keeping the card, however how the whole process was handled put a bad taste in my mouth, so I cancelled. I actually made money on this deal with my 2-$100 AA gift cards and the refund of my AF. Add in the 100,000 points and it was a steal.
Again, I would still have the card had they not handled the process so poorly. Losing a single customer is not good business, so I disagree with Mia's assumption. Especially the situation they find themselves in after losing the Costco contract.
Again, I would still have the card had they not handled the process so poorly. Losing a single customer is not good business, so I disagree with Mia's assumption. Especially the situation they find themselves in after losing the Costco contract.
Oct 3, 2016 | 2:01 pm
#129
Join Date: Dec 2003
Programs: AA Plat Pro, United Silver, Marriott LTT, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton lowly Silver, IHG Platinum
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Agreed, my wife and I both met the minimum spend organically and I have since closed my account. She will close hers prior to the AF due date. I was planning on keeping the card, however how the whole process was handled put a bad taste in my mouth, so I cancelled. I actually made money on this deal with my 2-$100 AA gift cards and the refund of my AF. Add in the 100,000 points and it was a steal.
Again, I would still have the card had they not handled the process so poorly. Losing a single customer is not good business, so I disagree with Mia's assumption. Especially the situation they find themselves in after losing the Costco contract.
Again, I would still have the card had they not handled the process so poorly. Losing a single customer is not good business, so I disagree with Mia's assumption. Especially the situation they find themselves in after losing the Costco contract.
Oct 3, 2016 | 5:35 pm
#130
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Or do you just mean that HSBC issues an SQ card as such?
Oct 3, 2016 | 6:11 pm
#132
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In the USA HSBC Premier MasterCard has three transfer partners $1 = 1 point = 1 mile, and there are earning and transfer bonuses. The earning bonuses are typically capped at a low level.
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Oct 4, 2016 | 6:30 am
#133
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: TYS/BNA/ATL
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Oct 4, 2016 | 7:27 am
#135
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 97
I noticed that too, I had a 50k upgrade offer (PRG to Plat) that I was sitting on and it went away in the last several days.