Amex “refreshing” Velocity Platinum Card

[kerfuffle]

Is the 'Velocity Escape Plus' card new? Velocity Escape Plus Credit Card Benefits | AMEX Australia

Yes

 

[levelnine]

Details here: Amex relaunches Velocity credit cards: what’s new?

 

[andyrb]

Is the 'Velocity Escape Plus' card new?

Nope, it was one of the cards withdrawn recently.

However, what you've linked appears to be a refreshed version.

 

[ols]

Is the 'Velocity Escape Plus' card new? Velocity Escape Plus Credit Card Benefits | AMEX Australia

"Refreshed"

 

[Space cadet]

Crazy that it's cheaper to take out an amex with comp flight + lounge membership included than an actual lounge membership direct with VA. Not to mention how hard it is to earn gold/plat status with the new SCs/$ spend policy. Why would you chase gold when you can fly cheap and use the amex card?

 

[ols]

I wonder how many people who have the Amex Platinum Velocity card are already Gold or Platinum with Virgin?
A fair % I reckon so Amex are not giving anything to lots of current users and taking away Centurion access from them and increasing the price by over 17%.
Thanks Amex
The people who got easy status and crowded out the lounges will be replaced by new credit card holders in the continuing crowded out lounges

 

[Happy Dude]

From whence does card holder lounge access commence?

 

[henrus]

Crazy that it's cheaper to take out an amex with comp flight + lounge membership included than an actual lounge membership direct with VA.

To be fair the VA lounge membership is $450 and provides access to VA lounges with one guest (+2 children) both same day before and up to 60 mins after Virgin Australia domestic flights.

This Amex card is $440 and comes with lounge access for the cardholder only 2 hours prior to departure. No guests and no arrival access.

 

[ols]

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[kamchatsky]

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[Amanad78]

50SC added to my VFF account on 05/11, for 25K spend

 

[Happy Dude]

50SC added to my VFF account on 05/11, for 25K spend

Ditto, pooled via my wife's card. I wasn't expecting that.

 

[Brissy1]

Generally, what's the availability of the comp flights with little (say 1 week's) notice, probably just between syd and bne or adl.

 

[henrus]

Generally, what's the availability of the comp flights with little (say 1 week's) notice, probably just between syd and bne or adl.

It’s linked to the some of the cheapest fare types so unlikely at 1 weeks notice and less then reward space.

 

[samas]

50SC added to my VFF account on 05/11, for 25K spend

My partner received 50SC on 5/11 also.
They were due to hit the $50k in about 6 weeks so we were about to turn on family pooling in about 2 weeks to get the 100 SC polled into my velocity account.

If Amex have changed this without officially notifying of the change of terms/benefits to existing cardholders I wonder how hard it would be to get that reversed and then reapplied at the same time as the next 50 SC when the $50k spend is hit, so I get the full 100SC as planned.

I suspect it will be impossible to get a resolution on that

 

[samas]

Referral links still go to the explorer card.
Been waiting to refer someone, now that it's got lounge access for every single VA flight I can see it potentially being more attractive for some people who were on the fence.

 

[dissector]

Seems like a downgrade... Correct me if I am wrong...

 

[dontwanttoregister]

Any insight as to whether there will be a forced change from the free 'Escape' to the annual fee 'Escape Plus'? I can't see anything on the site, and card services is still showing the pure red card image rather than the newer purple tinged card.

 

[Happy Dude]

Seems like a downgrade... Correct me if I am wrong...

Depends.

Increased annual fee - that's bad.
Full lounge access - that's good.
No Centurion lounge - that's bad.
All other benefits remain the same - that's good.

Imma call it a draw.

 

[ols]

Depends.

Increased annual fee - that's bad.
Full lounge access - that's good.
No Centurion lounge - that's bad.
All other benefits remain the same - that's good.

Imma call it a draw.

Except it's not full lounge access
Max two hours before flight.
No guests.
No arrival access.
Not for additional card holders