New Amex statement credits

[boomy]

I was more referring to Marriott/Bonvoy.

Hilton is also getting up there and the exchange rate is killing us. Hilton Pattaya is >$300/night next month.

In Pattaya there is only one choice but not too far from there, in Bangkok you can often get both Hilton and DT < 3,000 THB.

 

[wxxnxs]

Also good to use for award taxes

Qantas gift voucher cannot be used to pay for taxes or surcharges on Multi-City, Classic awards and round-world ticket, paid fare tickets only.

 

[andye]

Qantas gift voucher cannot be used to pay for taxes or surcharges on Multi-City, Classic awards and round-world ticket, paid fare tickets only.

Assumed was referring to the statement credit rather than GVs

 

[kpc]

Some stacking here for sony
$300 get $50
American Express | Offers

$600 get $150
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So potentially spend $600 get back $200

I can confirm that if you spend $600, you get $150 + $50 back. edit: picked up a too expensive pocket camera that I otherwise wouldn't have bought. Price matched JB HiFi, used 2 Amex cards and will get the GST back on Monday via TRS

 

[Mr_Orange]

Mr Porter: Spend GBP300, receive $100.

Note the currency quirk.

 

[kpc]

Mr Porter: Spend GBP300, receive $100.

Note the currency quirk.

Got that one too...was wondering how to use it!

 

[SydneySwan]

Amex is now running Shop Small in the UK. It is restricted to only 80,000 cardholders and you only get one £5 credit. You do have 6 weeks to spend the £10 to get the credit though.

Excuse me while I have a lie down.

 

[Mr_Orange]

Amex is now running Shop Small in the UK. It is restricted to only 80,000 cardholders and you only get one £5 credit. You do have 6 weeks to spend the £10 to get the credit though.

Excuse me while I have a lie down.

Could be a sign of things to come Down Under. I'm not worrying though since I'm only a couple of weeks away from my wallet being Amex-free.

 

[Dr Ralph]

I'm not worrying though since I'm only a couple of weeks away from my wallet being Amex-free.

But I'm only a couple of months before being back on the AMEX card band wagon after an 18 month exclusion period

 

[andye]

Amex is now running Shop Small in the UK. It is restricted to only 80,000 cardholders and you only get one £5 credit. You do have 6 weeks to spend the £10 to get the credit though.

Excuse me while I have a lie down.

Alex Plat annual fee is only GBP450 though and refundable pro rata if you cancel

No travel credit though

It does only earn 1KF/GBP (unless you do some magic with an International Dollar Card) though the 1 Avios or AA/GBP is competitive

Nothing in the UK to compare with the old (or new) Platinum Edge earning rates for supermarkets

 

[Mr_Orange]

But I'm only a couple of months before being back on the AMEX card band wagon after an 18 month exclusion period

I'm not leaving to serve an 18 month exclusion period, I'm just leaving.

 

[lovetravellingoz]

Just earnt $1500 from the Marriott

 

[SydneySwan]

Naked Wines 59/15
Bobbi Brown 80/20

Haven’t seen the 80/20 rule in action for a while

 

[Pleb Status]

IKEA - Spend $150 and get $30 back.

I did not know that Ikea now accepts Amex...

 

[albyd]

Chemist warehouse does too. Merchant fee cuts appear to be encouraging even fee conscious businesses to take Amex.

 

[andye]

Chemist warehouse does too. Merchant fee cuts appear to be encouraging even fee conscious businesses to take Amex.

I'll be using giftcards less and less it seems

 

[albyd]

Me too. It's easy to accumulate lots of GCs with small balances and lose track of them (which I guess is the business model for the issuers - a few $ at a time on many cards adds up). Just consolidated some this week.

 

[foggy]

Manual link for ikea American Express | Offers

 

[MathNerd]

I can foresee a lot of $150 purchases being put through today at IKEA's all over the country in the hope the transactions clear by Saturday for maximum points accrual

 

[Mr_Orange]

IKEA - Spend $150 and get $30 back.

I did not know that Ikea now accepts Amex...

I did know this.

Chemist warehouse does too. Merchant fee cuts appear to be encouraging even fee conscious businesses to take Amex.

This, I did not, although Chemist Warehouse online has always accepted Amex, which I never understood.