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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #340 on: January 21, 2018, 01:33:53 PM »
you can ask them to refund the points
Can be done anytime after cancelling ticket or need to ask within 24 hrs?

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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #341 on: January 22, 2018, 11:40:51 AM »
Can I book DL/AA basic economy via Amex travel? Not seeing it online. Do I need to PUTPAC?
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #342 on: January 22, 2018, 11:44:19 AM »
Can I book DL/AA basic economy via Amex travel? Not seeing it online. Do I need to PUTPAC?
Can't be booked online

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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #343 on: January 22, 2018, 12:48:07 PM »
I called but seems like they want to charge a phone booking fee...
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #344 on: January 22, 2018, 01:02:19 PM »
Can't be booked online
+1, and I've had issues over the phone before.
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #345 on: January 22, 2018, 01:03:15 PM »
I called but seems like they want to charge a phone booking fee...
Can get them to waive it

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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #346 on: January 22, 2018, 08:15:58 PM »
Can get them to waive it
+1 explain that it's not bookable online
Can be done anytime after cancelling ticket or need to ask within 24 hrs?
I think anytime, but you can try and let us know
 you must speak with the membership rewards team or platinum travel rep, not the regular amex travel.

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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #347 on: January 22, 2018, 10:10:10 PM »
Can be done anytime after cancelling ticket or need to ask within 24 hrs?
Easiest way is the same call when canceling.
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #348 on: January 23, 2018, 09:47:43 AM »
Can I book DL/AA basic economy via Amex travel? Not seeing it online. Do I need to PUTPAC?
Following up on this:

Got bounced back and forth between membership rewards department and Amex travel. Finally ended up speaking to a 3rd department - "membership rewards travel".

Rep there searched but couldn't find DL basic economy even though I could see it on delta.com and GF.

She advised me to book the tickets directly with DL and contact her department 48+ hours later to redeem points to offset the purchase. She also confirmed that I'd (eventually) receive the 50% rebate.

Is this a case of DNROPR?
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #349 on: January 23, 2018, 09:52:12 AM »
No, just make sure your account is notated.
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #350 on: January 23, 2018, 10:26:56 AM »
DP: Latest rebate took 34 days to post.
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #351 on: January 23, 2018, 11:06:20 AM »
are upgrade (green to platinum) bonuses also delayed or its only the travel benefit?

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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #352 on: January 23, 2018, 02:51:26 PM »
are upgrade (green to platinum) bonuses also delayed or its only the travel benefit?
Only travel benefits

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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #353 on: January 23, 2018, 03:55:09 PM »
are upgrade (green to platinum) bonuses also delayed or its only the travel benefit?
You have an upgrade link?
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #354 on: January 23, 2018, 03:55:29 PM »
DP: Latest rebate took 34 days to post.
Took 33 days for me, posted today.
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #355 on: January 23, 2018, 05:31:01 PM »
No, just make sure your account is notated.
Ugh...

Booked the ticket. Then called Amex to notate the account and again bounced from one department to another. No one wants to put on writing that I'll receive the 50% rebate. All they'll promise is the 1:1 redemption rate (instead of the usual 1:0.67).

Last phone rep recommended that I cancel the ticket with Delta (still within 24 hours of booking) and then call "Platinum Travel Services" to book. Rep claimed that they show more fares than Amex Travel online/phone.

Amex has way too many departments but none are willing/able to satisfy customer needs.

I used to find Amex CSR's so accommodating and easy to deal with. Now it seems like all they want to do is pass you along to the next dept.
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #356 on: January 23, 2018, 05:43:54 PM »
Ugh...

Booked the ticket. Then called Amex to notate the account and again bounced from one department to another. No one wants to put on writing that I'll receive the 50% rebate. All they'll promise is the 1:1 redemption rate (instead of the usual 1:0.67).

Last phone rep recommended that I cancel the ticket with Delta (still within 24 hours of booking) and then call "Platinum Travel Services" to book. Rep claimed that they show more fares than Amex Travel online/phone.

Amex has way too many departments but none are willing/able to satisfy customer needs.

I used to find Amex CSR's so accommodating and easy to deal with. Now it seems like all they want to do is pass you along to the next dept.
I would cancel the ticket and get it noted in your account before you rebook.
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #357 on: January 23, 2018, 05:47:59 PM »
Ugh...

Booked the ticket. Then called Amex to notate the account and again bounced from one department to another. No one wants to put on writing that I'll receive the 50% rebate. All they'll promise is the 1:1 redemption rate (instead of the usual 1:0.67).

Last phone rep recommended that I cancel the ticket with Delta (still within 24 hours of booking) and then call "Platinum Travel Services" to book. Rep claimed that they show more fares than Amex Travel online/phone.

Amex has way too many departments but none are willing/able to satisfy customer needs.

I used to find Amex CSR's so accommodating and easy to deal with. Now it seems like all they want to do is pass you along to the next dept.

No one is going to notate you'll receive 50%. All that needs to be notated is that they can process the pay with points post-charge.

If you have 50%, it should rebate.
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #358 on: January 23, 2018, 06:00:42 PM »
No one is going to notate you'll receive 50%. All that needs to be notated is that they can process the pay with points post-charge.

If you have 50%, it should rebate.
Got it, thanks walking me through this. I think I'll get the hang of it just in time for my 50% rebate to expire

In the mean time, I've cancelled the original ticket booked with Delta. I then called Platinum Travel Services (1-800-443-7672). Agent was able to pull up the basic economy fare, waive the phone booking fee, and process the pay with points request.

Platinum travel services is much better than Amex travel. No phone tree and expanded fare availability.
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Re: Amex waiting 6-10 weeks to issue 50% rebate on Business Platinum bookings!
« Reply #359 on: January 23, 2018, 06:26:14 PM »
Yes, plat travel is an actual agency.
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