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The Business Platinum CardŽ (OUTDATED INFO)
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As a special offer you can get Earn 50,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $5,000 and an extra 50,000 points after you spend an additional $10,000 on eligible purchases with the Business Platinum CardŽ from American Express within the first 3 months of Card Membership. Your application must be approved by January 25, 2017 to be eligible for this offer.

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There are more than 40 Business Platinum CardŽ benefits, including world-class platinum service, travel benefits, rewards that can help reduce expenses and access to one-of-a-kind events.

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-Consumer Card: 50k No Spend Required, Called 7 Days before Due Date of Annual Fee
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Re: Amex Platinum
« Reply #3940 on: February 11, 2015, 02:03:10 PM »
Yes.
The cancelled card will still get him into lounges???
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Re: Amex Platinum
« Reply #3941 on: February 11, 2015, 02:04:05 PM »
The cancelled card will still get him into lounges???

Yup.
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Re: Amex Platinum
« Reply #3942 on: February 11, 2015, 02:05:27 PM »
Yup.

If he got a Priority Pass card for that AU, it will be deactivated shortly after cancelling the CC, but the cancelled Plat Card will still work for DL and AirSpace lounges until the expiration date on the card.
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Re: Amex Platinum
« Reply #3943 on: February 11, 2015, 06:47:43 PM »

You will get refunded.
How much time do I have to cancel, the usual 60 days?

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Re: Amex Platinum
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Re: Amex Platinum
« Reply #3945 on: February 15, 2015, 03:50:04 PM »
how do you take advantage of these stuff

 Starwood Gold Elite Status:
Platinum cardholders get Gold elite status for free.  That gets you free premium Wi-Fi and a 250 point rebate every time you stay at a Starwood hotel-even if you are on an award stay!
It also gets you 50% bonus points on paid stays, and room upgrades and 4pm late checkout on all stays.

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A 4 hour late return fee-free grace period at Hertz and fee-waived Gold Plus membership and National Executive guarantee upgrades and faster free award rentals

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Re: Amex Platinum
« Reply #3946 on: February 15, 2015, 04:08:52 PM »
how do you take advantage of these stuff

 Starwood Gold Elite Status:
Platinum cardholders get Gold elite status for free.  That gets you free premium Wi-Fi and a 250 point rebate every time you stay at a Starwood hotel-even if you are on an award stay!
It also gets you 50% bonus points on paid stays, and room upgrades and 4pm late checkout on all stays.

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Re: Amex Platinum
« Reply #3947 on: February 17, 2015, 02:30:53 AM »
Does anyone know whether the lounges in terminal D at sheremetyevo in Moscow require the bus plat card to be active to access the lounge?

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Re: Amex Platinum
« Reply #3948 on: February 17, 2015, 02:50:18 AM »
Does anyone know whether the lounges in terminal D at sheremetyevo in Moscow require the bus plat card to be active to access the lounge?
Dunno about that one specifically but if a plat is good enough then a cancelled plat is too

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Re: Amex Platinum
« Reply #3949 on: February 17, 2015, 04:27:23 AM »
An active platinum definitely works there. How do you know a cancelled one does too?

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Re: Amex Platinum
« Reply #3950 on: February 17, 2015, 04:36:45 AM »
An active platinum definitely works there. How do you know a cancelled one does too?
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Re: Amex Plat Questions
« Reply #3951 on: February 19, 2015, 11:51:45 AM »
Does Amex usually charge the AF for the platinum right away?

I upgraded my gold to pltnm and they didn't charge me the AF then, I was gonna downgrade it but forgot,
Today 60 days after I upgraded they charged me $112 fee,

So my question is, do I have now 30/60 (not sure the correct amount) days to downgrade and get the fee back or I missed it?

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Re: Amex Plat Questions
« Reply #3952 on: February 19, 2015, 11:53:44 AM »
Does Amex usually charge the AF for the platinum right away?

I upgraded my gold to pltnm and they didn't charge me the AF then, I was gonna downgrade it but forgot,
Today 60 days after I upgraded they charged me $112 fee,

So my question is, do I have now 30/60 (not sure the correct amount) days to downgrade and get the fee back or I missed it?
CMIIW, but should be from when the fee posts.
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Re: Amex Plat Questions
« Reply #3953 on: February 19, 2015, 12:01:09 PM »
But don't they usually charge you right away?

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Re: Amex Plat Questions
« Reply #3954 on: February 19, 2015, 12:08:59 PM »
But don't they usually charge you right away?
On my wife's card, applied 12/22 and got billed AF 2/2...
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Re: Amex Plat Questions
« Reply #3955 on: February 19, 2015, 12:10:33 PM »
On my wife's card, applied 12/22 and got billed AF 2/2...
I see, so I guess I still got some time, thx!

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Re: Amex Plat Questions
« Reply #3956 on: February 19, 2015, 07:21:02 PM »
On my wife's card, applied 12/22 and got billed AF 2/2...

Interesting, I also applied 12/22 but my AF posted at the very end of my initial statement, on 1/21.

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Re: Amex Plat Questions
« Reply #3957 on: February 19, 2015, 10:53:23 PM »
Interesting, I also applied 12/22 but my AF posted at the very end of my initial statement, on 1/21.
That's usually my experience
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Re: Amex Platinum
« Reply #3958 on: February 23, 2015, 06:01:51 PM »
I got an online offer to upgrade my PRG to a Plat and get 50K points.   I did this in December.  The points never posted.  After about 8 phone calls to CSR and opening up research inquiries, I was told today that I am not eligible for the Plat bonus because 1) I got the PRG bonus and 2) I have received many courtesy points from Amex.   I was quite upset but this CSR was adamant... no 50K bonus points for me. 

Any suggestions? I'm thinking of just cancelling the darn thing and getting the fee back. 

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Re: Amex Platinum
« Reply #3959 on: February 24, 2015, 03:02:05 PM »
I got an online offer to upgrade my PRG to a Plat and get 50K points.   I did this in December.  The points never posted.  After about 8 phone calls to CSR and opening up research inquiries, I was told today that I am not eligible for the Plat bonus because 1) I got the PRG bonus and 2) I have received many courtesy points from Amex.   I was quite upset but this CSR was adamant... no 50K bonus points for me. 

Any suggestions? I'm thinking of just cancelling the darn thing and getting the fee back.


Was there a minimum spending threshold that you needed to hit? If so, did you hit it?