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As a travel agent I got an email from Amex.

The ability to get the perks of the Cruise Privilege Program through your independent travel agent is ending on September 15th. After 9/15 you can only get the perks is booking directly with Amex Travel.

Dear Rez Saver User,
We have received an official notice from Amercan Express that effective 12:00 p.m. ET on September 15, 2026, access to American Express Travel benefits such as Cruise Privieges Program, The Hotel Collection, Fine
Hotels & Resorts, and Genturion Fine Hotels & Resorts, through RezSaver will be discontinued. Bookings made after this time will not receive these benetits.
Bookings with American Express: Travel benefits made prior to this deadline
\- including for future travel - will continue to have benefits honored. The benefits need to be applled to the booking by the travel suppiler (e.g., cruise
Ine, notes) pror 1o me deadline, bookings made prior the deadine but do not reflect the benefits by September 15 at 12 pm ET cannot have benefits added later.

As a travel agent I got an email from Amex.

The ability to get the perks of the Cruise Privilege Program through your independent travel agent is ending on September 15th. After 9/15 you can only get the perks is booking directly with Amex Travel.

Dear Rez Saver User,
We have received an official notice from Amercan Express that effective 12:00 p.m. ET on September 15, 2026, access to American Express Travel benefits such as Cruise Privieges Program, The Hotel Collection, Fine
Hotels & Resorts, and Genturion Fine Hotels & Resorts, through RezSaver will be discontinued. Bookings made after this time will not receive these benetits.
Bookings with American Express: Travel benefits made prior to this deadline
\- including for future travel - will continue to have benefits honored. The benefits need to be applled to the booking by the travel suppiler (e.g., cruise
Ine, notes) pror 1o me deadline, bookings made porto the deadine but do nat reflect the benefits by September 15 at 12 pm ET cannot have benefits added later.

FAQ's
What exactly is changing?
American Express has made the decision to discontinue access to
American Express Travel benefits such as Cruise Privileges Program, The
Hotel Collection, Fine Hotels & Resorts, and Centurion Fine Hotels & Resorts through third party booking channels. However, American Express
Card Members can still receive these travel benefits by booking through
Amex Travel channels. To receive Cruise Privileges Program benefits, clents must book ether via amextravel com or by caling the number on the back of your eligible card. To receive The Hotel Collection, Fine Hotels & Resorte, or Centurion Fine Hotels & Resorts, clients must book via amextravel.com, the Amex Travel App™ orby caling the number on the back of your eligbe card, depending on your eligible Card product.

When is this change going into effect?
September 15 12:00 p.m. ET
What if l have a booking made before the cut-off but travel is after the cut-of?
Bookings with American Express: Travel benefts made prior to this deadline
\- including for future travel — will continue to have benefits honored. The benefits need to be applied to the booking by the travel supplier (e.g., cruise ine, hotel) prior to the deadline, bookings made prior to the deadline but do nat reflect the benefits by Sept 15' at 12 pm ET cannot have benefits added later.
Why has this change happened?
American Express routinely evaluates: its partnerships and distribution arrangements with a focus on delivering differentiated value to our Card
Members while uphalding the highest standards of governance and program integrity. As those standards continue to advance, we are aligning our distribution model accordingly. Following recent process reviews, they have made the decision to limit access to American Express Travel benéfits: to baskings made directly through Amex Travel only.
For any questions, please reach out to the help desk.