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I did the queue at Wimbledon for Centre Court the ticket cost £120. As I’m sure you’re all aware there is an offer currently on at Amex if you spend £140 at Wimbledon you get £20 back. I asked Amex representatives at the lounge and other stands if the offer was included in the ticket price and I said it would entice me buy more stuff if i was already close to meeting the requirements. They all gave me the same answer ticket cost was not included in the offer. It turns out it is so if you intend on going to Wimbledon ticket cost is included in the offer!

It's been a long time since the last boost. Anyone know how often it comes on?

Got my first AMEX 3 weeks ago. Currently at 1500£ credit limit. spent around 1600£ this month thru this card. how big of a credit limit increase should i request in 90 days?

Thank you!

Hi all

Asking experts here… as someone who has had cashback, BA Amex cards, which card is it worth going to, the Platinum Amex, the Gold or using SS number and US address to get a US Amex, as know rewards in US are better despite having lived in UK for 15+ years?

Spend circa 2k month, so does partner on a separate cashback card. Travel about 5x year, mix of short and long haul. Partner needs to buy travel insurance soon anyway, I get mine through work. We tend to eat out and shop good amount. Know we aren’t eligible for certain bonuses but are eligible for Platinum bonus?

What options do I have to pay rent using my AMEX gold card ?

1. Payr has 1.99% fee which is not ideal

2. Does PayPal work ? For eg, can I use Amex to add money to my PayPal account then use PayPal send money to my landlord - my landlord only accepts bank transfer - so is there a way around PayPal ?

Do you guys have any other suggestions ?

Had my amex gold a few years and not sure I’m getting the most of it.

I’m thinking of changing from Gold to the free BA Card but just checking I’m making the right decision. I don’t feel like I’m getting the benefits of the gold to justify paying for it. It might take me a while but would like the companion voucher to make points go abit further. 

Can I still get sign up bonus as it’s a British Airways card? 

Is there any better ways for me to get points? my Wife hasn’t got an amex but she’s got a card on my account not sure if she would get a bonus on any of them and if thats worth doing? 

Hope that makes sense. 

Hello all

Going to Sharm this summer for my 40th b’day and was hoping to have airport fast track and possibly also lounge access (on our way back.) I understand passes are not included with my specific card however is there any way I could take advantage of any offers?
Thank you! ☺️

Hi guys,
Can someone suggest some good restaurants to use the dine in credit in?

I wanted to share my experience of claiming Car Hire excess charges recently on my Amex benefits. When policy changed over to Europ Assist I checked to make sure I remained covered for the excess in the UK (my home country).

The policy clearly states that for the car hire benefits the definition of trip is extended to any journey in your country of residence.

Whilst hiring a vehicle with Hertz I got a cracked windscreen from a pebble. The excess charge was £1700!!! I claimed through Europ Assist who began asking for details of my air ticket and hotel which was not relevant to the claim. They also asked for evidence it was booked with my Amex which it was but this is not a requirements to be able to claim for car hire excesses. When I did not provide details of a hotel stay of more than one night or a flight they refused my claim.

During the claim process it was clear that the team processing my claim did not have English as their first language and were confused when I responded to their queries. Their phone contact centre staff were plain rude bar one who was slightly helpful.

I had to raise a complaint and write to Amex about the outcome. I received the notification that my claim was re-opened and I received a response about a week later that they had agreed it. Payment followed about 5 further days later.

It is clear that the team processing the claims don’t fully understand the provisions of the insurance and I would think it may not be very reliable in an emergency travel situation.

For future claims - think it’s important to be clearer under what provisions you are claiming and respond assuming you may need to invest more time in explaining as if speaking to someone who may not get English language nuances.

If I cancel my amex gold membership card will it impact on my account or credit score?

I have an Amex platinum but have a question in relation to the £200 UK travel credit.

Will the travel credit be issued for fine hotels only or any hotel available on the Amex travel website?

Also will this be reimbursed if I choose to ‘pay at hotel’ or is this only reimbursed if I choose to ‘pay now’

Thanks

Hi all,

I just got my first Amex card through vitality and activated it:

- it mentions the first statement date is 15 July.
- i set it up a DD to pay full statement balance but the DD date is set as 27th.

So my question is, will my statement always pay 12 days after the statement date and will therefore be charged interest as a result of this 12 day gap?

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2 more days to use dining credit. Are there any confirmed / honoured places to buy a voucher at a restaurant abroad (madrid is ideal) to use the credit, before I lose it?

Similar to the Ivy gift card option in the UK

Thanks!

My gold card 2nd anniversary is coming up in October, I’d like to upgrade to the platinum card before that.

My average spend since I have the gold card is +£2,000 per month, which isn’t super high but I believe not too low either, however I haven’t received any upgrade offer from Amex yet. I saw on another thread there used to be an upgrade link but it seems it doesn’t exist anymore.

My question is; do I have a chance of getting an offer by asking them directly on a call or live chat? I think I won’t upgrade if I don’t get one.

Note: I have received a good retention offer in April. Before that I wasn’t aware that retention offers were a thing, I discovered it on this sub so I asked for one in April. Could that be why I am not receiving an upgrade offer?

Thanks!

I have £35 left to spend for January-June. I wonder if I can spend on the 30th June and be credited accordingly?

And do buying giftcards/takeaway at the restaurant work?

Thank you!

Having a bit of a mare with Amex at the moment.

Flew into Florence last week and thought it'd be great to try the Amex Dining Credit. Went to one of the restaurants on their list (Gucci Osteria) and made sure I paid using my Platinium card.

Got back to the UK and realised the credit hadn't been applied. Spoke to the chat who mentioned the payment seemed lodged under the Gucci store and as such, they're unable to honour it. I submitted a copy of the receipt from my meal and checked in a few days later - same decline as they felt my evidence wasn't enough (they even claimed I had made the purchase online, while I had paid with it on their machine in the restaurant).

I'm now going through their complaints process which takes 15 - 30 business days, but feel miffed about this whole ordeal. Feels like I need to chase them to honour their terms. I've submitted the receipt (again) alongside my email confirmation of the booking.

Anyone has any experience with this?

im getting some of these online gurus that supposedly can help in getting US cards without having to visit.

has anyone tried or looked into it?

For context, it was very easy for me to get an Australian Amex card when i was there, all i had to do was give them my card number for UK and they approved me without any hiccups.