Strategy to obtain US Amex

[Grrr]

Just wondering what the upgrade offer you received? 50,000 or 125,000

I got 175k after 8k spend...

The $895 AF seems hard to justify when we can barely use any of it in Aus...

 

[PointsLife1]

I got 175k after 8k spend...

The $895 AF seems hard to justify when we can barely use any of it in Aus...

I was actually contacting them to cancel the card and then was thinking about downgrading to Green but then revisited this thread and go all excited again! Now to try and get some value out of the thing.

 

[albyd]

I got 125,000 MR points for $6K spend moving from Green to Platinum. Wish it was more but them's the breaks.

I can use the Uber credits - open a US Uber account.

I'm also using the streaming credits.

YMMV.

 

[PointsLife1]

I got 125,000 MR points for $6K spend moving from Green to Platinum. Wish it was more but them's the breaks.

I can use the Uber credits - open a US Uber account.

I'm also using the streaming credits.

YMMV.

Oh that is great news you can use the Uber credits if opening a US account? What streaming service are you utilising?

 

[albyd]

That's what I did. I wonder how unfavourable the Exchange rate is which Uber uses to turn AUD fare back into USD.

 

[prozac]

I've just signed up to the Elite, have had a CSP for a few months.

I'm using it primarily for 5X on travel (since my APP was SD'ed a couple of months ago) and generous Priority Pass allowance.

Is 75k a good bonus for CSP?

 

[metaphase]

I got 125,000 MR points for $6K spend moving from Green to Platinum. Wish it was more but them's the breaks.

I can use the Uber credits - open a US Uber account.

I'm also using the streaming credits.

YMMV.

Handily for the HSBC Elite the $10/mo rideshare credit doesn't seem to need a US account, topping up with Uber money (or buying a GC for yourself in-app) seems to work too (which means it can be used with Uber Eats too), although annoyingly the minimum spend is more like $30 or so when converted so less useful.

 

[levelnine]

Is 75k a good bonus for CSP?

Fairly standard. It goes as low as 60K & as high as 100K.