Recent content by Viridis

I look at this a bit differently. Like you, it seems, I am closer to the end of my career than the beginning. I have been lucky enough for my employer to pay for my travel over the years, mostly up the nice end of the aircraft. Had it not been, I would probably have refused to travel. Supply &...

I know of at least one person who was invited to get a Centurion card ..... twice .... (without filing an expression of interest) whose monthly spend was around A$10-12k. Mine is roughly the same although it does spike to A$20-40k He accepted the first offer and held the card for a few years...

Curious to know why you'd want a Centurion ..... it is a card directed largely at those for whom luxury is 'their style'. The card would appear to offer you nothing other than the extra points earn which is of marginal benefit given the additional cost over Platinum. Platinum seems a better fit...

Forgive the ignorance ….. I haven’t been to China since about 2018. My recollection is that I paid for the hotel by tapping my iPhone on the hotel terminal (ie using Apple Pay) I can’t recall other transactions But are you saying that in the present era (post the Trump/Xi squabble) that we...

I agree. I got the Aspire but if I had my time over again I’d go for the Bonvoy Brilliant. Spend far more time at Bonvoy hotels than I do Hilton. The Lounge access was the appeal but the Brilliant offers that too. But it was $450 when I applied and the Bonvoy wasn’t in its current form. I’ve...

Ahhh, that’s excellent. I didn’t know that. Really useful info’. Thanks. May I ask where you send the email with the screen shot? To paraphrase the Mastercard advertisement, that’s priceless

Tried using the Amex Plat concierge about 10yrs ago for a restaurant booking; gave them a second chance with some concert tickets. Utterly useless. They offered nothing more than I could have done myself. Never bothered since As for the Titanium, one is obliged to use the Concierge for the...

Actually never tried. It wasn’t the reason I got the card ( although with the changes to Amex Platinum, maybe I should reconsider ;)) But you phone the ‘concierge’ for the discount Qantas flight bookings ….. they are offshore and appear to work strictly to a script If what you’re looking for...

Thanks. Yes, that’s all I could find. Ahh well ….

The T&Cs for the Qantas suite of cards indicate that points will not be earned on Government or Government-like transactions. Does anyone know if there is a location where I can see whether points have been allocated against an individual transaction, so that I can determine whether QF Money...

Yeah, it’s interesting because the Amex UK website still offers the “moving to a new country” facility and the FAQ still says it’s acceptable to retain your existing (UK) card 🤷‍♂️ I do wonder what’s brought this on; if it were a purely business decision, you would imagine that where a...

Thanks for the information. I was a little worried that this was a precursor to the random, unexplained account closures one hears about. No, I never carry a balance and was struggling to think of a reason that I may have given them to change it Yes, my BA Premium is registered to a UK address...

Anybody have any experience of, or info about, this? I have a UK BA Premium Amex. I've had it for a few years and before that a Platinum. I have a £10k+ credit limit, have never spent more than about £6k on it in a month and always pay the full balance at the end of each month. My financial...

Interesting. I was looking at additional cards for my US Amex Gold and it said that if an SSN was not provided for the additional card holder within 6mths (I think, could have been three), they'd auto cancel the card. So you're saying that they will accept a passport? Does it need to be notarised?

Contrary to what others have said ..... I have the US Platinum Amex It has a separate ATM PIN issued by Amex that is not the 4 digits on the front of the card. If you go into your account and select Card Management there will be selections for 'ATM PIN' and 'Change ATM PIN'. You will need to...