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Your two posts really muddy the waters here - they're clamping down on churners yet you then did a glaringly obvious churn and still got approved!? I held my last AMEX card for the entire year and only cancelled it when they couldn't provide me with a loyalty bonus to keep them on! The lack of...

Hi all, I've just been knocked back for the AMEX platinum charge card based on a credit inquiry and having recently received a copy of my credit history I believe the decision is incorrect and would like them to review it. The letter that AMEX sent out informing me of my rejection only had a...

That's not reassuring... I qualified 11th December with Aeroplan so it's almost been exactly 7 weeks. They do say it can take 6-8 weeks so I'm giving them one more week before chasing this up, but it will be most disappointing if I have to. 8 weeks is a generous amount of time to allow for...

That's amazing! 🤩 I'm not a huge fan of American tipping culture but I certainly hope in this instance you gave that chap a big fat one - he earned it! 😁

I have only attempted to utilize hotel concierges on two occasions, and they were unable to help. The hotels in question were IC Singapore & Fullerton - you'd imagine pretty heavy hitters who could make things happen. My request to each was to see if they could book me a table at Burnt Ends in...

Nice. I'm still Diamond too but borrowed time it seems. In my IHG account overview: "Our annual review of your 2023 qualifying activity is in progress. Your 2024 status will be updated in your account soon." Here's to being overlooked! 🤣

I had to wait until my next statement until SA Gold granted i.e. it didn't trigger as soon as I passed the 4K spend.

@andye and @Princess Fiona thanks for the recommendation - UA a great choice to spend an hour in prior to my departure. Great breakfast, spacious and wonderful apron views of the miserable British climate I am escaping! 🌞

Hi All, Flying out of LHR terminal 2 on SQ317 in J in a few days. Lounge options are Air Canada, United & Singapore Airlines. Much of a muchness or does anyone here rate one sufficiently more than the other? Grateful for your thoughts!

Hotel: Indigo Edinburgh, Princes Street When: December Status: Diamond + Ambassador Rate: IHGR Advance Booked: 1 Queen Bed Standard Received: 1 King Bed Suite City View (best room available; it would have cost 120AUD/night more to book it outright) Amenity Offered: welcome drink, points or...

Hotel: voco Grand Central, Glasgow When: December Status: Diamond + Ambassador Rate: IHGR Advance Booked: 1 Double Standard Bed Received: An upgrade? Not entirely clear; maybe to Double Premium but certainly nothing to write home about Amenity Offered: welcome drink, points or brekkie...

VPN. ;) Not my first rodeo in the despotates of Arabia!

Flying QR PER-DOH-EDI tomorrow in J! Depending on the time of day he releases it should provide some topical entertainment in either the PER or DOH lounge! 😁 From his initial video it's not a good look for a company like QR being thin-skinned when it comes to criticism. Massive flex for...

Thanks Thibault - Aeroplan will send out a card automatically or do you need to request it? That's effectively what I'm looking to do - I want to earn with Velocity on the flight but still wish to know if it's possible to get lounge access with AC if you don't have your Aeroplan Number attached...

I have just received confirmation of my Star Alliance Gold and Aeroplan 50K status. Does anyone know how they check for this when seeking lounge access at airports e.g. if I'm flying Virgin Domestic? Will Star Alliance or Aeroplan send me out a card with my status, or will the information be...

Lesson learned: read the small print. 😩

I've just been reading some of the above statements with alarm... My impression is that the anniversary date was when you qualified for the card i.e. I made the $4000 spend on 21st November this year: I would then enjoy until November 24 on Aeroplan without paying the first year card fee, then...

Kimpton Secret Password for Winter 23-24 is out: "chalet all day". A bit harder to work into an organic sounding conversation than the last one! Kudos once again to OMAAT. https://onemileatatime.com/deals/kimpton-social-password/

Absolutely. But part of my reason for picking it was certainly location (I had an exam nearby and wanted to ensure that I would be only walking distance away on the day of). - The interior of the hotel is stunning. - The staff are excellent - a lot of the time I feel uncomfortable when I...