My experience with other cards is that pending transactions can't be stopped by the bank. They either complete or not. I have twice (different banks) been told to wait until the pending transaction finalises before raising a dispute.
The promotion has been running a few days, and they ran an almost identical promotion last year (right down to the bonus 10 points). Up to 125 Bonus Status credits with min 2 Business Flyer bookings
I'd think in due course there will be an offer for leisure travellers. There generally is.
Given that status renewals were mid-year for A+ folk, there were only two options for how they could deal with it. Extending to the end of the year seems like the most customer friendly!
Based on what I can see of the mathematical gymnastics in pricing rooms with SNUs, it seems the hotels are being reimbursed by ALL. I guess that puts a limit on how far they are willing to go,
It was launched with a limited time offer on the baggage allowance, but that doesn't seem to have been what happened. It seems they get the extra allowance