Amex credit for refundable hotels

[calgarychris]

Hi,

Just looking to burn a couple of credits we have prior to cancelling our cards and I was wondering - if they were used for a refundable hotel could you subsequently cancel them through the hotel directly (i.e. not through Amex travel)? Would this come through as a refund or would you simply lose the credit (I'm not sure the hotel would know?).

I'm not looking to game the program, it's (unfortunately) a speculative booking next year, hoping that Cairns will be open to Victorians by then...

Thanks

 

[SOPOOR]

im going to say very unlikely,
unless the manager makes an exemption, or cant be bothered

 

[DC3]

A bit dicey, if you take that path. I always understood that the hotel had the booking/payment arrangement with Amex Travel, and not with the guest. We don’t really know what rate(s) Amex Travel pay the hotel, although it would be at a discount to the usual published rates that are available.

 

[Spongbob]

Why not take the risk?
Try it, and report back.