I'm considering referring my wife for the Platinum Charge before an upcoming overseas trip and the April deval, so we can earn the bonuses at current value and then use the Platinum in place of the Explorer (held in my name) going forward. I would let the Explorer go and hold onto the Platinum Edge for supermarket/fuel stuff.
I'd have a supp and we'd probably get a couple of others for family members. So, given that most of our existing points are in accounts with my name, I'd like to know what's available to the primary holder only, what applies to the primary and a single specified supplementary, and what's available to all supplementaries?
Priority Pass: seems to be primary plus one specified supp? How is this managed? Is it controlled when you try to enrol at Priority Pass?
How about Amex/Centurion lounges?
Plaza Premium?
Virgin Australia?
Delta?
Lufthansa (FRA/MUC only)?
Do these all work off the Amex card itself (and thus probably fine for any/all supps)?
Hilton, Shangri-La, Radisson, Starwood status for supps?
Does the Starwood status work now for consolidated Marriott accounts? (I had legacy memberships in both which are now merged, so this would be an attempt to apply status upgrade now to a basic consolidated Marriott account.)
What about Accorplus? Is it available to supps and/or can it be used for rates or dining booked by the primary and then accrued to a supp's Le Club Accor account?
And does anyone have experience in what sort of properties the free night is actually usable in? Like, could we get a one-night booking in a major city Novotel (or even Sofitel) with the free night?