Cathay Marco Polo Gold with Plat Charge - Free Rollover / Renewal?

[k3nnis]

I'm trying to delay my application near the end date. Feb 2013.

 

[cheekenwing]

good idea I did it in dec and got it in dec and expires on dec2012 regretted since I started using only in feb back then

 

[wandersen]

Mine has been rolled over for another year. Just received a new card from Cathay two days ago.

 

[k3nnis]

Nice to know

 

[mick]

Mine has been rolled over for another year. Just received a new card from Cathay two days ago.

Yeah, same here. Woohoo!

 

[kpc]

I'm trying to delay my application near the end date. Feb 2013.

Is there an application form for this? or can it be done over the phone? I can't remember whether I was sent a form or not (if I was sent one, it is probably lost now!)

 

[k3nnis]

Just log into http://www.americanexpress.com.au/platinum
Go to benefits directory
Lounge finder
then you will see a link to download the pdf form.

I haven't done mine yet, I will wait until Jan 2013 I think.

Cheers,
K.

 

[kpc]

Just log into http://www.americanexpress.com.au/platinum
Go to benefits directory
Lounge finder
then you will see a link to download the pdf form.

I haven't done mine yet, I will wait until Jan 2013 I think.

Cheers,
K.

Ta....and fax it to 1800 246 481?

 

[k3nnis]

I'm not sure. I think someone mentioned mail it in??? Give them a call to make sure.

 

[Foreigner]

I haven't received a new card but online, my gold membership has expiry of 28 Sep 2013.

 

[Foreigner]

New card received by post today. Expiry Sep 2013.

 

[Dyslexic traveler]

Yes my Dimond membership renewal arrived today with extra bag tags nice benifits of the centurion card.

 

[perthtraveller]

Just been rolled over end of last month. Just signed up for the Select but will keep the Charge - reduced annual fee of $400 paid at the very least paid for by MPG, free flight from Perth and high points earn on restaurants and FX. Happy days!

 

[hcshih]

reduced annual fee of $400 paid at the very least paid for by MPG, free flight from Perth and high points earn on restaurants and FX. Happy days!

How did you achieve that? It's been a while amex no long do that on charge card. Have they finally realised they're losing chunks of business ?

 

[perthtraveller]

How did you achieve that? It's been a while amex no long do that on charge card. Have they finally realised they're losing chunks of business ?

Negotiated this back in April when the travel insurance changes were announced. Even more negotiating power post-enhancements.

 

[nlagalle]

Negotiated this back in April when the travel insurance changes were announced. Even more negotiating power post-enhancements.

Wow you did well. They never budge on the annual fee now.. Debating whether to upgrade my MP account to gold.. Might come in handy booking CX flights


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[wafliron]

Wow you did well. They never budge on the annual fee now.. Debating whether to upgrade my MP account to gold.. Might come in handy booking CX flights

Why not? I recently snagged a CX F award seat that wasn't visible to me via QFF or other OW carriers - not sure if I could see it via CX just because it was via CX or whether it was due to MPG, but I suspect the latter.

 

[Ken1]

I have a Marco Polo Gold membership card which I applied for through my Amex Platinum Charge card in January 2013 and is "Valid Thru Jan 2014". In mid January 2014 I'll be using a One World Award ticket, travelling with my Son, flying SYD-LAX-LIM-JFK-LHR-ZRH/LHR-SYD in J, and my wife has now decided to join us in NY, then to LHR-ZRH/LHR-SYD flying Y on a One World Award.

I haven't used the MPG card yet, but I gather that as an equivalent One World Sapphire card, it should give us access to lounges if we're on One World airlines - eg flying LAN around South America in Y with flights booked separately from the One World Award, and also when travelling with my wife from JFK-LHR, LHR-ZRH, ZRH-LHR on BA and LHR-SYD probably on QF (the date we need will not be available for another couple of weeks) when I'll have access with the J bookings and hopefully I can use the MPG card to take my wife as a guest since her ticket will be in Y.

Assuming I have the MPG card membership renewed for another year while I keep the Platinum card, how long before the expiry date do CX usually send out the new card? It expires at the end of January 2014 but we leave Sydney two weeks earlier, so I'm wondering if it is likely to arrive by then.