unfunkable
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I wish!!!!
How about if my wife has a ascent account...can I link it to hers after? lol..
The extra .5 point means 9000 MR per month based on my spend...
I wish!!!!
Only if she is the one signing up, i.e. she is the primary card holder. Why don't you sign up then refer her for referral points? Also don't forget to call up and add her as supplementary for extra 5k points, however that ends on the 30/10/16 I think.How about if my wife has a ascent account...can I link it to hers after? lol..
The extra .5 point means 9000 MR per month based on my spend...
Earlier in the thread, I think someone posted that you can link it after 12 months, but that was after unlinking it from Ascent in the first place.Can we link it to ascent AFTER we get the bonus points?
I read it starts off as linked - then you ask for it to be unlinked to get the bonus points, but then they won't link it?
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Earlier in the thread, I think someone posted that you can link it after 12 months, but that was after unlinking it from Ascent in the first place.
Might have to call up to find out.
Strangely when I follow my referral link it only shows Platinum Edge as available. Platinum Edge is now shown as having travel credit rather than a return flight
On Amex page it still offer free return flight:
https://www.americanexpress.com/au/...edge&s_tntref=https://www.americanexpress.com
I hope they don't change this on existing card holders. There will be a few angry people.
Question
I currently hold a american express DISCOVERY credit card, will cancelling this and signing up to the new EXPLORER give me the benefit of the 100k sign up points?
thanks
Just found on amex website - hrmm not sure this is right
. Offer only available to new American Express Card Members who apply online by 30 November 2016, are approved and spend $1,500 on their new Card in the first 2 months from the Card approval date. Card Members who currently hold or who have previously held any other Consumer Card product issued by American Express Australia Limited, including and not limited to Proprietary and Affinity Cards, in the preceding 18 month period are ineligible for this offer. 100,000 Membership Rewards Bonus Points will be awarded to the eligible Card Member’s account 8-10 weeks after the spend criteria has been met. This advertised offer is not applicable or valid in conjunction with any other advertised or promotional offer.
I think its 2 points per dollar spent on either program
It's just with ascent you convert 1:1 to most airlines and the conversion for gateway is weaker - that's my understanding .
So after 3 days of having my Gateway account unlinked from my Ascent Premium - I spent $1500 straight away as I knew I only had 4 more days till my 2 months was up for Explorer card to get the points. Glad to say that this morning - I received the 100K Gateway points. So from my experience - if you have your Explorer card activated and it is linked to your Ascent Premium - then unlink it so you have an individual Gateway program where you earn points from the Amex Explorer card. This triggers something in their system so you earn the 100K Gateway points. Hope this helps others in this thread to decide whether to get the Amex Explorer card or not - and also if you have the accounts linked - if it is worth unlinking or not.