American Express Preferred Rewards Gold Credit Card

shazkhan111

Hello,

I have applied for the card above for two reasons.

- Cashback
- 2 X airport lounge access

I have applied today and am travelling in a fortnight. What is the quickest way to get the airport lounge membership organised?

At the end of the application it says the AMEX card will take 10 days!

Thanks

[Deleted User]

I received my Amex card in about 4 days and then the lounge card came a week or so later.

Also you don’t get Cashback with this card you get reward points which is a whole other ballgame

shazkhan111

Thanks Gary - yes Reward points is what i meant

Do I need to do anything once i get the AMEX card to get the lounge card?

[Deleted User]

No it will arrive automatically as AmEx pass your details on to them to send the pass

System

Just be aware. The "lounges" are pay for use lounges.

To be honest I find the kerb outside the airport a nicer place to spend some time.

[Deleted User]

beany_bot wrote: »

Just be aware. The "lounges" are pay for use lounges.

To be honest I find the kerb outside the airport a nicer place to spend some time.

You get 2 free entry passes with Amex Gold and “infinite” with the Platinum Charge Card.

SPOWER

No idea why people take amex.

msallen

!!! wrote: »

You get 2 free entry passes with Amex Gold and “infinite” with the Platinum Charge Card.

I don't think beany_bot was meaning that the OP would have to pay, but that in general these sort of lounge passes are only valid in "pay to use" lounges, which are invariably of a far lower standard than airlines own lounges (for which you need either airline status or to be travelling in business/first).

[Deleted User]

SPOWER wrote: »

No idea why people take amex.

Care to expand on that?

shazkhan111

!!! - I am planning ahead. Once the airport lounge stuff arrives (hopefully in a week) is there anything I need to do? Do i need to book the lounge?

[Deleted User]

No just turn up with the pass.

The point of the pass is you don’t book it and you turn up and present the card.

However if they are full they can turn you away