American express platinum

sundeep1984 · 22 May 2018 at 3:22PM

Hi all

looking to get the amex platinum card and take plunge of the hefty fee

i have already booked my hotel/flight and wondered if i now took out card can i still use the upgrade feature in my upcoming marriot hotel booking?

newuser86 · 22 May 2018 at 4:10PM

Depends when your booking is as you will have to apply to get the status via SPG first and then match it. Recently it only took about a week.

sundeep1984 · 22 May 2018 at 5:46PM

I have 5 weeks left so could give it a go

newuser86 · 22 May 2018 at 6:19PM

5 weeks should be enough time.

1. Take out SPG and Marriott membership before hand.
2. Take out the Amex platinum (referral can be given if needed, PM me)
3. Apply for gold status for SPG inputting your membership no..then just wait

Ben8282 · 22 May 2018 at 11:51PM

Do you think you could post a link to the terms and conditions of this 'upgrade feature' as without this information nobody will be able to answer the question.
It seems odd to apply for a charge card with a £450 annual fee just to get some sort of room upgrade at a hotel when you know absolutely nothing about the terms of such an upgrade.
Difficult to answer you without knowing the full details of this feature but I have a feeling that the answer is probably no as it is highly likely the reservation will need to be made through Amex travel service to qualify.

newuser86 · 23 May 2018 at 8:24AM

I think he is referring to being gold with SPG and Marriott. Perks of which are a room upgrade

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