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Upgrade offer Amex from mrcc to platinum travel

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Hello to all,

I just received an offer from Amex via Email to upgrade my MRCC to Platinum Travel Card. I will be getting 10,000 bonus points as well. Should I upgrade? Only use MRCC to get 1000 bonus points per month which will be covered with the 10k points Amex is offering. Though there is a fee of Rs.3500 + GST for the first year and Rs. 5000 + GST afterwards.
 
First of all, do you have spends that could help you benefit from platinum travel card?Do you have 4L spends in a year? Would it be the best rewards card for you?

Second, it looks like the 10,000 points is actually your first year fee returned as points. Which is in my opinion bad option if you're planning to take the card even for 1 year and closing later.
Instead, you can try using a referral link - that way you would get first year free AND 2K extra points -- and this way your 3500 won't be stuck in the amex card - if you plan on closing the card in 1 year.

try asking them if you can keep the mrcc as a companion card - that way mrcc would be free to you. That way you can do 1.5k*4 on mrcc and rest on platinum travel, in case you do decide to take it up.
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Hello to all,

I just received an offer from Amex via Email to upgrade my MRCC to Platinum Travel Card. I will be getting 10,000 bonus points as well. Should I upgrade? Only use MRCC to get 1000 bonus points per month which will be covered with the 10k points Amex is offering. Though there is a fee of Rs.3500 + GST for the first year and Rs. 5000 + GST afterwards.
Also if you want to plat travel, I can share referral code. With that you can continue your current cards and get Plat Travel free for first year (though you will not get that 10K points).
 
Amex offered me upgrade from mrcc to platinum travel but customer service informed me that mrcc will be discontinued
Is it the policy of amex as I confirmed by chatting also. They told the same thing
 
We can hold more than 1 Amex credit card and one 1 charge card. It’s usually the case that if we are paying for a higher variant then the lower variants become free. In my case, I have a Platinum charge card and complementary Platinum Reserve and MRCC.

MRCC is a great card to accumulate 2000 monthly bonus points. Amex platinum travel will not give bonus MR points however it has other milestone benefits.
 
We can hold more than 1 Amex credit card and one 1 charge card. It’s usually the case that if we are paying for a higher variant then the lower variants become free. In my case, I have a Platinum charge card and complementary Platinum Reserve and MRCC.

MRCC is a great card to accumulate 2000 monthly bonus points. Amex platinum travel will not give bonus MR points however it has other milestone benefits.

How did you request for Platinum Reserve. I have Plat Charge and complementary MRCC. I was thinking of getting either Plat Reserve or Plat Travel with existing MRCC if given complementary. Thanks in advance.
 
How did you request for Platinum Reserve. I have Plat Charge and complementary MRCC. I was thinking of getting either Plat Reserve or Plat Travel with existing MRCC if given complementary. Thanks in advance.
1st I had MRCC, then i applied for Platinum Reserve after which my MRCC became complementary. When I got my Platnium charge, the Platinum Reserve also became complementary and I was refunded the fee for the remaining 10 months.

What you can do is apply for Plat Reserve or Plat travel and then you can call the customer care and make them complementary. I won't suggest you to go for Platinum Reserve as the only benefit different from Platinum Charge is the 500 voucher on 25,000 spending per month, rest all benefits the Platinum Charge already provides
 
1st I had MRCC, then i applied for Platinum Reserve after which my MRCC became complementary. When I got my Platnium charge, the Platinum Reserve also became complementary and I was refunded the fee for the remaining 10 months.

What you can do is apply for Plat Reserve or Plat travel and then you can call the customer care and make them complementary. I won't suggest you to go for Platinum Reserve as the only benefit different from Platinum Charge is the 500 voucher on 25,000 spending per month, rest all benefits the Platinum Charge already provides
Thank you.
 
1st I had MRCC, then i applied for Platinum Reserve after which my MRCC became complementary. When I got my Platnium charge, the Platinum Reserve also became complementary and I was refunded the fee for the remaining 10 months.

What you can do is apply for Plat Reserve or Plat travel and then you can call the customer care and make them complementary. I won't suggest you to go for Platinum Reserve as the only benefit different from Platinum Charge is the 500 voucher on 25,000 spending per month, rest all benefits the Platinum Charge already provides
Could you share the email address to write an email
I have plat travel fyf and plat reserve paid
Will convert plat travel into ltf based on my plat reserve
 
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Could you share the email address to write an email
I have plat travel fyf and plat reserve paid
Will convert plat travel into ltf based on my plat reserve
If you have a plat reserve paid, you can call the customer care directly on the number mentioned behind your Platinum Reserve card. Once you tell them that you want your Plat Travel complementary, they will transfer the call to the concerned department and they should convert it into LTF
 
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If you have a plat reserve paid, you can call the customer care directly on the number mentioned behind your Platinum Reserve card. Once you tell them that you want your Plat Travel complementary, they will transfer the call to the concerned department and they should convert it into LTF
Hey heard that we get voucher on monthly spend of 25000 what is the value of the voucher ?
And do we get annual fee waved or compensated with plat reserve card ?
 
Hey heard that we get voucher on monthly spend of 25000 what is the value of the voucher ?
And do we get annual fee waved or compensated with plat reserve card ?
Yes 500 voucher on spending 25,000 on Platinum Reserve. Voucher can be redeemed on the brands in the below image. I have got the annual fee waived once and second time I got the Taj Voucher of 10,000. There is no fee waiver on Milestone, so you before the month of your renewal you can call the customer care and ask for fee waiver. I told them I don't use Golf benefit and other than that nothing special on this card, either you can close it to waive the annual fee, so they waived it and next year they offered me 10k Taj Voucher.

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Yes 500 voucher on spending 25,000 on Platinum Reserve. Voucher can be redeemed on the brands in the below image. I have got the annual fee waived once and second time I got the Taj Voucher of 10,000. There is no fee waiver on Milestone, so you before the month of your renewal you can call the customer care and ask for fee waiver. I told them I don't use Golf benefit and other than that nothing special on this card, either you can close it to waive the annual fee, so they waived it and next year they offered me 10k Taj Voucher.

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Thanks a lot 🙂 seems a good deal
 
I am paying 1500 yearly fees for MRCC. Is there a way to upgrade it to Amex Platinum for the same fees? Can you guys suggest a way? Or should I keep both?
Also what is the mail id to put in the request?
 
I am paying 1500 yearly fees for MRCC. Is there a way to upgrade it to Amex Platinum for the same fees? Can you guys suggest a way? Or should I keep both?
Also what is the mail id to put in the request?
No chance as benefits vary from both cards.in amex when upgrade happens u get to keep both but u do can call care and ask them if they can make mrcc has companion card first they will refuse but insists else you will have to pay both cards. Else u have to spend to get the fee waived off
 
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