Upgrade Your Amex Card and Get 1,35,000 MR Points

[coolguy1]

Amex plans to start 2024 with a grand reward of 1,35,000 MR points when upgrading to a Platinum Charge card.

Users currently holding Amex Platinum Travel, Amex Platinum Reserve and Amex Gold Charge card are getting these offers.
You can see it in the app, refer to the screenshots attached below.

For the heavy spenders, this is a great deal since you get multiple loyal hotel loyal memberships and do anything concierge service.

If you don't spend a lot of money but feel the points can help, you can still upgrade for the points.


If you don't need the points, you can get the Amex Platinum Travel or the Amex MRCC card which remains the best card for monthly spends between 6K-40K.




T&C: https://www.americanexpress.com/con...ts/IA_New_Plat_RCP_Upgrade_Q1_2024_MT_TnC.pdf

 

[D7162]

got the mail last week ... but yet to decide ...
Rs.70,800/- for MR.1,35,000-

I am unable to derive the intrinsic value of the other benefits of the card ... as all the memberships are of discount based only ....

Further, i have AMEX TRIFECTA ... and the TEST MATCH is on since then .. if i take the platinum i may have to let go a card.
I am nearing 4L milestone for Travel Platinum as well .... so m unable to decide ...

Can anybody enlighten me?

For me, although offer was on Plat travel, they upgraded my existing gold card

If you want this card, you should try by entering details of your existing gold card only. What I understand is, if they need to close one of your card, they will call and confirm with you, and as standard practice, they will close another charge card i.e. gold one

 

[hrish88]

Hi Folks,

I have 2 questions, if someone can answer:

1) Was anyone, who has successfully availed the upgrade offer, able to convert the platinum travel card as a companion card to the Platinum charge?

In other words, will they make the platinum travel card complimentary if one gets the Platinum charge card ?

2) I have not received the offer, but my friend has and he wants to give me a supplimentary card. I already have a MRCC, Gold Charge and Platinum Travel cards. Will I be able to get a supplementary Platinum charge card for myself ?

Thanks for taking time to read my queries.

1)no i been charged separately for plat travel card.AFAIK you can only take reserve as a companion card.

2)usually supplementary card are for direct relatives but you can check with amex.

 

[anirban.choudhuryanirban.choudhury is verified member.]

1)no i been charged separately for plat travel card.AFAIK you can only take reserve as a companion card.

2)usually supplementary card are for direct relatives but you can check with amex.

With Amex you can take supplementary card for anyone

 

[coolguy1]

1) Was anyone, who has successfully availed the upgrade offer, able to convert the platinum travel card as a companion card to the Platinum charge?

Not as a companion card but you can keep the Plat Travel card active and get Plat Charge as a new card. Do make sure you tell this to the agent who calls you after filling the upgrade form.

2) I have not received the offer, but my friend has and he wants to give me a supplimentary card. I already have a MRCC, Gold Charge and Platinum Travel cards. Will I be able to get a supplementary Platinum charge card for myself ?

Yes, you can get supplementary cards on top of your current lineup.

 

[hrish88]

With Amex you can take supplementary card for anyone

oh i didnt know.i saw a section in the he supplementary card form which says relationship.that's why i assumed.

 

[D7162]

Ok, upgraded card is showing in Amex portal along with Plat Charge referral link 😄

 

[Deleted member 9785]

Amex is now operating like a typical pyramid ponzi schmeme MLM

 

[ALOAK]

Hi Folks,

I have 2 questions, if someone can answer:

1) Was anyone, who has successfully availed the upgrade offer, able to convert the platinum travel card as a companion card to the Platinum charge?

In other words, will they make the platinum travel card complimentary if one gets the Platinum charge card ?

2) I have not received the offer, but my friend has and he wants to give me a supplimentary card. I already have a MRCC, Gold Charge and Platinum Travel cards. Will I be able to get a supplementary Platinum charge card for myself ?

Thanks for taking time to read my queries.

If u r friend is willing to give plat chg supplementary u can get it

 

[ALOAK]

I just received upgrade invitation email to plat charge and when I applied it says did not meet income criteria. I said am OK with fees with offer given 135k points.the account manger who called up said may get rejected as income criteria not met. Bad luck I told him am ok to pay fee still bad luck

 

[ALOAK]

I tried talking to chat team to they too are not able to help. Zindagi me itna bad luck it would have made the fine trifecta. Now it only defects 😆 🤣

 

[anirban.choudhuryanirban.choudhury is verified member.]

I just received upgrade invitation email to plat charge and when I applied it says did not meet income criteria. I said am OK with fees with offer given 135k points.the account manger who called up said may get rejected as income criteria not met. Bad luck I told him am ok to pay fee still bad luck

I think there is a salary criteria of 25 lakhs afaik

 

[HimachaliJeeper404]

Hi Folks,

I have 2 questions, if someone can answer:

1) Was anyone, who has successfully availed the upgrade offer, able to convert the platinum travel card as a companion card to the Platinum charge?

In other words, will they make the platinum travel card complimentary if one gets the Platinum charge card ?

2) I have not received the offer, but my friend has and he wants to give me a supplimentary card. I already have a MRCC, Gold Charge and Platinum Travel cards. Will I be able to get a supplementary Platinum charge card for myself ?

Thanks for taking time to read my queries.

I have the plat travel card as a companion card to Plat charge. They can make it, its just you need to negotiate with them. AFAIK mostly they will give Plat Reserve as a companion card.

 

[ALOAK]

I think there is a salary criteria of 25 lakhs afaik

Ya mine is less than that I had to select less than 20lkhs because he said amex back up team will call for proof if I select 25lkhs after some time he said if I had any investment upto 25lkhs I told I have worth 5 crore market rate but that is agriculture land and that I can't provide proof for it and said I have nominaton for 1.5cr that also u won't accept. Then I left hope of getting this card leave with duo travel plat and mrcc. Maybe after a year I may cancel of mrcc and just keep plat travel that is all

 

[anirban.choudhuryanirban.choudhury is verified member.]

Ya mine is less than that I had to select less than 20lkhs

Yeah.
If you were opting only for the Welcome benefits , it's better to get 2 more Plat travel in family and then tranfer the Membership rewards from their accounts to yours through Marriot

 

[ALOAK]

Yeah.
If you were opting only for the Welcome benefits , it's better to get 2 more Plat travel in family and then tranfer the Membership rewards from their accounts to yours through Marriot

Problem is am sole with mom and no one else and mom is 80 I tried getting her supplementary since she asked me qhT to say the vkyc person rejected it twice and my mom said just leave I don't won't any card. But still she recives email application incomplete. I asked her would you like to try once again. She gave a damn abt it with straight 👎

 

[hrish88]

I have the plat travel card as a companion card to Plat charge. They can make it, its just you need to negotiate with them. AFAIK mostly they will give Plat Reserve as a companion card.

how did you manage that.which card you had first plat charge or plat travel.

 

[anirban.choudhuryanirban.choudhury is verified member.]

Problem is am sole with mom and no one else and mom is 80 I tried getting her supplementary since she asked me qhT to say the vkyc person rejected it twice and my mom said just leave I don't won't any card. But still she recives email application incomplete. I asked her would you like to try once again. She gave a damn abt it with straight 👎

Ok even in that case , you can collect those many points easily within couple of years with some strategised spending.
In 2 years Plat Travel would along give you close to 1 L plus if you take MRCC and GC , 35k is manageable.
Solely for the purpose of welcome benefits , opting for this doens't make much sense.
Amex points are ok , if you are purchasing around 25 to 35 paise as Amex itself sells them for 40 paise.

 

[anirban.choudhuryanirban.choudhury is verified member.]

In my opinion the offer is very good but only for those who planned to take Plat Charge and have any recent plans of redemptions.

If it's just for hoarding points and then using it in future, it's not good owing to the fact that how quickly credit card points are devalued.

 

[ALOAK]

Ok even in that case , you can collect those many points easily within couple of years with some strategised spending.
In 2 years Plat Travel would along give you close to 1 L plus if you take MRCC and GC , 35k is manageable.
Solely for the purpose of welcome benefits , opting for this doens't make much sense.
Amex points are ok , if you are purchasing around 25 to 35 paise as Amex itself sells them for 40 paise.

I saw their tnc and it seems those who are getting upgraded through gold charge card won't get the link to give personal data just apply but people who get invite upgrade on their credit card they get link to apply and salary criteria to be met but not for gold charge i believe attached their tnc offer details only thing once plat chg recived and activates gold gets deactivated as per their tnc.

 

[HimachaliJeeper404]

how did you manage that.which card you had first plat charge or plat travel.

Plat travel card