Amex Business Platinum 50% Rebates Points With Amex Travel – Update

New Business Platinum Card® cardholder, we’ve previously noted that May 31-June 1 is the last day of eligibility on a full year of 50% points rebates booked through Amex Travel, redeeming your MR Points on a desired airlines of your choice through Amex Travel, first or business class tickets.

However, the changes do not immediately affect those who signed up for or upgraded their Business Platinum Card between October 5, 2016-May 31, 2017. Those who fall in this category SHOULD be getting 50% rebate benefits for a whole year. This may not be the case since it seems that AMEX has been coding these “Grandfathered AMEX Business Platinum cards” improperly at a 35% rebate instead of the promised 50%.

Editor’s Note: When you sign up for the Business Platinum Card® from American Express OPEN, you can earn 50,000 Membership Rewards Points after you spend $10,000 in purchases and an extra 25,000 points after you spend an additional $10,000 all on qualifying purchases within your first 3 months of Card Membership.

Alternative Credit Card Bonuses:

• Chase Ink Business Preferred^SM Card
• SimplyCash® Plus Business Card from American Express
• Platinum Card® from American Express

Editor’s Note: In no way, shape or form is this alternative list expressing any rank on similarity.

Business Platinum 50% Rebates Decrease Summary:

• After May 31, 2017, the 50% rebates will be decreased significantly to 35%.
  • MR redemption value from 2 cents per point (CPP) to just a little above 1.5 Cents per point.

To-Do List:

This section is for new Business Platinum Card® cardholders:

1. Enroll and choose a airlines carrier of your choice to receive $200 annual airline credit.
2. Enroll in Priority Pass Select.
3. Enroll in SPG Gold.
4. Enroll in Hilton Gold.
5. Enroll for Avis, Hertz and National Car Rental Privileges.
6. Enroll in Boingo American Express Preferred Plan.
7. Apply for Global Entry ($100 reimbursement) or TSA PreCheck ($85 reimbursement).

Business Platinum Card from American Express OPEN Features:

• Business Platinum Card Members will get 5X Membership Rewards Points on flights and prepaid hotels at amextravel.com.
• Business Platinum Card Members also get access to the recently announced new Global Dining Collection, as well as the expanded Global Lounge Collection and the Global By Invitation Only Events.
• Get 50% more Membership Rewards® points. That’s 1.5 points per dollar, on each qualifying purchase of $5,000 or more. You can get up to 1 million additional points per year.
• Plus, continue to get one point per dollar for qualifying purchases under $5,000.
• 50% Airline Bonus: Use Membership Rewards® Pay with Points for all or part of a flight with your selected qualifying airline, and you can get 50% of the points back.
• You can also receive 35% points back on all First and Business class flights, with all airlines available through American Express Travel.
• You can enjoy access to the Global Lounge Collection, the only credit card airport lounge access program that includes proprietary lounge locations around the world.

Conclusion:

The updates should’ve already taken place for you new Business Platinum Card® cardholders who didn’t lock in the 50% Rebate for a whole year, however, it seems that those of you who have applied prior to or upgraded prior to May 31 have also been dealt with 35% Rebate instead of the promised 50% Rebate. Seems like Amex’s System has just lazily coded everyone as 35% rebate, so in all recommendation, I strongly urge that you check your rebate and talk to MR’s Customer Service Line and have them manually credit the difference. Find our complete list of Credit Card Promotions today!