My Amex Travel 5,000 bonus points have posted …. for £8.25 spend

If you read this article from a few days ago, I am pleased to say that the promotion is working exactly as planned.

The deal is that Amex Platinum cardholders can get 5,000 bonus Membership Rewards points for making ANY booking on the Amex Travel website.  A similar offer to Amex Preferred Rewards Gold cardholders is offering 2,500 points.

Well, I booked my £8.25 dorm room in Thailand a couple of days ago and my statement now show:

10/01/2013

Amex Travel Brighton  £8.25

Base points:  8

Bonus points:  5,016

Total points:  5,024

Unlike the Mr Porter, travel insurance and FX promotions, these points are posting immediately – so one less thing to remember to chase up!

The cheapest verified room I’ve heard of is £5.21 …. there was a £4 claim on the site but I haven’t been sent a link to that one!

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Want to earn more points from credit cards? – April 2024 update

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Earning miles and points from small business cards

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