Get £50 Marriott hotels cashback with your American Express card

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• David says:

  4 Oct4 October 04:20

  I’ve seen a Marriott cash back offer from Amex in the last couple of years.
  Think it was spend £500 get £100 most recently (dec?)

  Think I also had a spend £600 at one point.

  • BJ says:

    4 Oct4 October 06:06

    +1, definitely not the first.

  • Andrew says:

    4 Oct4 October 12:28

    Found it in my emails…

    Spend £500+, get £100 back

    Your Marriott offer will expire soon. Remember, all you need to do is make an eligible transaction using your American Express Card ending in XXXXX at Marriott by 31/03/19 to receive your credit.

• ChrisC says:

  4 Oct4 October 04:31

  Whether by design or mistake PremiAir got you to publicise them twice in a week so either way it worked for them!

  • Andrew says:

    4 Oct4 October 08:47

    It’s working. I’ve just ordered a Prem-I-Air Oil Filled Radiator.

• FCP says:

  4 Oct4 October 05:29

  And OMAN air. So that’s either 33 or somebody sneaked into the list.

  • David D says:

    4 Oct4 October 06:03

    Rob, you have Loganair on the list for PremiAir twice.

    • Rob says:

      4 Oct4 October 09:19

      Will tweak!

• Anna says:

  4 Oct4 October 06:13

  OT – the £30 credit from SPG Amex for £100 Harvey Nicks spend posted 2 days after the payment went through. Very pleased as I bought £100 of Jo Malone products which don’t come cheap!

  • mradey says:

    4 Oct4 October 06:59

    Indeed, they come in at £100.

    • Peter K says:

      4 Oct4 October 07:19

      And cost you less if you have £30 off.

  • Rob says:

    4 Oct4 October 09:18

    …. whilst my wife’s £119 fragrance purchase has not apparently triggered anything …..!

    • meta says:

      4 Oct4 October 09:36

      I noticed that lately offers show triggered after several days and when they do it takes a further 3 or so days for them to be applied to the statement.

  • Lady London says:

    4 Oct4 October 21:08

    @Anna completely OT are those products any good? After her earn-out (I think) with Ester Lauder I gather Jo M herself has recently-ish launched a new line of her own but I have no idea what its called or what her distribution channels for the new line are.

    • Rob says:

      4 Oct4 October 22:28

      Jo Loves (her kids are at my son’s school, her stuff always turns up in charity raffles!)

• nigel whitehouse says:

  4 Oct4 October 07:03

  does the BA Malaysia deal mean you can now book BA Avios reward flights to Melbourne ?

  • Marcw says:

    4 Oct4 October 07:05

    You can book Malaysia Airlines reward flights with BA Avios. This has been the case since MH joined oneworld, a few years ago.

    • nigel whitehouse says:

      5 Oct5 October 12:26

      yes of course
      what i meant to ask was whether i can use a 2 for 1 voucher as the flight has a BA code ?

• Qwertyknowsbest says:

  4 Oct4 October 07:39

  I will drop my my Platinum Amex soon as I cannot risk depending on the emergency medical insurance given possible exclusions they may apply. I have a complaint in with Amex about this as even a call to Amex could not provide clear answers. For example, I take Statins by choice, my Doc said Cholesterol just under point they would recommend them. Surely this lowers my risk, yet Amex seem to say I may not be covered if I had say a heart attack, but offer no option to declare I take them thus confirm cover. So will be interesting how they respond.

  Anyhow, I am looking for a packaged bank account (or other product) with medical insurance that allows you to advise existing conditions. Amex’s own insurer (AXA) have a simple drop down list on their website for this, which I used to take a policy out to be sure I am covered.

  I would appreciate any recommendations.

  • Shoestring says:

    4 Oct4 October 07:50

    We’re talking emergency medical cover while travelling, right?

    Try Barclays Travel Plus Pack, who are happy for you to tell you about pre-existing medical conditions – doesn’t mean they will accept you but at least the process is clear.
    https://www.barclays.co.uk/insurance/travel-insurance/travel-plus-pack/

    Do you need to know about pre-existing
    medical conditions?

    Yes. Please call the Medical Risk Assessment Helpline to
    tell them if you, or any other insured persons, have received
    advice, medication or treatment for any serious, chronic or
    recurring illness, injury or disease. Failure to disclose before
    booking trips or travelling will result in no cover for claims
    arising from undisclosed conditions.

    A good option for others, potentially – £18/ month, 6 free DragonPass lounge passes, travel insurance and RAC breakdown cover UK/ Europe.

  • Chrisasaurus says:

    4 Oct4 October 07:52

    I’ve heard good things about Barclays packaged offering?

    • Shoestring says:

      4 Oct4 October 08:12

      current a/c is free so if you just keep it going for 6 months (the minimum, easy to switch it off online), you’re getting 6x £18 lounge passes and the insurances for free

      can then wait 6 months and do it again

      or have his ‘n hers Barclays current a/cs, 6 months on one, 6 months on the other, rinse & repeat

  • Quark999 says:

    4 Oct4 October 07:54

    I’ve declared Statins and Blood Pressure meds with the Nationwide FlexPlus insurance, but that wasn’t cheap – almost as much as a stand-alone insurance with Cover For You. The latest rounds of changes to Flex Plus make it less attractive, but it’s the only one I have experience with.

    • Roger* says:

      4 Oct4 October 08:34

      Nationwide wasn’t cheap, you say, but my policy also includes car breakdown cover in Europe incl UK, mobile phone cover (I don’t use that) and age extension for 70+ for all at small surcharge if one covered member is over 70.

      The poor medical cover was the main reaspn I gave up my platinum AmEx.

    • BJ says:

      4 Oct4 October 11:59

      I had to pay Nationwide an extra £132 in May as I was awaiting surgery. I thought it was fair given the risk they took on but now I’m unhappy as I’ll no longer have my monthly FlexPlus fee offset by 3% interest from next month. Had I known this at the time I would have gone elsewhere for a standalone policy and downgraded to to a Flex Account. I plan to complain shortly but have not decided how best to frame the complaint.

      • Rooster says:

        4 Oct4 October 13:14

        Well you can cancel it next month and get a standalone policy?

        • BJ says:

          4 Oct4 October 14:43

          I could but I paid £132 extra for a years benefit believing fee would be offset by interest. I would then lose about 7 months of that benefit.

        • EwanG says:

          4 Oct4 October 16:01

          @BJ – If I were you, I’d call them up, give them a couple of options: 1) cancel the travel insurance supplement (well really you’d be better closing the account otherwise you will be paying £13pm for a product for which a large chunk (travel insurance) will not cover you – and ask for a pro rata refund; 2) keep the travel insurance to the remainder of the term insured, as for £40 as goodwill payment in lieu of missed interest because they have removed that benefit. £40 derived from 7 months * ~ £5.50pm interest lost.

        • BJ says:

          4 Oct4 October 17:24

          @Ewan, almost exactly what I am contemplating except I was going to ask for £50. I was leaning towards the second option, reason being that if I go for a new standalone insurance option I will probably have to answer a few ‘ Within the last 12 months…’type question that it will be better to avoid. Truth is that I was happy they covered me for the extra £132 as I expected a refusal or a much higher premium, my grievance is that it is no longer offse by interest.so £50 would be fair.

      • xcalx says:

        4 Oct4 October 13:39

        I am unsure what to do. New rules for medical conditions come in on the 1st of November and my policy expires on the 2nd. Plus the vanishing 3% which just about covered all the other bits.

  • Dave B says:

    4 Oct4 October 07:55

    Club Lloyds platinum accept a large list of medical conditions. Also cover up to 80.

    • Mark2 says:

      4 Oct4 October 08:49

      and additional conditions can be added for reasonable cost.
      Also covers Breakdown and phone etc.

  • Brighton Belle says:

    4 Oct4 October 07:55

    I have Platinum. The insurance exclusions make it useless if you are a normal human over 50. The age limits also killed it for the missus. We use the Nationwide Flexplus which until recently was the best. They’re stopping the interest on the account so it has got pricier but it still works for us. You have to declare everything in the medical screening and pay a age supplement if an insured person is over 75 but it still works out favourably rolling in the mobile and breakdown insurances. We’ve used it for the last 3 years with renewal next month. Maybe that renewal will be the final grounding.

  • Liam J says:

    4 Oct4 October 08:06

    HSBC Premier

  • Eddie Davies says:

    4 Oct4 October 09:12

    Also a long term user of Nationwide Flex Plus but having turned 70 and taking a cocktail of drugs (all on prescription of course!) I’ve been shopping around for an alternative. Followed this MSE advice on finding travel insurance with previous medical conditions and despite the hike in Nationwide fees have decided to stick with their account. Comparing like for like benefits plus breakdown and mobile phone insurance they come out ahead and their overseas charge rates on debit and credit cards are also excellent
    https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/insurance/pre-existing-travel-insurance/

  • Jill (Kinkell) says:

    4 Oct4 October 09:29

    We use Bank of Scotland Platinum Account. £19 per month. Covers pre existing conditions. . I think age limit is 80. Also get phone, car breakdown, card protection and interest on the current account Works for us.

    • BJ says:

      4 Oct4 October 12:05

      That’s probably the same as Lloyds and although positive comments above BB dissents.

  • John says:

    4 Oct4 October 10:20

    I declared similar issues mid-way through first year of Barclays Travel Plus pack, and a quick phone call meant full cover continued, at no extra cost.

    That was 3 years ago and despite annual monthly fee hikes, I’m happy to keep buying.

    Leaving aside the medical cover, they enhanced terror/public disorder/travel disruption clauses. Obviously read the pdf before purchasing but I think it would be a solid standalone policy for most people.

    As part of a bundle, I think its even better value, as I agree with Shoestring that the Dragonpass aspect is excellent.

    • BJ says:

      4 Oct4 October 12:07

      But you go to Thailand often and there are issues with that in Barclays terms IIRC.

  • xcalx says:

    4 Oct4 October 13:29

    I have a pre-existing condition and pay extra to NW Flexplus for cover. If I could have paid extra on Amex I would have kept the Plat. Have had Plat for 11 years but it’s goodbye next week after one more referral for the 90K.

  • Charlieface says:

    4 Oct4 October 16:17

    Nationwide excess waiver is £4.50 a year but they are removing it from availability from 1 November so get in while you can.

  • Shoestring says:

    4 Oct4 October 16:51

    There’s also a distinct possibility that EHIC protection stops on Oct 30th/ no deal Brexit day.

    With that (partly) in mind, I have actually signed up to the Barclays Travel Plus Pack today 🙂

    Provided you use the DragonPass lounge passes, it’s a no-brainer for minimum term 6 months.

• Munch says:

  4 Oct4 October 07:53

  Gutted Marriott offer on 3 cards and staying at the Gritti Palace this weekend. Italy is not on the list??

• Louise says:

  4 Oct4 October 08:07

  S75 Amex claim, has anyone done this online or should I write to them? When I dispute a transaction it is not allowing me to be specific and state s75.

  • Matthew says:

    4 Oct4 October 08:16

    I phoned and it was sorted rather promptly….

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