24 month rule for Amex

There was an article literally a couple of weeks ago!

https://www.headforpoints.com/2021/12/29/what-amex-sign-up-bonuses-are-you-still-eligible-for-2/

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hugo r wrote:

Just read that article it’s saying you have to wait 24 months to be able to get the points on the card , Amex are saying that the rule changed this year and it doesn’t matter when you had the card and cancelled it you no longer get any bonus when taking out a card . Is that correct ?

As I and other posters have stated above, you cannot get the welcome bonus on the Gold if you have held ANY personal Amex card in the past 24 months. You have said you have the free BA card, so are not eligible for SUB on Gold, either today or in the next 24 months.

If the rules changed this year, that’s within the past 4 weeks and I think we’d have heard about it. Doesn’t Rob get advance notice of this kind of thing because of the agreement HFP has with Amex? The agents don’t always know what they’re talking about. I had one refusing to budge on the subject of monthly Platinum payments and insisting it was impossible and never happened – gave up in the end!

hugo r wrote:

Hi thanks for this however the reward card I had was closed over 24 months ago but Amex saying new terms say no bonus regardless of when you cancelled. They say if you had held any reward card – even if cancelled 3 plus year ago , you won’t get the bonus .. is this correct

No that’s not correct.

But they may just be telling you that because you have a BA free card and don’t want to tell you to cancel it and not have a card for 24 months.

You’re eligible for the bonus on a platinum card.