Can I swap Platinum for Gold in my bid to maximise avios?

[mitesh]

Hello,

Need some advice…

Seeing as the Amex Gold and Platinum both provide Membership Reward points (i.e. same ‘reward family’), I would expect to be able to swap the Platinum for the Gold in this guide and be able to hit all the points:

https://www.headforpoints.com/2023/01/03/maximise-american-express-signup-bonuses/

Is my assumption correct? Only asking as this article seems to suggest otherwise:

https://www.headforpoints.com/2024/09/18/what-amex-sign-up-bonuses-are-you-still-eligible-for-4/

[phantomchickenz]

No, your assumption is not correct. You need to look at the small print on the gold card which will explain why.

[Reney]

If you are talking about sign up bonus, no, Gold require you to not have had any amex in the last 24 months. Plat says you need to not have had a MR earning card in 24 months. so if you take out the marriott or nectar card first then you don’t qualify for gold bonus but do for plat.

[zapato1060]

If you have Plat you can only get BAPP with the new 60k bonus using link on BA site. If you have a small biz, ebaying or BTL you may qualify for Plat Biz.