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Confirmed Bonus: Upgrade Amex Biz Gold to Amex Biz Platinum
Just a little heads up to anyone who has taken advantage of this awesome offer. I was targeted a few months ago to earn 50k Membership Rewards after $10k spend in 5 months if I upgraded my current Amex Biz Gold to Platinum. The issue was that I already had an Amex Biz Platinum. At the time I confirmed with customer service, but I was a bit iffy. Still, I went ahead and pulled the trigger and have been working toward the 50k bonus. Well I got some great news and it’s this: Confirmed bonus on upgrade from Amex Biz Gold to Amex Biz Platinum
First, I canceled my original Amex Biz Platinum because the annual had hit
I was read a long list of benefits, but wasn’t offered any sort of retention. I told the rep, who was SUPER friendly, that I had two of the same card and didn’t need two Plats. She saw that and proceeded. Then, with a lot of anxiety in her voice, said she needed to transfer me to another person, an Awards Specialist.
I get transferred
Basically I was told that the upgrade offer may be invalid because I had already received a Sign up Bonus for my first Amex Biz Platinum – NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! I knew it was too good to be true – and she needed to speak to her boss. OH CRAP!
BUT!
She came back on the phone and said it was, in fact, a completely different offer and no worries. She went ahead and cancelled my original Amex Biz Plat, kept the upgraded one open and assured me that once I hit the 10k spend, the 50k bonus would appear in my account and all would be good.
BYAWWWWW!!!!! Confirmed again!
In case you were wondering – here are my original terms
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 60k points after $4k spend in 3 months
- Worth $750 in Chase Travel℠ and way more if you maximize transfer partners
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2024
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex℠and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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