Amex PRG question..

[vampireszombies]

This is probably a stupid question but I'm wondering if anyone can tell me about the American Express PRG airline credit?
I hardly ever fly but I'm about to book a flight within a week or so.
Do I have to book directly with Amex? Or just pay with the card anywhere?
Is the credit only for bag fees etc and not the ticket(s)? So if I don't have expenses in baggage etc then the credit does not really benefit me.
Thanks

[Skye12329]

You can transfer the points to partners or book directly from their website/portal. If you redeem directly for statement credit. Your points are worth a significantly less than what they would be when transfererring or booking. Just as an example for the ratio for delta its 1:1 so 1000 points = $10.00 and i think the statement credit it like 1 point = $.006 or something like that.

From my understanding the credit for fees is for bags, refreshments...etc. i dont think it includes tickets from my understanding per the website.

[L0RDAVENTAD0R]

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@vampireszombies wrote:
Is the credit only for bag fees etc and not the ticket(s)? So if I don't have expenses in baggage etc then the credit does not really benefit me.

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The $100 annual airline credit does not include the actual purchase of tickets regardless if you purchase the airline tickets directly with AMEX Travel or from another source.

It does hoewever include ticket fees, baggage fees, flight meals, etc. I've used it multiple times and I love the benefit.

[Anonymous]

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@vampireszombies wrote:
This is probably a stupid question but I'm wondering if anyone can tell me about the American Express PRG airline credit?
I hardly ever fly but I'm about to book a flight within a week or so.
Do I have to book directly with Amex? Or just pay with the card anywhere?
Is the credit only for bag fees etc and not the ticket(s)? So if I don't have expenses in baggage etc then the credit does not really benefit me.
Thanks

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Technically, the airline fee credit doesn't apply to tickets themselves--only (some) other fees, through whichever airline you've selected on your account. However, with some airlines people have had luck being reimbursed for giftcards, which can then be applied to ticket purchases. So depending on what airline you want to fly, what airline you have selected, and what your timeline is for booking this flight, you may be in luck--you'll find many, many more specifics on the flyertalk forums if you're interested in using the credit that way.

That said, you're on a short timetable if you want to make the most of the PRG--the airline fee credit goes by calendar year, so you're almost out of time to use your 2015 credit.

[vampireszombies]

Thank you all for the help!

[takeshi74]

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@vampireszombies wrote:
This is probably a stupid question but I'm wondering if anyone can tell me about the American Express PRG airline credit?

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I'd highly recommend taking a look at the airline specific airline credit threads on FlyerTalk.

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@vampireszombies wrote:
Is the credit only for bag fees etc and not the ticket(s)?

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The info is on the AmEx site.

https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/premier-rewards-gold?linknav=us-ccsg-cardshop-cm-vie...

$100 Airline Fee Credit
Select a qualifying airline and then receive up to $100 per calendar year in statement credits when incidental fees, such as baggage fees and other incidentals, are charged by the airline to your Premier Rewards Gold Card Account.

With more details at:

https://www.americanexpress.com/us/credit-cards/personal-card-application/member/terms/premier-rewar...

That said, take a look at my suggestion above.