Does Anyone Else Find American Express Travel Credit a Huge Rip off?

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  nubix on 31/01/2018 - 19:29

  +1

  I had found their price for Venice very competitive

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  spackbace on 31/01/2018 - 19:45

  But it's not like every hotel site has it advertised at $478… You picked the cheapest to compare, well done

  $478 on booking.com

  I don't see a listing there at $478

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    bettina44 on 31/01/2018 - 22:16

    -2

    Nope the cheapest is 371 if you actually clicked on the link

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  CLoSeR on 31/01/2018 - 19:55

  +3

  Absolutely not, when using my qantas travel credit the costs via AMEX Travel were EXACTLY the same as Qantas direct.

  Perhaps Hotels Combined has an exclusive rate for that hotel?

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    bettina44 on 31/01/2018 - 22:19

    Hotels combined is a comparison site, if it was the case why is all the booking sites listed cheaper? I also called the hotel directly and they also quoted much lower..

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      CLoSeR on 01/02/2018 - 08:23

      Of course, Hotels almost always offer best rate direct.

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  djkelly69 on 31/01/2018 - 20:14

  +2

  Like always, no one site has the best price for every hotel. You have to hunt for the good deals.

  Last year I got a $500 hotel (everywhere else) for $375 on Amex, and then used my $200 credit.

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    bettina44 on 31/01/2018 - 22:21

    -3

    That's just an example. I've checked for every hotel in macau and sanya on the amex site and they are marked up by about 10-50%

    That said you are very lucky to find something actually cheaper on amex! Wish there was an option for me

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      djkelly69 on 31/01/2018 - 23:08

      +4

      As opposed to your example??

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  [Deactivated] on 31/01/2018 - 20:47

  i paid with the amex credit for a hotel in munich in december, bookings was $725 for 3 nights, amex was $680, so was $480

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    bettina44 on 31/01/2018 - 22:38

    A lucky ducky you are!

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  mbck on 31/01/2018 - 21:27

  +1

  Out of the many possible combinations, choose one and bag the crap out of the company.

  Righto

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    bettina44 on 31/01/2018 - 22:35

    -1

    I'm raising awareness that amex charge exorbitant rates on their travel site which people which is the only way to redeem their travel credit. They pay $195 in annual fees for the privilege.

    What have you done lately to benefit the ozbargain community?

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      mbck on 31/01/2018 - 23:03

      +2

      Not making ozbargain into ozwhingeing. You're welcome

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      djkelly69 on 31/01/2018 - 23:08

      I think you are looking at it wrong. You pay the annual fee so you can have the credit card. The travel credit is a bonus you get you with this card (as well as some others) to offset the fee paid.

      If you can get a hotel for close to what it normally goes for, as well as get a credit towards the cost of the hotel, you are coming out ahead.

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  LemonShapedRock on 31/01/2018 - 22:49

  In short; no.

  Only gripe with the travel credit is that you cannot combine multiple travel credits into one booking.