Alitalia brand disappears from American Express credit cards, new cards sent to old customers
We had anticipated it in the past few days, and with autumn falling this year it is not only the leaves that are falling, but also the [...]
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We anticipated this in recent days and with autumn this year not only the leaves are falling, but also the Alitalia/American Express credit cards. Yesterday, holders who still have one of the old cards in their wallets that allowed them to accumulate Millemiglia points and fly for free aboard Alitalia and Skyteam aircraft received the notification of the shipment of the new card referred to simply as the "Reward Card"
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As I have always said. I have never cancelled my Alitalia/Amex cards. and the reason is that from When they stopped accumulating Millemiglia points. have started turning every euro spent into Membership Rewards points, with the benefit of a better conversion rate. My beloved Alitalia Platinum for almost two years has allowed me to accumulate 1.5 MR points for every euro spent, that is, 50% more than traditional platinum. In addition, the insurance coverages have always been better, so the investment has largely paid for itself.
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More It is not clear what features these cards will have since they are not cards available to users since Amex stopped issuing new Amex cards in October 2021. Of course, I am looking forward to receiving my new cards to add them to my collection and figure out whether and how to continue using them or cancel them by going back to traditional Amex cards.
Alitalia logos have also disappeared in the Amex app and website and now the cards are simply called Reward American Express, with the color declination. I remember that there were 5 Amex/Alitalia cards on the market: green, gold and personal platinum in addition to green and corporate gold.
I receive many inquiries regarding the new Amex ITA Airways credit cards, but to date I think for the notes shortcomings of the Volare program it is not convenient to apply for these cards and prefer traditional Amex, which always retain the ability to Convert Membership Rewards points into Volare points.