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Amex refuses $350 credit to loyal customer for being $3.47 under spending requirement. Learn how to negotiate credit card bonus issues for a fair resolution.

Amex denied me a credit because I was $3.47 short. Why can’t it have a heart?

June 24, 2025June 20, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Cole Juchems thinks he’s earned a $350 credit from American Express after meeting the spending requirement on his platinum card. But Amex says he’s $3.47 short and refuses to give him the credit. Is he out of luck?

Categories Problem Solved
This article discusses a traveler's experience with a non-functioning Allstate Rewards gift card on a Princess cruise and how it was resolved.

My Allstate Rewards gift card didn’t work on my Princess cruise

January 19, 2024May 9, 2023 by Christopher Elliott

David Marsh encountered a frustrating problem while on his Princess Cruise – his Allstate Rewards gift card, worth $1,800, didn’t work. Both the cruise line and Allstate Rewards blamed each other for the issue, leaving David stranded in the middle.

Categories Featured, The Travel Troubleshooter
My husband and I have been members of Marriott’s loyalty program, Marriott Rewards, for decades. We’re also Marriott Vacation Club owners.

The Travel Troubleshooter: Oh no, my hotel rewards have been downgraded!

January 20, 2024April 22, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

When JJ Mortensen tries to redeem her seven-night hotel award at Marriott, she’s given some bad news: The certificate has been downgraded to a 25,000-mile credit or a five-day certificate. That doesn’t seem fair to her, but Marriott won’t respond to her appeals. What now?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter

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