Heads up!<\/strong> We share savvy shopping and personal finance tips to put extra cash in your wallet. Android Central may receive a commission from The Points Guy Affiliate Network. Please note that the offers mentioned below are subject to change at any time and some may no longer be available.<\/p>\n Many credit cards are now offering limited-time perks designed to encourage cardholders to use (and renew) their travel rewards credit cards<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 even if they’re staying at home<\/a> due to coronavirus concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n Issuers have announced the following limited-time perks:<\/p>\n In many cases, these limited-time perks are enough to justify renewing your card<\/a>. But, we’ve received a few questions about how these new limited-time perks apply to authorized users<\/a>. Let’s take a closer look.<\/p>\n greeYou may be able to use your travel credits on restaurant take-out orders. (Photo by Prostock-Studio\/Getty Images)Select premium travel rewards credit cards<\/a> offer travel credits<\/a> that will normally reimburse travel purchases up to a set amount. But, with many cardholders staying at home<\/a>\u00a0and uncertain about when they’ll travel again<\/a>, some issuers have begun allowing these travel credits to be used for other purchases. For example:<\/p>\n The information for the Citi Prestige Card has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.<\/i><\/p>\n As with the normal travel credits for these cards, authorized user spending counts toward these travel credits. But authorized users don’t get additional credits on top of the credits provided for the primary cardholder’s account. For example, the information page for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Amex<\/a>‘s limited-time perks notes:<\/p>\n Eligible purchases can be made by the basic card member and any additional card members on a single card account.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n And, the terms and conditions for the normal up to $300 Marriott Bonvoy statement credit<\/a> on the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Amex<\/a>\u00a0note:<\/p>\n Each card account is eligible for up to a total of $300 per renewal year in statement credits across all cards on the card account.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Select rewards credit cards<\/a> normally offer statement credits for travel-related purchases charged to the card. For example, the American Express\u00ae Green Card<\/a> offers up to $100 in statement credits towards Clear membership fees<\/a> while The Platinum Card\u00ae from American Express<\/a> offers bi-annual statement credits for Saks Fifth Avenue purchases<\/a> (up to $100 per calendar year).<\/p>\n Since cardholders aren’t able to put these benefits to use, American Express is offering\u00a0new limited-time statement credits for non-travel purchases.<\/p>\n Amex Platinum<\/a> cardholders get up to $160 in statement credits on select U.S. streaming subscriptions (up to $20 per month) and up to $160 in statement credits on wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. service providers (up to $20 per month), with both offers running from May through Dec. 2020.<\/p>\n Platinum cardholders who renew their card between April and Dec. 2020 will also get up to $200 in statement credits<\/a> toward\u00a0Amex Travel<\/a> purchases that will be valid between Aug. 2020 and Dec. 2021. The card comes with a $550 annual fee (see rates and fees<\/a>).<\/p>\n From May through Dec. 2020, Amex Business Platinum<\/a> cardholders get up to $160 in statement credits on wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. service providers (up to $20 per month) and up to $160 in statement credits on U.S. purchases for shipping (up to $20 per month).<\/p>\n Cardholders of the\u00a0American Express Green Card<\/a> get up to $80 in statement credits on wireless telephone services purchased directly from U.S. service providers (up to $10 per month) from May through December 2020.<\/p>\n Authorized users don’t get their own credits, but their spending does count toward the limited-time credits offered to the primary account holder.<\/p>\n Credit cards are expanding their category bonuses to better accommodate cardholders who are stuck at home and spending more on household expenses. Many credits cards are now\u00a0offering elevated earnings at grocery stores and supermarkets<\/a> for a limited time. For example:<\/p>\n Purchases made by authorized users also earn elevated bonus points on eligible purchases for a limited time. As is normal on credit cards that offer capped earning for purchases in select categories, the cap is per account, not per cardholder. For example, the terms and conditions<\/a> for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Amex<\/a> note:<\/p>\n You will earn 4 additional points on top of the 2 points you already earn (for a total of 6 points) from American Express for each dollar of eligible purchases charged on your Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express\u00ae Card at supermarkets located in the U.S. (superstores and warehouse clubs are not considered supermarkets) starting from May 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020 (“Purchase Period”), on up to a maximum of $7,500 in eligible purchases\u2026Eligible purchases can be made by the Basic Card Member and any Additional Card Members on a single Card account.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Lots of credit cards that provide elite status<\/a>\u00a0provide a boost toward earning status<\/a>. But, for a limited time, select credit cards will allow you to earn additional credits towards status via credit card spending.<\/p>\n Bonus points earned through eligible purchases on the Hilton Aspire Card<\/a>, Hilton Surpass Card<\/a> and Hilton Honors Card from American Express<\/a> will be considered base points and count towards elite-tier qualification and lifetime Diamond status<\/a>. Points must post to the cardmember’s Hilton Honors account between May and Dec. 2020.<\/p>\n Net purchases on American cobranded credit cards<\/a> that post to your AAdvantage account between May and Dec. 2020 will count toward American lifetime elite status<\/a> (including category bonuses).<\/p>\n Eligible\u00a0United MileagePlus Chase<\/a> cardholders can earn more PQPs based on their annual credit card spend<\/a> on select cards in 2020.<\/p>\n As is normally the case, authorized user spending during these limited-time promotions will count toward the primary cardholder’s status and points or mileage balance. So, authorized users will help the primary cardholder reach the primary cardholder’s desired status instead of working toward their own status.<\/p>\n In short: Spending by authorized users<\/a> counts the same as spending by the primary cardholder when it comes to these limited-time perks. Specifically, authorized users don’t get their own benefits when it comes to statement credits. Instead, authorized user spending counts toward the same cap as the primary cardholder.<\/p>\n Featured image by Georgijevic\/Getty Images.<\/strong><\/p>\n For rates and fees of the Amex Platinum card, click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Heads up! We share savvy shopping and personal finance tips to put extra cash in your wallet. Android Central may receive a commission from The Points Guy Affiliate Network. Please note that the offers mentioned below are subject to change at any time and some may no longer be available.<\/p>\n Many credit cards are now offering limited-time perks designed to encourage cardholders to use (and renew) their travel rewards credit cards — even if they’re staying at home due to coronavirus concerns.<\/p>\n Issuers have announced the following limited-time perks:<\/p>\n Limited-time perks for select Amex Membership Rewards, Delta, Marriott and Hilton cards In many cases, these limited-time perks are enough to just…<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":357,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Do new coronavirus credit card perks apply to authorized users? - ITTeacherITFreelance.hk","description":"Heads up! We share savvy shopping and personal finance tips to put extra cash in your wallet. 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Travel credits that can now be used for other purchases<\/h2>\n
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Additional statement credits for select purchases<\/h2>\n
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The Business Platinum Card\u00ae from American Express<\/h3>\n
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Does authorized user spending count?<\/h3>\n
Bonus earnings at grocery stores and supermarkets<\/h2>\n
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American Airlines credit cards<\/h3>\n
United Airlines credit cards<\/h3>\n
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\nUp to 5x on groceries for select Chase cardholders
\nExtra time to meet spending requirements and travel credit expansion for select Citi cardholders
\n6x bonus points on groceries for select Marriott cardholders
\nup to $200 travel credit for select Platinum Card® from American Express cardholders<\/p>\n