Big Boy Club……Amex Gold & Platinum Discussion

[Motife43]

it's just a rumor it's just what the people are saying
I'm with you though I was hesitant to pay the annual fee this year but i did the math and found out that even though it's steep I still use enough of the benefits to justify it
there's a calculator you could use to see if it would make sense to you

The Platinum Card® from American Express: Worth the $695 Annual Fee?

www.asksebby.com

I’ve booked a few of the Fine Hotels and Resort Collection and it’s been worth it

Top notch service. Used it in Bali, Auckland, Sydney and Dubai the past couple months. Used the credit on food, massages etc

Between the Amex Plat and Sapphire Reserve we’ve been racking up points and perks

 

[chineebai]

Canceled my Amex plat recently, built up around 200k points and transferred it to Air France when it had a 25% bonus. Took my family on Air France business class round trip to Paris on their a350 and there was a miles promotion too. Easily 6k per ticket if using money. Great flight, amazing service.

Recently got the venture x with the 75k bonus along with 500k points in my chase sapphire reserve account, thinking first class to Asia somewhere. Going to downgrade sapphire soon, then sign up for more shyt and build up my points again. It’s been at least 4 years since my last sapphire bonus so I think I can just get it again.

 

[Maddmike]

What’s the best travel credit card?

Please help.

There is no one card...I would cop the amex plat if you can and get the points. You have to spend 4k in one month for 3 months Ispend way over thanks monthly so it was easy for me. You get like 750 dollars of travel pointa... believe. Then apply for a double cash card. I have about 1k of points on that one.

 

[Sad Bunny]

There is no one card...I would cop the amex plat if you can and get the points. You have to spend 4k in one month for 3 months Ispend way over thanks monthly so it was easy for me. You get like 750 dollars of travel pointa... believe. Then apply for a double cash card. I have about 1k of points on that one.

Okay.

I need to book this flight next week and a few other large purchases. Im tryna get a free flight for later this year

I’m doing a lot of research right now.

 

[T.H.E.GOD]

Okay.

I need to book this flight next week and a few other large purchases. Im tryna get a free flight for later this year

I’m doing a lot of research right now.

Let me know how you do. I be making big ass purchases with my gold and don’t see the rewards too much. lol

 

[Sad Bunny]

Let me know how you do. I be making big ass purchases with my gold and don’t see the rewards too much. lol

But the card seems trash otherwise.

 

[JordanwiththeWiz]

Venture X?

I have the basic Venture card but I want lounge access.

Apply for a Capital One Card

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Platinum is the best travel card in the game. Lounge access you get access to the centurion lounges, Delta SkyLounge and priority pass. It’s pays for itself with the $200 hotel credit and $200 flight credit every 6 months. The Uber credit is $15 per month and $35 in December you can use on Ubereats if you’re not traveling. You get digital media credit 20 dollars a month I use it on Hulu+disney and peacock. You get Walmart plus so you get paramount for free. Venture is second best. You get 2x on everything I run them both.

 

[Sad Bunny]

Platinum is the best travel card in the game. Lounge access you get access to the centurion lounges, Delta SkyLounge and priority pass. It’s pays for itself with the $200 hotel credit and $200 flight credit every 6 months. The Uber credit is $15 per month and $35 in December you can use on Ubereats if you’re not traveling. You get digital media credit 20 dollars a month I use it on Hulu+disney and peacock. You get Walmart plus so you get paramount for free. Venture is second best. You get 2x on everything I run them both.

Ok thanks. Damn I use Walmart plus often too

 

[Sad Bunny]

I’m pre-approved

150K points offered as well

 

[Spence]

I’m pre-approved

150K points offered as well

Welcome to the ballers only club. That’s a good offer

 

[Motife43]

went to Hartsfield Jackson Airport's (ATL) new Centurion Lounge the other day. One of the nicer lounges I've been to, looks like they had good food and drink options. It wasn't better than some airline lounges I've been in overseas, but it was a great option since Atlanta doesn't have Priority Pass Lounges in their domestic terminals

 

[Cladyclad]

I was about to be pissed when i saw amex delta reserve annual fee increased by $100 bringing it to $650

But then i saw the new benefits
Companion tickets can got to all 50 states now (Alaska and Hawaii were excluded).
Companion tickets can include travel to the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.

More specifically, travel is allowed to any of these destinations: United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Mexico, Antigua, Aruba, Bermuda, Bonaire, Grand Cayman, Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts, St. Maarten, St. Lucia, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador.

$240 Resy annual credit

$120 ride share annual credit

$200 towards delta stay (booking hotel through them)

$650 annual fee
-200 hotel
-240 Resy
-120 ride share
=
$90 annual fee

Card is well worth it

 

[Pressure]

I was about to be pissed when i saw amex delta reserve annual fee increased by $100 bringing it to $650

But then i saw the new benefits
Companion tickets can got to all 50 states now (Alaska and Hawaii were excluded).
Companion tickets can include travel to the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America.

More specifically, travel is allowed to any of these destinations: United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Mexico, Antigua, Aruba, Bermuda, Bonaire, Grand Cayman, Cuba, Jamaica, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Dominican Republic, Saint Kitts, St. Maarten, St. Lucia, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador.

$240 Resy annual credit

$120 ride share annual credit

$200 towards delta stay (booking hotel through them)

$650 annual fee
-200 hotel
-240 Resy
-120 ride share
=
$80 annual fee

Card is well worth it

If you’re flying out of the country twice a year and domestically 4 times its worth it.

If you travel for work and can put it on your own tab and get reimbursed instead of your corporate card it’s a no brainer.

Couple that with the enhanced limits on entertainment

Real nikka ain’t even mad flashing the potpourri platinum

 

[humminbird]

if you have a gold card it just got a refresh
lmao at Dunkin' being a perk
fee is $325 now
american-express--updates-u-s--consumer-gold-card-with-new-benef.html

New and enhanced benefits include:

• New $100 Resy Credit: Get up to $100 in annual statement credits ($50 semi-annually) after using an enrolled American Express Gold Card on eligible purchases made at eligible U.S. Resy restaurants, Resy.com, and in the mobile Resy app.
• New $84 Dunkin’® Credit: Get up to $84 per year ($7 per month) in statement credits after using an enrolled American Express Gold Card to pay at more than 9,000 Dunkin’® locations nationwide.
• Updated $120 Dining Credit: Starting today, American Express is adding Five Guys, with over 1,500 locations nationwide, to the $120 Dining Credit that includes Grubhub, The Cheesecake Factory®, wine.com and Goldbelly, making this even easier to use with access to more locations.
• Hundreds of New Hotels in Top Destinations: The Hotel Collection, one of American Express Travel’s signature hotel programs, has expanded to over 1,000 properties globally, including more than 300 new properties added to the program this year in 50 new top destinations Card Members want to visit, like Tuscany, Italy; Moab, Utah; and Sapporo, Japan. When travelers book two or more nights at these hotels through American Express Travel, they are eligible to receive a room upgrade upon arrival, noon check-in, and late check-out, which are all subject to availability1. These benefits are in addition to a complimentary credit valued at $100 to use towards eligible charges, which may include food and beverage, spa, or other on-property charges.2

These updates are in addition to the Card’s existing set of Membership benefits:

• $120 Uber Cash: Add the U.S. Consumer Gold Card to your Uber account to receive $10 in monthly Uber Cash credits (up to $120 annually) towards Uber Eats or Uber Rides in the U.S.
• 4X points at restaurants worldwide, plus takeout and delivery in the U.S. on up to $50,000 in purchases per year.
• 4X points at U.S. supermarkets on up to $25,000 in purchases per year.
• 3X points on flights booked directly with airlines or on amextravel.com.
• 2X points on prepaid hotels, car rentals and cruises booked on amextravel.com.
• 1X points on other eligible purchases.
• Amex Offers: Enroll to add offers and get rewarded on eligible purchases with select brands.
• No foreign transaction fees. See rates and fees here.

Starting July 25, the Gold Card fee will increase to $325 (from $250). For existing Card Members, the new annual fee will take effect on the Card Members’ annual renewal date starting October 1, 2024, on a rolling basis. See rates and fees here.

 

[humminbird]

and a new limited white gold color