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With $300 in travel refund it’s more like $250. It is worth $250 over other cards? It definitely was for me pre-2019. The points add up fast if you travel for
by forrestthewoods 6y ago
With $300 in travel refund it’s more like $250.
It is worth $250 over other cards? It definitely was for me pre-2019. The points add up fast if you travel for work.
It’s no longer a “great” card. But there isn’t a good competitor.
- ghaff 6y agoYep. Unfortunately, I don't think I'm going to hit my $300 from travel this year. I did travel early-on but I put all that on another card for various reasons. And I normally spend 10s of Ks on travel :-/
- jhfdbkofdcho 6y agoThrough June 2021 they’re treating groceries and gas the same as travel towards the $300. Also, the rewards points can be redeemed for statement credit with the same 50% travel bonus on this “pay you back” thing against grocery and restaurant purchases
- ghaff 6y agoAh. Didn't know that. Thanks.
- forrestthewoods 6y agoYup. 3% on travel w/ +50% redemption is 4.5%. If you book travel on your personal card for any reason that adds up fast.
- kevinkimball 6y agoReally? The travel category includes Airbnb, car rentals, rideshare, public transportation, parking, tolls, etc. in addition to the more obvious flights and hotels.
- ghaff 6y agoI have spent exactly $0 on any of those things since early March.
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- vmception 6y agoI still keep the Amex Platinum The main issue with the Platinum is that it doesn't accrue points as fast as it doesn't have spending categories and it doesn't have as many transfer partners. There are ways to get a bunch of points though, its just different. The varying perks are worthwhile and rotate a lot. Love the statement credits, $200 Uber credits and other things. I think its worth it Amex also only does soft-pulls, which to me is more valuable than any hard pull