Could stop by HK? There are a bunch of locations there and its not that far away
Also a side note on the global dining credit thing - this is such a staple of both the Australian and other international amex cards (including the UK, Singapore, HK, Canada, France, etc etc) that unless they are killing the program globally, I'd be surprised if it isn't renewed, doubly so considering how high the AF is here.
As others have commented, if they remove it then I also probably would have to think twice about renewing. However as it stands, I'm currently 7 months in and have gotten ~$2000 aud in value back so far from holding the card, excluding all points earn. EOY I'd forecast that I hit $3.5k+ in value, but even at my membership years "value" so far I am still ahead even ignoring the dining credits.
There is also genuine value in the card as a financial instrument as a charge card, and on top of this other intangibles like the customer support (not sure where else I can be on the phone with a support rep in under 60 seconds) as well as the app being polished have to have *some* value. It's a sticky product / ecosystem.
Also if any amex reps are listening in here - I'd be perfectly happy losing all of the dining and amazon prime credits and whatever else, IF the card had two major changes:
- Points multiplier on travel spend
- 0% FX fee
If it's a travel card, give it travel card features. The qantas ultimate gets 2x points on QF spend. The plat charge in the states gets 5x on travel spend. Give us SOMETHING on travel spend here.
