Yada Yada
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Friends,
I've been using an Amex Gold Card for 20 years this year. It's served me well and I like it the best of all cc's I use.
I've just received another invitation to take up an Amex Platinum Card. In the past I've ignored these as the annual fee (AUD$900) looks quite steep and I am not entirely sure that I'd make use of many of the benefits. However I do like the idea of 1.5 rewards points per dollar.
Is there anyone here who has one that can share their experience with the card. For example:
I've been using an Amex Gold Card for 20 years this year. It's served me well and I like it the best of all cc's I use.
I've just received another invitation to take up an Amex Platinum Card. In the past I've ignored these as the annual fee (AUD$900) looks quite steep and I am not entirely sure that I'd make use of many of the benefits. However I do like the idea of 1.5 rewards points per dollar.
Is there anyone here who has one that can share their experience with the card. For example:
- Have you made use of the airline privileges (e.g. "subtantial savings on international travel when you fly first or business class on one of our partner airlines").
- Related to the point above, have you found that you can get airfares just as cheap via online sites such as Zuji or via specials direct from the airlines such as the recent BA/MC promotion?
- Who are the partner airlines? (sorry, I'm being lazy, they're not in the letter or the brochure).
- Have you received the Hotel upgrades?