Tag: Platinum Card from American Express
Amex Platinum: The card most frequent flyers should have, but rarely use
Despite the eye-watering $895 annual fee, the American Express Platinum Card® is a great choice for most frequent flyers. Get the card for its welcome bonus, keep...
American Express Platinum Card®: Same points for 50% more spend
American Express updated the public welcome offer on the consumer American Express Platinum Card® today. Unfortunately, only one part of the offer was increased:...
An Amex meltdown: Downgrading or cancelling some premium cards (on Nick’s mind)
The precious metal (credit card) market is hitting a boiling point, and I think it is time to exit some of my positions.
For years,...
[Update] E*Trade account now qualifies for American Express Platinum Card® Exclusively for Morgan Stanley
For years, the entry point for the American Express Platinum Card® Exclusively for Morgan Stanley was to open an Access Investing account. However, that...
Update: Saks has filed for bankruptcy (use those gift cards and credits)
Update 1/14/26: In non-shocking news given all the widespread rumors recently, Saks Fifth Avenue has filed (gift link) for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The company...
Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR) Guide: Your questions answered
Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR) is a "luxury" hotel booking program available to both business and consumer Platinum cardholders. When booking hotels through...
How to earn 3 or 4 Hyatt elite night credits for every $300 Amex...
It's a new year which means that the up to $300 twice-annual hotel credits on the American Express Platinum Card® and The Business American...
Frequent Miler’s 2025 Deal of the Year (and reader’s choice vote)
On last week's Frequent Miler on the Air, Greg and Nick announced their picks for the 2025 Frequent Miler Deal of the Year. The...
(EXPIRED) Oura Ring sale for $249: get for $49 + tax with Amex Platinum...
Oura has discounted the Oura Ring 4 to $249 for its early Black Friday sale. That means you can pick up one of these...
Amex broke my keep/cancel formula
In the post "Which Premium Cards are Keepers?" I presented a framework (along with a worksheet) for determining which premium cards are worth keeping....
I’ve used all the new Amex, Chase and Citi credits – Here are my...
2025 has been an exciting year for that small percentage of the population that finds new credit cards something to be excited about, especially...
Cooling considerably on hotel credits
Yesterday, Greg published a post about how he is warming on the Citi Strata Elite card. A big factor for him has been the...
The credit card coupon book travel game (Chicago getaway via Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card)
A while ago, the Frequent Miler team considered a team challenge where we would each try to do a mini-vacation entirely with American Express...
Which Premium Cards are Keepers?
Ultra-premium credit cards often have great perks like lounge access, elite status accelerators, free nights, companion tickets, etc. The problem is that the annual...
