Anyone have an Amex platinum?

[y4m]

Do you find the benefits are worth the annual fee?  I'm thinking about getting one to replace my United airlines card as the card I put business expenses on now that I don't intend to continue flying United.

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To be annoying and chime in about a different card, I decided to go with the Citi Prestige instead of Amex Platinum after agonizing over the difference in benefits. I really love earning flight points.

[y4m]

Dec 30, 2013 12:55:48 GMT -5 v said:

To be annoying and chime in about a different card, I decided to go with the Citi Prestige instead of Amex Platinum after agonizing over the difference in benefits. I really love earning flight points.

This is welcome.  I'm pretty open about what I want, although having a card I can use at Costco is one selling point.  Lounge access is the biggest one though.

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Dec 30, 2013 12:58:12 GMT -5 y4m said:

Dec 30, 2013 12:55:48 GMT -5 v said:

To be annoying and chime in about a different card, I decided to go with the Citi Prestige instead of Amex Platinum after agonizing over the difference in benefits. I really love earning flight points.

This is welcome.  I'm pretty open about what I want, although having a card I can use at Costco is one selling point.  Lounge access is the biggest one though.

If lounge access is your biggie, Prestige probably isn't for you.  Though from what I understand, AP's lounge access is nothing compared to what it used to be so it may not be worth it either.

For instance, 

boardingarea.com/onemileatatime/2013/12/04/amex-platinum-loses-american-us-airways-lounge-access/

[y4m]

Dec 30, 2013 13:03:04 GMT -5 v said:

Dec 30, 2013 12:58:12 GMT -5 y4m said:

This is welcome.  I'm pretty open about what I want, although having a card I can use at Costco is one selling point.  Lounge access is the biggest one though.

If lounge access is your biggie, Prestige probably isn't for you.  Though from what I understand, AP's lounge access is nothing compared to what it used to be so it may not be worth it either.

For instance, 

boardingarea.com/onemileatatime/2013/12/04/amex-platinum-loses-american-us-airways-lounge-access/

Yeah if US lounge access isn't included, this is a no-go for me.  

[luvmagoldn]

We don't use the lounge access but have found the concierge service to be very helpful. One person got on the phone with a restaurant owner in Paris when H and I were trying to pay for my parent's anniversary dinner from afar.

Now is that worth the annual fee? I dunno. But I don't see us dropping it any time soon.

[sixtwelve]

The amex platinum has amazing travel benefits. We don't have one now but did when we did more traveling.