Best Keeper: Sapphire Preferred +SPG or Sapph+Amex Plat?
Hi, I am a low-level churner and a fairly low level traveler. I travel for work about once a month regionally and travel personally 6-8 times per year. I currently have an SPG and a recently obtained Sapphire Preferred, so next year I will have about $200 in annual fees on those cards.
I'm wondering if it would make sense next year to downgrade the Sapphire, cancel SPG and get the Amex Plat (primarily using the Amex Plat, with Sapphire for backup). I don't carry a balance, so that's not a problem. I think I could easily use the $200 in airline incidentals offered by the Plat, so that gets me close to the $200 I will be paying anyway. And while I can usually live without the club access, I would have a few opportunities each year to use it. I am not allowed to use my own personal cards for business travel, though, so that limits my points earnings and access to some amenities. But, I usually have about $1000 a month in charges that are repaid.
So, with these factors in mind, is there anything about the Platinum Card that I should know that could influence my decision? Is there anything particularily better or worse about their points earnings and redemptions as compared to Ultimate Rewards or SPG?