Originally Posted by
crimson12
By the way, in a couple of months I'll be facing similar decisions. I think I'll keep the Amex Plat for the benefits, and the CSP for 2x on dining/travel. I don't spend enough on airfare for the Gold to be worth it for me. Other than that, I intend to cancel/downgrade basically every other card I have (CO, UA, Citi AA, Citi Visa, Citi Biz, Chase BA, Barclays US).
My goal is to keep probably one Plat for the benefits (between me and my wife) and for each of us to have the CSP and maybe the Starwood Amex (which will be part of a future round of apps) long term. All others I'd likely cancel before the next annual fee hits.
Exactly.
For the plat, I can always purchase the UA club membership for $200 off (even without status), and yet I still get DL, AA access with BP, and US anytime access. Getting the Plat when I did works well for me as I can get two-years of airline credits for the single annual fee.
The Citi will earn AA on AA purchases faster than the SPG, and some other AA bennies; but the SPG has more programs, so its now front and center on the next option to have.
crimson, how come you never dove into the Ink Bold pool of things?