Originally Posted by
CRAZ8
I'm a big fan of the Fine Hotels and Resorts program, but the cost of entry is the $450/year Platinum card, whereas the other 2 methods can be used by anyone.
That's a good point, though obviously some people have an Amex Plat card not just to make Amex FHR bookings.
Originally Posted by
CRAZ8
For Fairmont, Virtuoso has more complete coverage, but I really do like being able to do my own bookings online without needing to call a real person to get it done.
Actually, Travel Leaders Select includes >50% more Fairmont hotels than Virutoso (and almost twice as many hotels compared with Amex FHR).
And I hardly communicate with anyone by phone - 99% of my clients are quite comfortable with communicating via PM / e-mail.