Originally Posted by richarddd

It's hard to get useful data. We're all likely overly influenced by the information readily available to us, rather than having access to a representative data set.. Single data point example - the desk person at the Aman Tokyo said the CSR was his favorite card and he sees it frequently.

I do wonder about the target demographics for the various premium cards. The people I know who who do "luxury experiences" tend not to care particularly about status comps and Centurion Lounges. For example, if you're traveling international J or F on a major airline, status doesn't get you much and you get lounge access. On the other hand if you need benefits from a card to get the luxury experience, these can be very valuable benefits.