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Jan 6, 2021 | 3:04 pm

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Originally Posted by FrequentFlyer9000

I guess the 5% airfare benefit is nice but even that isn't really much better than the 4.5% CSR benefit....

5 Membership Rewards points is not the same as 5 percent.

Membership Rewards -and- Ultimate Rewards points are both worth more than $0.01/point. You will need to work out the value of each based on your individual redemption profile. If you were to open the Charles Schwab co-branded version of American Express Platinum the points would have a minimum value of $0.0125 each, which means 5X = 6.25%, but you may do better transferring points to airline partners.

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Originally Posted by gengar

It just needs to be prepaid to get the 5x, not nonrefundable. I didn't experience any delays with getting refunds under FHR,.

Understood, but does Amex Travel offer refundable rates at all or most hotels, or only when booking an FHR rate at an FHR property?

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