that's awesome!, brings a smile to my face at what $18k can buy at a Fairmont, but really if you are consuming that type of product, might as well get 17%off

I use to book the Whistler Fairmont with Amex FHR, one of the terms of FHR you have to pay with Amex card, i have since canceled the Amex Platinum because i didn't want to pay the annual fee during Covid times. I switched to a Virtuoso booking, so i can freely use the gift cards as payment. I do miss being able to check rates with the Amex site, with Virtuoso, i have to contact a human travel agent, they have to check and get back to me, etc...