Join Date: May 2011
Location: NYC (LGA, JFK), CT
Programs: Delta Platinum, American Gold, JetBlue Mosaic 4, Marriott Platinum, Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond,
Posts: 4,897
A few notes
- In terms of holding a single card, it is a massive win for me
- I already pay for an Equinox All Club Access membership, so $300 credit is useful
- I already pay over $20 a month for NYT and Peacock, so that works for me too
- I let my CLEAR membership lapse during Covid, will now reapply
- Airline incidental fee reimbursement is kept
- Prepaid hotel credit can be useful
- Hopefully the Resy benefits are actually meaningful (I doubt they are though)
- Saks, Uber Eats credits retained
- Most of the other benefits of the card (warranty, protection, hotel status, etc) appear to be retained. Hilton Gold by itself can be worth $100 or more with just a few nights
- What is hit, though, is the value of holding two or more flavors of Platinum, IMO
- Schwab Platinum transfer ratio to be devalued soon
- It doesn't seem to be possible to double up the Equinox Credit
- I can't really use two Clear credits (I forget how much it costs to add. a partner to Clear)
- I don't pay much more than $20 a month for NYT/Peacock, so the extra $20 monthly credit isn't that valuable
- Double Resy benefits would be redundant
- Not sure if you will get the full value of the extra $200 in airline or hotel credits
So one of my Amex Plat / Schwab Amex Plat will be downgraded or cancelled next year. However I am happy with the new benefits
Last edited by Adelphos; Jul 1, 2021 at 4:08 am