Originally Posted by
EasternTraveler
I guess for some, it might work out.
In my case, I don't use any travel portals. I book direct, so there is no benefit there. My C1X gives me all the access and more. I have never taken a rideshare in my life and have no plans to ever do so. I prefer to drive myself. I hate the Uber coupon book with AXP as I hate all these coupon book benefits. Give me a benefit of value, not one that I have to spend money at some place I have no desire to spend. You can offer those if you like as a business but don't think it increases the value of your card as it doesn't. I currently have to try to remember to spend $25 on AXBB, $15 on Uber Eats, and $10 on AT&T. Those are not benefits, just money left on the table if not used, and I hate them with a passion. Yet I still redeem them. They do it because it costs them nothing to offer those to cardholders, they actually make money from offering those to cardholders in the form of advertising dollars.
Same here. I'm keeping CSP for the transfer partners, which is how I redeem points. But my main spend is now on the Venture X. My home airport doesn't have any Priority Pass dining, so that's not a huge factor for me. There is an OUTDOOR Sapphire Lounge, which is just an insane idea when you consider that it's constantly over 100F outside
