I am glad I make a lot more money in my business. When I made 150K being gold member was a big deal. Now I can fly business or first class anytime, so this change is okay for me. It is likely I will move my spending away from Delta reserve card over time. Its up to AMex if they want to keep my business or not. I get great service on AA , United, Turkish and Japan Airlines when I fly business class. It was nice to have lounge access domestically, but so what. I am pretty sure Delta/Amex will amend this change because I can not imagine why would anyone keep the Delta Reserve card. Get a cash back card from another provider and use the cash to buy companion ticket anytime anywhere.