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Old Sep 15, 2023 | 3:10 pm
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Originally Posted by GregInMN
What I find of interest is that many of us spent much more than $75K on our AMEX Reserve card. I'm in a similar situation and only need to spend $70K on AMEX to get Plat (combined with my 2024 flights not including MQM-MQD conversion. I see my AMEX spend reduced significantly - I would guess i'm not alone in this. AMEX may need to adjust going into 2026 and beyond.
It will be interesting to see how my Reserve card spending changes. Last year I put over 90k to hit the third MQM boost. In the future I’ll likely use it only as needed based on my flying and then rely on my Plat Amex since MR points are far more valuable than SkyMiles.
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