Originally Posted by
MojoGuru
I just did my own rollback last night, Delta Business Reserve to Delta Platinum, rather than the Delta Gold or Blue Card. I'm absolutely sick of all the restrictions of the companion pass and RUCs, and fighting for status. At least the companion pass on the Delta Platinum wouldn't need to be utilized every year to justify the price difference over Gold. I can also put one $5,000 purchase on it a year, and will at least get a 1.5X boost.
I don't get your comment about 1.5x boost? I looked over the terms for a Delta Platinum card and I don't see anything about a 1.5x for $5000 purchases. Isn't that a feature of only the regular Amex Platinum card? And isn't it a better value to spend on a double cash card or Venture X or something?
I'm downgrading to a Gold since I've still got a bunch of points and the 15% discount comes in handy, plus the free checked bags, main 1 boarding, etc. Since I switched to AA I'm not going to purchase many Delta tickets cash anyway so the companion pass is even less likely to be useful to me than it is already.