FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - AA fees & AmEX Platinum $200 fee benefit question(s)
Old Nov 5, 2023 | 8:21 am
  #8  
JackMackey
Suspended
 
Join Date: Dec 2019
Posts: 1,268
Originally Posted by BrianV
There are threads that cover this in great detail as well as travel web sites easily found via Google. That said, I have two AMEX cards that have this (PLT and Aspire), I end up just buying food or premium drinks at the Admirals Club. That + tip automatically consumes the benefit. I also expense those meals while I travel to my company for reimbursement against my per diem, so effectively it helps offset the annual fee. I've tried multiple Wi-Fi purchases including Panasonic, Viastat, etc. none of them apply, but online articles say the monthly fee gets covered. My JP Morgan Ritz card has a $300 benefit that I use to reimburse Wi-Fi, which I also expense to offset my fees.
That obviously is a smarter use of the credit. In my case I used it for miles only because I use the Amex Lounge and it was more a use it or lose it situation.
JackMackey is offline