Originally Posted by
guv1976
I personally would go for the Amex Platinum card because of the possibility that the OP could save thousands on the airfare through the International Airline Program.
Yeah, that would be on my list too. As well as trying to find a way to get that seat or something similar without spending $30k in cash.
But I'm also trying to respect the poster's lack of desire to deal with any of that.
Also, people paying cash for plane tickets allows us to continue to doing what we do, and I appreciate that. (Sincerely, not sarcastically.)