Originally Posted by SirFlysALot
The AMEX plan costs 50 dollars a year to play. If you didn't spend at least $5000 on AMEX it was not worth it.
Not necessarily.
The Starwood AMEX is (IIRC) cheaper than that, and there are lots of associated bennies.
The Hilton AMEX is FREE, and is a very good point earner for Hilton. Plus, if you run $20K a year through it, you are automatically a Gold. Not bad at all. And, they give you access to their AXON award, 4 nights at a Cat 5 or Cat 6 property (think Paris, Rome, W=A, etc.) for 125K points.