Boardroom strategy for 2015
Apr 26, 2015, 3:33 pm
#16
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: PDX
Programs: AS 75K, BW Plat, Marriott Gold, IHG Plat, Hilton Gold
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If anyone is looking just for BR access you can get the Amex Platinum for free for the first year for you and up to three additional card members. Includes the $200 in incidental fees (or gift cards), Global Entry (+Precheck), PP, and more. Not having the fee for the first year is a HUGE value.
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Apr 26, 2015, 4:08 pm
#17
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
Programs: Airline Free Agent, Bonvoy Platinum, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 3,811
This is basically what my wife and I have been doing so we always have BR access and Centurion club access for free...keep in mind that you can have two of these cards at the same time, so when you get to the 11th month of your first year, apply for a new first year free card and cancel the "old" card...rinse and repeat....this also gives us EACH $400 in AS credits every year. If you're looking for free BR access each year, this is really the way to go....I would never spend actual money on a BR membership.
Apr 26, 2015, 4:25 pm
#18
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Possibly, but it's not unique to AMEX....every time I apply for a new AS BofA Visa, I've always received the 25,000 bonus miles....back when I flew UA, I would get their Chase Club card every year giving me free UA Club access....they're all basically the same....bonus or no bonus, the credit card companies are making money off us too....it's a win-win.