How do you use your Amex Plat $200 credit if you are an MVPG+?
Jan 6, 2023, 7:20 pm
#16
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: NYC
Programs: AS 75K, DL Platinum
Posts: 631
On other airlines where I don't have status 
Semi-free agency + Amex credit saves a LOT of money. AS F looking full? To B6 I go!
There are ways to exploit the credit on AS which other posters have provided. Personally, I don't find these worth the time, but it depends. I like elite status and premium credit cards because they save time. If have to turn around and spend that time figuring out exactly what gift cards I need and how to buy them I'm not saving time anymore, which defeats the purpose. YMMV, of course.
Semi-free agency + Amex credit saves a LOT of money. AS F looking full? To B6 I go!There are ways to exploit the credit on AS which other posters have provided. Personally, I don't find these worth the time, but it depends. I like elite status and premium credit cards because they save time. If have to turn around and spend that time figuring out exactly what gift cards I need and how to buy them I'm not saving time anymore, which defeats the purpose. YMMV, of course.
Jan 6, 2023, 7:39 pm
#17
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SEA, but up and down the coast a lot
Programs: Oceanic Airlines Gold Elite
Posts: 20,393
On other airlines where I don't have status Semi-free agency + Amex credit saves a LOT of money. AS F looking full? To B6 I go!
There are ways to exploit the credit on AS which other posters have provided. Personally, I don't find these worth the time, but it depends. I like elite status and premium credit cards because they save time. If have to turn around and spend that time figuring out exactly what gift cards I need and how to buy them I'm not saving time anymore, which defeats the purpose. YMMV, of course.
Semi-free agency + Amex credit saves a LOT of money. AS F looking full? To B6 I go!There are ways to exploit the credit on AS which other posters have provided. Personally, I don't find these worth the time, but it depends. I like elite status and premium credit cards because they save time. If have to turn around and spend that time figuring out exactly what gift cards I need and how to buy them I'm not saving time anymore, which defeats the purpose. YMMV, of course.
Jan 6, 2023, 8:28 pm
#18
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 12,598
Only just recently got the Amex Plat. Used the credit for AS Lounge- (without the AA lounges included) because I go through LAX/PDX/SEA a lot. I'll also be on UA a bunch this year and the AS lounge in LAX T6 is close enough to T7 that if I'm early I can stop in there. The alternative was to apply it to a UA E+ subscription partway through the year, but I did status challenge instead, which I probably won't meet the requirements for, but which might keep me in E+ long enough to get UA Silver.
Jan 6, 2023, 8:44 pm
#19
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EUG
Programs: AS MVP, AA MM, HH Diamond, MR Gold
Posts: 8,220
The only inexpensive fares from EUG are to SEA. I really don't fly anyone else so I'll just eke what I can out of it - this year Amex was very generous, but even just doing the F&B (and when we take the family on trips once or twice a year that really adds up) and as I said the better seats on the puddle jumper I still get good value from the Aspire card, even if I don't hit $250 on that one, I sure do on the resort credit and FNC and all the bonus points.
Jan 6, 2023, 9:40 pm
#20
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Preferably waiting for takeoff
Programs: AA EXP, MVPG, DL Silver, United Silver, Accor Platinum, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 458
Jan 7, 2023, 12:17 am
#21
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: SFO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Plat, Total Wine & More Reserve
Posts: 4,519
A few of them did for me early last year, but then it stopped even with several sub-$50 tickets that I only got to try to use up the remainder of the $200 credit. Had to end up making a PC purchase which I will eventually end up cancelling. Even that one didn't auto-credit, so I had to call it in.
Jan 7, 2023, 3:15 am
#22
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,467
Since I switched Plat airline to AS two years ago, I've burned the $200 credit early each year without even trying. For me anything under $100 (including fare differential for a voluntary change) seems to trigger the credit. Never sought manual intervention.