Does anyone own BOTH Chase Sapphire Reserve & Amex Platinum?
Oct 3, 2018, 10:26 am
#227
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,063
For a time all INK Preferred charges on Plastiq were mis-coded, but this has ENDED.
If I was in a similar situation, I am guessing the Freedom Unlimited at 1.5X would be the best I could do for any school-related expenses.
Oct 3, 2018, 3:01 pm
#228
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 542
Is there a separate thread for FHR and other perks of amex travel? I wanted to see if I should go ahead and pay my hotel (part of FHR) with amex plat OR with CSR? Will I still get the perks if I pay with CSR?
I went ahead and got it after all, I do use Uber and I do use $200 airline credit.
As for dining, Citi Platinum now offers 3x points as well.
I went ahead and got it after all, I do use Uber and I do use $200 airline credit.
As for dining, Citi Platinum now offers 3x points as well.
Oct 3, 2018, 3:06 pm
#229
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
These should get you started:
New Platinum Card: To-Do List
FHR Upgrades and Amenities [except Las Vegas]
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...tels-only.html
USA International Airline Program (IAP) relaunched as discount benefit (2017).
Citi AAdvantage Platinum earns 2 miles per dollar in the Dining category.
New Platinum Card: To-Do List
FHR Upgrades and Amenities [except Las Vegas]
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...tels-only.html
USA International Airline Program (IAP) relaunched as discount benefit (2017).
Citi AAdvantage Platinum earns 2 miles per dollar in the Dining category.
Oct 3, 2018, 4:17 pm
#230
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AS MVP Gold 75K, UA Gold, Marriott LTT, Avis President's Club
Posts: 1,539
Is there a separate thread for FHR and other perks of amex travel? I wanted to see if I should go ahead and pay my hotel (part of FHR) with amex plat OR with CSR? Will I still get the perks if I pay with CSR?
I went ahead and got it after all, I do use Uber and I do use $200 airline credit.
As for dining, Citi Platinum now offers 3x points as well.
I went ahead and got it after all, I do use Uber and I do use $200 airline credit.
As for dining, Citi Platinum now offers 3x points as well.
Oct 3, 2018, 4:25 pm
#231
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: PHX, SEA
Programs: Avis President's Club, Global Entry, Hilton/Marriott Gold. No more DL/AA status.
Posts: 4,422
Is there a separate thread for FHR and other perks of amex travel? I wanted to see if I should go ahead and pay my hotel (part of FHR) with amex plat OR with CSR? Will I still get the perks if I pay with CSR?
I went ahead and got it after all, I do use Uber and I do use $200 airline credit.
As for dining, Citi Platinum now offers 3x points as well.
I went ahead and got it after all, I do use Uber and I do use $200 airline credit.
As for dining, Citi Platinum now offers 3x points as well.
I think you can also get similar to FHR by finding a Virtuoso travel agent, and then pay with Chase.
Oct 3, 2018, 6:38 pm
#232
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
To be sure there is no misunderstanding, to receive FHR benefits you need to have booked the FHR rate through Platinum Travel Service or this site:
americanexpress.com/fhr
If you book the same property through another channel the FHR benefits will not apply, even if you show the card at check-in.
americanexpress.com/fhr
If you book the same property through another channel the FHR benefits will not apply, even if you show the card at check-in.
Oct 5, 2018, 8:44 am
#233
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Atlanta
Programs: DL PM, Hertz PC, HH Dia
Posts: 246
For a time all INK Preferred charges on Plastiq were mis-coded, but this has ENDED.
Oct 24, 2018, 10:26 am
#234
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Denver
Programs: AS, AA, UA, Hilton, Marriott, Caesars DE
Posts: 2,070
+1
I *am* one of these millennial techies and we don't get corporate platinum cards. Frequent travelers are issued a green corporate Amex but if they want to upgrade it's on them. My plat card is on my own dime. And, yes, Chase has this generation cornered with the CSR.
I *am* one of these millennial techies and we don't get corporate platinum cards. Frequent travelers are issued a green corporate Amex but if they want to upgrade it's on them. My plat card is on my own dime. And, yes, Chase has this generation cornered with the CSR.
Oct 24, 2018, 11:08 am
#236
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Programs: Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards
Posts: 191
Combining my platinum, amex gold and amex BBP, I earn way much more points than if I were to use my CSR, CFU and CF. It's easier to redeem those points on Chase but that's indifferent to me compared to the Platinum benefits. I'm a millennial, but sometimes I don't get my generation... If I'd have to cancel the CSR or Plat, I would definitely keep my Amex Platinum.
Going back to the original topic, every time I've been to a Centurion Lounge (SFO and PHL) they've been really crowded.
Why do you think this will be Chase's next move? They just downgraded some perks.
Last edited by mia; Oct 24, 2018 at 11:11 am Reason: Combine consecutive replies.
Oct 24, 2018, 11:16 am
#237
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Philadelphia
Programs: Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 1,789
Honest question here: Why does the CSR appeals better to millennials than the Platinum? The higher annual fee is indifferent... at the end of the day, they both cost $150.
Combining my platinum, amex gold and amex BBP, I earn way much more points than if I were to use my CSR, CFU and CF. It's easier to redeem those points on Chase but that's indifferent to me compared to the Platinum benefits.
Combining my platinum, amex gold and amex BBP, I earn way much more points than if I were to use my CSR, CFU and CF. It's easier to redeem those points on Chase but that's indifferent to me compared to the Platinum benefits.
Oct 24, 2018, 11:24 am
#238
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Programs: Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards
Posts: 191
Maybe I'm a different kind of millennial... lol. I'm fine carrying 5 cards. Actually, since I pay all my cards in full as soon as I receive the statement. This means my spending gets distributed along the different statement dates...
Oct 24, 2018, 12:22 pm
#239
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Miami, Florida
Programs: AA ExPlat, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Spire, Hilton Gold
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Millennials loved the CSR because it was a free ~$1,000. It's not clear at all that the CSR is the long-term card of choice for that demo. I read a lot more about CSR cancellations or downgrades than I do about people who can't wait to get a CSR.
Oct 24, 2018, 12:34 pm
#240
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Washington, DC, USA
Programs: Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards
Posts: 191
Until the CSR, all we heard was that millennials are these super-savvy, risk-averse consumers who use CCs rarely if at all, let alone a CC with a high annual fee. Then the CSR came out with the 100,000-point sign-up bonus and all the crazy media hype, and the prior narrative suddenly went out the window. (Were millennials in a coma when the Citi Prestige came out? The CSR craze was like not caring about the first iPhone but then going crazy for the iPhone 2.)
Millennials loved the CSR because it was a free ~$1,000. It's not clear at all that the CSR is the long-term card of choice for that demo. I read a lot more about CSR cancellations or downgrades than I do about people who can't wait to get a CSR.
Millennials loved the CSR because it was a free ~$1,000. It's not clear at all that the CSR is the long-term card of choice for that demo. I read a lot more about CSR cancellations or downgrades than I do about people who can't wait to get a CSR.
Even with millennials preferring the CSR, I think PP lounges are quieter than the Centurion Lounges.