Jul 1, 2021, 1:23 pm
Last edit by: Global Adventurer
*Equinox $25 Credit will not be issued for ANY products you buy online at their merchandise Shop which is coded as "Equinox The Shop". However, it appears that you can purchase Gift Cards straight off the site, but lowest denomination is $100. Gift cards can be used for merchandise and memberships.
USA personal Platinum annual fee increase to $695, July 2021.
Jul 12, 2021, 9:05 pm
#646
Original Member and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Kansas City, MO, USA
Programs: DL PM/MM, AA ExPlat, Hyatt Glob, HH Dia, National ECE, Hertz PC
Posts: 16,579
My annual fee posts in mid-December, so I lucked out this time in terms of when I'll have to start paying the higher fee. I just went back and checked the previous increase, it hit accounts on or after September 1, 2017, and the increase before that to $450 was at least ten years before that. Twenty-five or so years ago when I first got the card it was $300. My company reimburses us $300/year for a credit card annual fee.
Jul 12, 2021, 11:31 pm
#648
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS 75k, AA Plat, Bonvoyed Gold, Honors Dia, Hyatt Explorer, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 16,856
Jul 13, 2021, 12:18 am
#649
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH
Programs: DL DM, Hyatt Ist-iest, Stariott Platinum, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,792
Jul 13, 2021, 6:39 am
#650
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Tampa, FL
Programs: AAMM & PLT; UA Gold, DL Silver, Marriott LT Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond, Hertz #1 Gold Club
Posts: 1,591
Jul 13, 2021, 7:23 am
#651
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,095
Since there are a lot of non-Platinum Amex cards in the US getting a CLEAR offer under Amex offers, why not take it as yet another sign that this CLEAR thing with the Amex Platinum card is really not costing Amex much if anything and is a marketing gimmick with CLEAR?
Jul 13, 2021, 7:36 am
#652
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Tampa, FL
Programs: AAMM & PLT; UA Gold, DL Silver, Marriott LT Titanium Elite, Hilton Diamond, Hertz #1 Gold Club
Posts: 1,591
I'm probably the only one here that does not value any points with any credit card company. I just use them in the best logical way for the the time I think I should use them. Like last year I had to book a last minute hotel room while there were rooms left and my city was going on lockdown so I wanted to get out. I found a hotel where I could book a week stay with hilton points and it was well worth using points than paying out of pocket. I didn't calculate the points into a dollar or cents amount. It was a bargain for me, and that's how I look at it. Paid points for the flight and the hotel, with nothing out of pocket. That was a deal for me at christmas time.
Same for me. I use points where it make sense. Just got back from a family trip and got two Hilton rooms using points. I never thought about calculating cost, just that the rooms and breakfast were free. Even when I attempt to calculate value, I do not place an amount above what I would would pay out of pocket. Its also one of the reasons why I would never get a first class ticket with points. Would much rather have 3 trips in coach than one upfront.
Jul 13, 2021, 7:43 am
#653
Suspended
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,188
Jul 13, 2021, 7:54 am
#654
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: EWR
Programs: World of Hyatt, Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, UA Mileage Plus
Posts: 1,255
Personally, I don’t care who is footing the bill on the business side as long as I benefit.
Jul 13, 2021, 7:59 am
#655
Suspended
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Watchlisted by the prejudiced, en route to purgatory
Programs: Just Say No to Fleecing and Blacklisting
Posts: 102,095
A rotating cast of published benefits -- because of who is footing the bill and why -- may undermine the long-term value proposition of a card for a consumer and may even indirectly yield negative outcomes for those consumers who aren't all into chasing down the rotating cast of discount coupons put out by Amex for Platinum account members.
Jul 13, 2021, 8:17 am
#656
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Mexico City
Programs: Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Gold, Marriot Gold, IHG Silver, Choice Platinum, Wyndham Gold
Posts: 3,850
Actually, a few days ago I booked the doubletree right in Dubai downtown for new year's using points. Ain't no way I'm paying that out of pocket. Last time I went for the new years show I had to catche a metro. This time I can see everything right at the hotel since it's basically right near the Dubai mall. Worth every point I used.
Jul 13, 2021, 9:14 am
#658
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 1,028
Same for me. I use points where it make sense. Just got back from a family trip and got two Hilton rooms using points. I never thought about calculating cost, just that the rooms and breakfast were free. Even when I attempt to calculate value, I do not place an amount above what I would would pay out of pocket. Its also one of the reasons why I would never get a first class ticket with points. Would much rather have 3 trips in coach than one upfront.
Jul 13, 2021, 9:21 am
#659
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Plainfield, IN
Programs: IHG Platinum / HHonors Diamond / Hyatt Globalist / AA EX Platinum
Posts: 200
Same for me. I use points where it make sense. Just got back from a family trip and got two Hilton rooms using points. I never thought about calculating cost, just that the rooms and breakfast were free. Even when I attempt to calculate value, I do not place an amount above what I would would pay out of pocket. Its also one of the reasons why I would never get a first class ticket with points. Would much rather have 3 trips in coach than one upfront.
Jul 13, 2021, 9:48 am
#660
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Toledo, OH
Programs: Delta DM & MM, Hilton DM, Marriott gold, Hyatt Globalist, Alaska 75K, Wyndham Diamond,
Posts: 15,399
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