American Express in Finland - 2020 and onward
Feb 11, 20, 9:47 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: HEL
Programs: AY, SK, TK
Posts: 7,473
Feb 11, 20, 11:25 am
#3
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: HEL, SIN, LON
Posts: 120
- nope, no mention. But Im guessing if you have to ask, its not for you kind of a pricing.
- my amex plat spend is high fours / low fives monthly. Nothing crazy for a person who travels a lot for work.
- my amex plat spend is high fours / low fives monthly. Nothing crazy for a person who travels a lot for work.
Feb 11, 20, 11:28 am
#4
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum Ultimate/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G//HH Dia/IHG Dia
Posts: 7,659
I had to ask and definately NOT the card for ME 😁 Lumo is cheaper 😂😂
Last edited by kauppias; Feb 11, 20 at 11:54 am
Feb 11, 20, 11:41 am
#5
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: HEL, SIN, LON
Posts: 120
Hard to imagine getting yearly fees worth of value from Centurion without spending tens of thousands on travel.
But then again, couple of years ago I thought that I would never pay 700/year for Plat Amex but nowdays I think its great value... so I guess it really depends on ones travel patterns and spending habits.
1st year free campaign for Centurion? One can only wish
But then again, couple of years ago I thought that I would never pay 700/year for Plat Amex but nowdays I think its great value... so I guess it really depends on ones travel patterns and spending habits.
1st year free campaign for Centurion? One can only wish
Feb 12, 20, 12:22 am
#9
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: HEL
Programs: lots of shiny metal cards
Posts: 13,862
Hard to imagine getting yearly fees worth of value from Centurion without spending tens of thousands on travel.
But then again, couple of years ago I thought that I would never pay 700/year for Plat Amex but nowdays I think its great value... so I guess it really depends on ones travel patterns and spending habits.
1st year free campaign for Centurion? One can only wish
But then again, couple of years ago I thought that I would never pay 700/year for Plat Amex but nowdays I think its great value... so I guess it really depends on ones travel patterns and spending habits.
1st year free campaign for Centurion? One can only wish
with 4-5 digit monthly spending you seem to be traveling more than I do, so really interested in your take of AX Plat value.
Feb 12, 20, 1:01 am
#10
Join Date: Nov 2005
Programs: BA Gold, TP Gold, AZ Executive, HH Gold, SPG Gold
Posts: 885
Interesting - what is the value you are getting out of AXPlat as a very frequent traveler? AX pushed the card with the free PrioPass - as a rather frequent traveler I might have use of it about once a year, when not on OW or *A or in J. Hotel status - again, a couple of times might come useful, otherwise I have my preferred chain (Marriott these days) with rather high status.
with 4-5 digit monthly spending you seem to be traveling more than I do, so really interested in your take of AX Plat value.
with 4-5 digit monthly spending you seem to be traveling more than I do, so really interested in your take of AX Plat value.
Oh yeah: Roughly 2-4 flights per week on average - so probably quite frequent traveller
Feb 12, 20, 2:18 am
#11
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Helsinki
Programs: AY Platinum
Posts: 303
Has anyone made use of the Platinum Travel or Lifestyle services? There's a thread elsewhere on FT about those services but I'd be more interested in the Finnish/Nordic experiences.
I have limited trust that they'd be able to come up with a helpful itinerary in -say- Philadelphia if they only knew a couple of pieces of information of me and my party and unless my request was something along the lines of "please book a table in one of the finest restaurants of the city for Thursday evening"...
I have limited trust that they'd be able to come up with a helpful itinerary in -say- Philadelphia if they only knew a couple of pieces of information of me and my party and unless my request was something along the lines of "please book a table in one of the finest restaurants of the city for Thursday evening"...
Feb 12, 20, 3:29 am
#12
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Gold
Posts: 77
Lifestyle depends on your destination country as it seems that at least for some destinations they utilize local resources for booking things. For anything in Finland, it is typically easier to DIY.
Feb 12, 20, 5:23 am
#13
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: HEL
Programs: AY Gold
Posts: 77
I have limited trust that they'd be able to come up with a helpful itinerary in -say- Philadelphia if they only knew a couple of pieces of information of me and my party and unless my request was something along the lines of "please book a table in one of the finest restaurants of the city for Thursday evening"...
Feb 12, 20, 10:56 am
#15
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: HEL, SIN, LON
Posts: 120
- PP lounge access if not travelling on OW and more choice if OW lounges are busy or far away. I counted at least 3-4 visits per mo.
- not having to buy any insurance coverage for rental cars - this has been surprisingly useful
- very good service on the travel insurance - I think it has deductible in the rules but they havent applied it
- sometimes the more exotic hotel chain statuses like Shangrila Jade or Melia status come in handy, but this is rare
I think those are the key things for me.
Last edited by _fly_; Feb 12, 20 at 3:05 pm
