I easily recoup my AMEX platinum fees just on delta lounge food/drinks vs airport alternatives. Everything else is gravy
I have a bunch of work travel coming up, and I'm not flying or staying with my usual Southwest/Hyatt. Are there any good Delta or Hilton bonuses right now other than what is listed on their website? I previously had the Delta Gold. Delta Platinum or Delta Reserve Hilton Surpass or Hilton Aspire
Apply for an American Express Card with this link. We can both get rewarded if you're approved! http://refer.amex.us/DAVIdWhJli?xl=cp01 Hilton aspire. 150k points.
Thank you, still deciding between Aspire and Delta Platinum. I don't want to change all of my spending habits to hit the $4k spend.
Just my strategy, but I usually watch and wait until I have a big expense on the horizon that I’m going to charge no matter what to knock out bonus spend then sign up when the bonus is good.
Heavily considering cancelling the sapphire reserve in lieu of this.125k points signup bonus and better lounge access. Only thing I hate to give up is the 3% dining and travel purchases. Sapphire is probably a better card for me since I’m taking Lyft frequently and only fly about 4 times a year. But damn, the signup offer is tempting
The latest promo I saw had 5x dining and groceries for the first year on platinum, but that may have been targeted since I have the gold which has 4x on those.
Hmmm. Mine didn't ship for 3-4 business days, and it's still not here yet. Now I get to figure out whether to keep waiting for it to never arrive or just cancel the first card and start the shipping process all over again
New 80k signup bonus for the Chase Sapphire Preferred https://www.referyourchasecard.com/6p/AOYQ52A5IV
Applied for Delta Platinum Amex last night and was denied. I previously had the Starwood Amex -->Marriot Amex(opened in 2017) that I canceled at the beginning of COVID. I also had the Delta Gold back in 2016 and downgraded it to Delta Blue a year or two later. My first ever denial.
Not sure if this helps anyone but my 1 year just came up on my AMEX platinum. I called to see what my options were to downgrade and was offered 40,000 points if I spend 3k in 3 months so for the most part pretty much washed the annual fee so I took it. Not sure what other retention offers are out there but figured might help others.
I see some folks are also managing to get cash credit instead of the points, even for first year cardholders
I need to downgrade so I can apply for a couple other offers but there was someone in here that lost their entire point balance by doing it wrong. I have second-hand PTSD from their experience.
I want an Amex, but those fucks will probably turn me down again. I'll probably downgrade my CSR for the CSP and just take their 80k
Jumped on the 90k Amex Gold offer, which put me at 5/24. Hoping the 80k CSP offer lasts until July...
I hadn't gotten a new card in 2 years and Amex hit me with the popup. I haven't done much outside a few cards for my wife recently.
I've had a Hilton Amex for a decade and started using it again a while back just before I got a Surpass and then hit the sign up bonus on the Surpass. So I had some good spend with Amex before the application, which is apparently what they like to see. I've hit sign up bonuses on three different cards so far this year with all the renovations from the hurricane.
Is CSR still one of the best cards out there? I got one years ago on this thread's recommendation and haven't reevaluated since. Always hear good things about Amex.
There’s no telling. Some can stay for a year. Others for a month. Sometimes you get a few weeks or more notice. Other times only a few days or no notice. For travel cards not tied to an airline or a hotel, it’s between CSR, Amex Plat and the new Venture X. CSR has the smallest sign up bonus currently. Amex Plat has up to 150k if you can find it, but also the highest annual fee. Venture X is the newest. It has some good perks and the lowest annual fee. Sign up bonus is 75k compared to 50k with CSR. I currently have the Platinum and Venture X. If you go Venture X, let me know and I can refer if you want. I won’t refer my Platinum because the sign up bonus isn’t as high as you can get thru other avenues. Also, Chase Preferred is currently at 80k. Only $95 annual fee. However, you don’t really get any travel perks.
What are the most points you've ever had ? I've been in the 300ks before. I'm at 299k which is worth $4,494 according to Chase if redeemed for travel. That's probably historically one of my higher balances.
For Chase, 600k I think .. For Amex, 500k at least .. Still sitting on a couple hundred thousand for Bonvoy & 800k American Airlines..
I was probably in the 350k range between Chase and AMEX to start the year. I've spend about 120k so far this year just on Hyatts and I'm starting to feel bad looking at my chase account.
Weird, but cool Amex Plat data point. Delta is my $200 annual credit airline (I hardly ever use the credit). In February I had to cancel a flight that left me with a ~$200 voucher. The other day I booked a $450 flight and used the voucher to pay for part of it, Amex Plat to pay the rest. Three days later I got a $200 statement credit for it.
if you make any partial payment <$250 it triggers it i believe lots of people just buy gift cards to pay for a ticket to get it below $250, put rest on amex plat, and boom you've used your annual credit (and can refund it into an ecredit due to no change fees)
In regards to point totals at their highest, that is probably right now. I've got a little over a million across Delta, American, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, IHG, Chase, and AMEX. Trying to blow my airline miles this summer since I have another child coming in August and probably not going to fly much at all the next two years after they're born.
I have an insane number of Amex points right now. Need to start using them… had about 500k chase points between my wife and I that we used last year and about 600k Hilton points that we’re using on a trip to Anguilla next February.
I got it up around 900k Chase points when I first started. Sitting at 300k right now and have started with Chase cards in two player mode after lying dormant during COVID.
Delta flights to St. Kitt’s. Two nights at the Marriott there and then five nights at the Park Hyatt. Total out of pocket is $550 after Amex credits. Would have been about $6k in cash without the points.