Which is the best Amex Platinum card? | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep244 | 3-1-24

Frequent Miler on the Air

American Express has four different Platinum cards, all with a $695 annual fee. In this episode Greg and Nick not only help differentiate these Platinum cards from one another, they also pick out which one is best (or which is best for which kind of need.)

(01:30) - Data point on calling for reconsideration for targeted 200K Amex business platinum card. Do people without business cards yet have better luck? (Mailbag)

(03:14) - What crazy thing did Asiana do this week? Well...seems like their phone line goes to a very wrong recording. (Crazy Thing)

(05:42) - Etihad is updating their loyalty program in June (Award Talk)

- Find out what other programs' change and cancellation policies are.

(09:33) - American Express has 4 different Platinum cards (which have $695 annual fees) (Main Event)

- Learn more about the American Express Business Platinum card.

- Learn more about what we call the "vanilla" American Express Platinum card.

- Learn more about the American Express Charles Schwab Platinum card.

- Learn more about the American Express Morgan Stanley Platinum Card.

(13:30) - What do all the Platinum cards have in common

(13:50) - Find out what might count for the Airline Incidental Fee credit

(16:29) - What are some Business Platinum card features, unique to the business card?

(18:35) - What are some features that are unique to the consumer Platinum cards?

(23:18) - Is there anything that's unique to the normal "vanilla" Platinum card?

(25:30) - Is there anything that's unique to the Charles Schwab Platinum card?

(27:09) - Is there anything that's unique to the Morgan Stanley Platinum card?

(31:45) - Which of these American Express Platinum cards is the best?

(35:41) - Greg's final pick

(36:19) - Nick's final pick

(40:03) - What can I do with leftover Qantas points? (Question of the Week)

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Music Credit - "Ocean Deep" by Annie Yoder