Amex Platinum: The card most frequent flyers should have, but rarely use
The author argues that the [[American Express Platinum Card]] can be “free after rebate” for many frequent flyers despite its $895 annual fee by using a suite of yearly statement credits and perks. He lists easy-to-use credits — like airline incidental reimbursements, the quarterly [[Resy]] dining credit, monthly [[Uber]]/Uber Eats credits, and a monthly digital-entertainment rebate (e.g., [[YouTube TV]]) — that together can offset the fee, while other benefits such as [[Centurion Lounges]] access, the [[CLEAR]] Plus credit, a $600 Fine Hotels + Resorts/Hotel Collection credit, hotel and car-rental elite perks, and emergency medical transportation assistance act as valuable extras. The post advises readers to inventory which credits they’d actually use and decide whether the card’s rebates plus optional perks justify keeping it. It concludes choosing depends on individual travel patterns and credit usage.