There seems to be a lot of buzz around the new 5X travel rewards benefit being added to the card. What do you all think about the possibility of a dining/gas boost following? The competition has similar earning structures and I imagine Amex would rather have people closing their PRGs than switching creditors. I know for one I'd love to consolidate the platinum and gold into one card that I do the majority of my shopping with as well as cut down on annual fees.
I would love to see them extend the bonus to a travel catagory including airfaire, car rentals, and hotels and establish a tier two structure for dining and gas. I don't mind the annual fee as it's cheaper than getting lounge access at each provider, but they really do need to posh it up a bit. Many cheaper cards are metal now! Primary rental insurance would be a major improvement as well. I don't really care whether or not they make the redemetion of the travel credit more accessable as I can easily find $200 worth of products I'd be buying on Amazon anyway.
@Anonymous wrote:
Listen,
Being metal is not a make it or break it feature. But if you want the world to think of you as High end and if you want to be the reference, You have to be made out of better materials than a measly $95 AF CSP that every joe blow has.
Ugh, nothing personal, but there is so much wrong in this picture. Joe blow public DOES NOT CARE (even the over 200k crowd that does not hang out on here). Benefits FAR outweigh the look of the card, IMHO (and several others). The Amazon Prime is pure yuck, but the 5% is great, when mixed with taxed and non taxed items (currently 9.6% in Seattle, they want to raise over 10% across several counties this election). I pick the cards for bennies, bonus, and/or growth potential in that category, not how it looks and feels (they ARE in the SD, not in bed with me 
). And with the chip readers, you can no longer even impress the sales, counter staff.