Airlines are 3x on PRG when booked directly with airlines, as well. Amex Offers can be quite lucrative! Between the credits and the Amex Offers, my Platinum and PRG more than pay for themselves right now.
If you use the travel credit.
It’s a net $95 AF which puts it in line with other cards such as CSP, and citi Premier.
It really comes down to your spend but it’s very much an everyday use card.
You can use Amex’s travel portal but you can book flights directly with the airline for 3X points. Again the value of this, really comes down to your spend. If your considering this card for the 3X on airlines the platinum would be a much better fit.
I will be renewing my PRG come November.
It’s a net $95 AF which puts it in line with other cards such as CSP, and citi Premier.
It really comes down to your spend but it’s very much an everyday use card.
You can use Amex’s travel portal but you can book flights directly with the airline for 3X points. Again the value of this, really comes down to your spend. If your considering this card for the 3X on airlines the platinum would be a much better fit.
I will be renewing my PRG come November.
When I had the PRG it was a pretty good card but for my personal spending EDP made more sense for me because of the potential for 4.5x on groceries and 3x on gasoline when you meet the 30 snipes a month which usually isn’t a problem. The 50k SUB for 2k spending wasn’t really bad very easy to meet. Also i was able to use the airline credit when I changed my AA/CX from J to F.
@UpperNwGuy I don't mean to come across as though I'm tearing your post apart (it is far from being a perfect travel card so I understand the points you're making), but what they actually did was take the $160 AF Gold card, raise the AF by $35, and add slightly better reward earning and the $100 airline credit. Amex certainly doesn't have the best travel reimbursement game in town, but "normal cardholders" certainly incur baggage and similar fees. It's very easy to use the $100 credit (or $200 on Platinum) for someone who flies Spirit, for instance, as it'll cover the $5 emergency oxygen mask fee, the $15 armrest fee, the $10 "Free IFE" access fee, $25 cabin pressurization surcharge, etc. 
With any of these cards.....it all depends on how you use it. I myself am a fan of charge cards and am rebuilding, only have an AMEX Green Card right now, but I'm running my entire life through it. Another 6 months until I can upgrade to the PRG which I cannot wait to do.
I have my Dad on my Green Card as an Authorized User and he spends a ton of money on gas. I could really rack up some serious points on the 2X back for Gas, Supermarkets, and Restaurants. Not to mention my hotel stays when I'm visiting family, by the way that's another offer that is pretty sweet. 2X Points + $75 dining/other hotel amenities credit if you stay 2 consecutive nights at an AMEX Hotel Collection Hotel.
I dunno, it all depends on how you use these cards in the end. I personally love AMEX and just the idea of charge cards, PRG will be perfect for me. I could makeup that $195 AF in no time. I can totally see for others though how it wouldn't be the right choice though.
