Hopefully COVID will be in our rear-view mirrors in 2023. Six months traveling in Europe will likely be an early excursion on our bucket list, then perhaps South America the following, NZ/AU another year, and Asia another year would like to return to South Africa and Cape Town again, Victoria Falls, Madgascar, Maldives. Then we will instead live/travel 4-6 months in a different country/continent every year, then return home during the nice dry summer weather. ![]() I’ve shifted our thinking and approach to the CC game from trying to spend points on a 4- 6 week long trip each year – now we are planning on early retirement when I turn 52 in 2023. Will likely only keep USB AR cards for occasional US PP restaurants in US – plenty of PP lounge visits with Amex cards. That said loosing Centurion lounge access for the Family (P1/P2 plats) and having to pay – is like loosing PP restaurants on Amex in 2019. Our Kids are starting to get to older and busier and don’t travel as frequently with us as they did while in HS. There is only one way to get access to an AmEx Centurion Lounge: You or someone in your traveling party must hold an eligible American Express card. May keep Plat(s) if i get a decent retention offer – or renew a Plat ( AF due in June) then may downgrade to Gold later this year if Amex doesn’t push any new COVID offers. It gives cardholders a 300 annual travel credit, complimentary airport lounge status, Hertz President’s. If you hold an American Express Centurion or Platinum card. These include a 100 annual air credit, VIP airport lounge access, 24/7 concierge services, airport meet and assist service and more. Enjoy complimentary lounge access if you are flying on a same day Virgin Australia flight. But P2 is eligible for CSP SUB again in a few months, I’m next year. The will also give you many elite travel benefits for a annual fee. Instead we renewed P2 USB AR with 4 four PP visits for $75 year (net AF) and 10 in air WIFI passes – a far better value (esp with $950 in RTR SUB meeting MSR ). CSR real value was Priority pass at PDX (pre-COVID). This is a deal killer for us.ĭespite the $450 CSR renewal offer last July we PC to CF. You need to have The Platinum Card® from American Express (695 annual fee), The Business Platinum Card® from. Yet we easily recouped $12K+/- or will have after Paypal/Dining/Dell/Saks/Home Depot/Best Buy/United Travel bank/SW travel funds/UberEats/Shop Small $350/ FNA and MR value.īut likely we will PC or cancel most of the Plats. Access The Centurion Lounge at LAX is open daily from 6:30 a.m. ![]() They can also bring in a guest or two for free. When someone flies first class, they get access to the lounge. ![]() The past 18 months we have paid $4,200 or so in AF on Amex Plats, Aspire, SPG Biz and Delta biz. There is only one free way to get in ask someone flying first class to take you in as their guest.
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