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Why I have both an American Express Platinum Card and Premier Rewards Gold Card

April 11, 2015 by James Larounis 10 Comments

Why I have both an American Express Platinum Card and Premier Rewards Gold Card

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! One of the questions I’m often asked is why it’s worth it carry both the American Express Platinum card and the American Express Premier Rewards Gold card, since both have fairly hefty fees. As a user of both, I wanted to … [Continue reading]

Hot Deal: $400 Discount on Qantas

March 26, 2015 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

Hot Deal: $400 Discount on Qantas

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! American Express is currently running an Amex Offers benefit to select cardholders to receive $400 back on a Qantas purchase over $2500.   The offer expires April 26, and interestingly, it appears you may be able to use this offer … [Continue reading]

Here’s how my Delta Reserve cancellation call went

March 6, 2015 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

Here’s how my Delta Reserve cancellation call went

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! A few weeks ago, I noted that I was debating on canceling my Delta Reserve American Express credit card. Yesterday, I finally took that step, but wanted to write up a summary of how my cancellation/retention call went. First off, … [Continue reading]

Did you know you could earn 2x Membership Rewards at these merchants? Probably not.

November 13, 2014 by James Larounis Leave a Comment

Did you know you could earn 2x Membership Rewards at these merchants? Probably not.

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! American Express cardholders can received 2x the Membership Rewards points at these select merchants now through July 31, 2015, You must enroll on the American Express website in order to be eligible, and the amount of cardholders that can register … [Continue reading]

Amex Researches New Platinum Card Benefits…They’re NOT Good!

October 30, 2014 by James Larounis 12 Comments

Amex Researches New Platinum Card Benefits…They’re NOT Good!

Get award booking help and personalized travel assistance for as little as $1 a month! I got an email today from American Express asking me to take part in a survey where they are researching new benefits for the Platinum Card. Essentially, all of these benefits they were researching by this survey have to do … [Continue reading]

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JamieJamie Larounis is an avid traveler, blogger and miles/points educator. Traveling well over 100,000 miles a year and staying in hotels for over 100 nights, he leverages miles, points and other deals to fly in first class cabins, and stay in 5-star hotels. The Forward Cabin shares his experiences, musings, reviews, tips, tricks, resources and industry news with you, the fellow traveler. [Learn more about Jamie...]

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