Folks that travel more than 50%, how much value do you get out of Amex rewards points. Thinking of paying to upgrade my corporate Amex..probably a no brainer and I'm just slow

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Yea, if you travel that much, it's worth it. Takes less than $10k to break even. That's typically less that 10 weeks of travel.

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That Centurion Lounge access is awesome if it's convenient for you. The SFO one is great.

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Get a Schwab platinum and roll over your corp Amex points for 1.25 cents each. The cash back adds up quick

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I have a separate SPG Amex. Points are like crack.

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How much do you get per year from if? (Ballpark dollar wise)

It all depends on how much you travel and where. I typically travel 45 or so week a year and spend approx $1200 -$1500 per week (though sometimes much more). So at low need that $55k per year. A 1cent per point, that's $550 a year, minus the fee. I think last year, coupled with personal spend on my own AMEX) I ended with about 100,000 points good for about $1,000 in gift cards etc.

Are you asking about upgrading the card (corporate card to corporate platinum) or are you asking about paying the $100 fee to activate membership rewards?

If the latter, you don't get the lounge access, but as has already been stated, the breakeven point is If you spend over $10k per year on travel. Points are valued at $.01 a piece, and you typically earn 1point per $ you spend. So if you plan on spending more than $10k per year, you will earn more value than the $100 activation fee.

Agree with SPG Amex. If you are traveling to Centurion Lounge airports, I see the value but the pts themselves don't go that far whereas using my SPG for hotel and everything that doesn't need a receipt, piles up the vacation points.

Hold on, anyone allowed using personal SPG credit card for business travel? How are you guys expensing it?

You have to show a receipt on hotels anyway and anything under 25 doesn't usually require a receipt. More expensive dinners, flights and rental car requires corp card but other than that, you can use your own. Its not policy but nothing will stop you.

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