Just got an offer to upgrade my Amex Gold to Platinum with a 100k point bonus (spend $6k in 6 months). Is this worth it to upgrade to platinum? Would you do it

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Depends on your spend. The dining benefits on the gold are out of control, the platinum is better for travel experience and spend

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Nah keep the gold and open platinum separately for a better offer if you really want it

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The fine print of 5X at restaurants for the platinum got me at first but that’s only for the first 6 months

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Yeah so most of my spend is at bars/restaurants. The plat would be great for global entry/clear benefits/priority pass as I travel for work somewhat often but not sure that alone is worth it. Any work trips are booked on a corporate Amex so no flight points there. Sounds like it’s probably not worth it

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