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I've been a big CSR fan and used it for years. That said I think it's gotta be Amex plat. The new CSR credits are going to be a pain to collect. 150 x 2 at random "CSR tables" and 150 x 2 at high end hotels for 2 nights twice a year? Those are hard to collect.
Yeah there's still some nice perks of CSR but I don't think the value is really there right now.
If you are traveling every week. Bound to happen if not more. While I bill the hotel fee to client. I just buy random stuff like perfumes, clothing and Tumi bag once and got reimbursed. So easy 2-3K/ year
My suggestion is getting some card diversity in your wallet. Neither are great for all of your spend. Between the two, it’s probably CSR since Amex Plat is basically useless outside of flights
But you’re better off combining one of these with cards like VentureX (2x floor on all spend), Amex Gold (4x grocery), Freedom (5x quarters), etc.
Ask in a couple of months since AMEX platinum is going to be refreshed.