Must-have Amex Cards | Ep224 | 10-14-23

Frequent Miler on the Air

American Express has a the largest stable of rewards credit cards on the market, but which Amex cards are must-have cornerstones of your wallet? The answers aren't universal, so this week we discuss the Amex cards that could make the cut and who should keep them.

01:23 Giant Mailbag

05:05 What crazy thing . . . did JetBlue do this week?

https://frequentmiler.com/jetblues-mosaic-founderscard-benefit-is-this-a-joke/

13:52 25% transfer bonus from Amex to JetBlue

https://frequentmiler.com/amex-membership-rewards-25-transfer-bonus-to-jetblue-250250/

16:42 Award Talk

16:52 JetBlue is enhancing their elite program for 2024 and beyond

17:45 New JetBlue Signature Perks

19:37 Mosaic 4 members will be able to give Mosaic 1 to another member

20:27 Booking the BLADE helicopter transfers for Mosaic 4

23:21 JetBlue credit card approvals

24:28 AAdvantage Aviator card approvals

https://frequentmiler.com/barclays-aviator-red-now-up-to-75000-miles-with-two-purchases/

26:34 Main Event: Must-have Amex cards

27:40 Transferable points cards

27:44 Blue Business Plus card

https://frequentmiler.com/amxbbp/

30:16 Amex Gold Card

https://frequentmiler.com/amxgoldcard/

32:34 Platinum card

https://frequentmiler.com/amxplat

36:18 Amex Everyday card

https://frequentmiler.com/amxed/

38:50 Amex Green card

https://frequentmiler.com/amxgreen/

40:45 Pick one Membership Rewards card

43:21 Amex Hotel cards

43:27 Amex Hilton Aspire card

https://frequentmiler.com/amxhiltonaspire/

45:51 Amex Marriott Bonvoy Business card

https://frequentmiler.com/spgbiz/

47:23 Amex Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card

https://frequentmiler.com/spglux/

52:33 Hilton Surpass card

https://frequentmiler.com/hilton-honors-american-express-surpass-card/

55:20 Which is the one Amex hotel card for you?

56:33 Airline cards

57:00 Delta Gold cards

https://frequentmiler.com/dlgold/

https://frequentmiler.com/dlgoldbiz/

57:32 Delta Platinum cards

https://frequentmiler.com/dlplat/

https://frequentmiler.com/dlplatbiz/

59:18 Delta Reserve cards

https://frequentmiler.com/dlrsv/

https://frequentmiler.com/dlrsvbiz/

1:02:22 Which Delta credit card

1:04:27 Question of the Week #1: Is credit card cell phone insurance worth it if you have Apple Care?

1:06:07 Question of the Week #2: For American Airlines partner award bookings, which airlines are not shown on the AA.com website. Can you search Aeroplan's website? Can you call to book more than 331 days in advance?

Music credit: Annie Yoder