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WuhooPoints Interview: American Express Platinum Strategy

A Q&A with Ni

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Wuhoo Group
March 27, 2024

Not everyone’s credit card strategy can or should be the same. Ni flies out of Seattle (SEA) regularly and uses her American Express Platinum card to get into the Centurion Lounge there. With the lack of Centurion lounges in the DMV area (for now) I haven’t found a huge reason to get the card myself.

Watch the whole interview below to see how Ni uses American Express credits and points to travel across the world in business class. Or, just read the key highlights below, exclusive to newsletter readers.

Interview Highlights (Newsletter Exclusive)

  • The Amex Platinum should fit into your lifestyle, not the other way around. The credit card has some amazing credits (e.g., Uber, Hotel, Walmart+, etc.) but if you’re not already using them, you might just be paying more money to get something you don’t need.

  • American Express Membership Reward (MR) points can be very lucrative. Ni used just 85,000 MR points to transfer to ANA for round-trip business class flights to Japan WITH a couple-day stopover in Manila.

  • It’s hard to earn MR, but not impossible. The card itself is not a great earner of points. The sign-up bonuses are the most lucrative way to get more MR and you have to be very strategic about it!

What’s In our Wallets (Newsletter Exclusive)

Our lineup for this week is below. See our rationale here just for newsletter subscribers like you.

Matthew: American Express Gold | Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select | World of Hyatt Business

Sarah: Chase Ink Business Unlimited | American Express Gold | Capital One Venture X

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About WuhooPoints

WuhooPoints focuses on the credit card consultation side of Wuhoo Group. Here we help with both the accrual of points and perks and the use of points for free travel.

About Wuhoo Group

Wuhoo Group was founded in 2022 to accent people’s lives with bespoke events and free luxury travel. We are based out of Northern Virginia and are always down to help brainstorm and develop fun ideas into plans.