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I agree. For $450 a year the platinum card should have some bonus categories. A lot of people think that about the prestige. You get a lot of value the first year from the prestige.
if you applied today, you'd get a $250 air credit and another credit Jan 1. $500
50K points = $800
Use the 4th night free perk twice, lets say it saved you $400 total
Global entry - $100
thats $1800. Minus $450 for the annual fee ($350 if you do it at the branch) you're up $1350 in year 1. If you dont like it for whatever reason, you cancel it. This isn't including all the other benefits of the card.
I`ll probably do a google search, but have you seen anyone do a direct comparison /breakdown of the Prestige vs the Amex Gold Rewards?
Main reason I love the Amex is "No Credit Limit", like when I wrecked my car last yr and was waiting on Geico to cut me a check, I used used my AMEX for my downpayment, so I got a ton of points from that transaction since it was a few grand, and when I got my check from Geico just cleared the balance.