Business Platinum Card from American Express
130,000 MR points
The Changing Landscape of Family Flight Rewards
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Business Platinum Card from American Express
- Earn 90,000 MR points upon spending $15,000 in the first three months
- Plus, earn 40,000 MR points upon making a purchase in months 14–17 as a cardholder
- And, earn 1.25x MR points on all purchases
- Also, receive a $200 annual travel credit
- Transfer MR points to Aeroplan and other frequent flyer programs for premium flights
- Unlimited airport lounge access for you and one guest at Priority Pass, Plaza Premium, Centurion, and other lounges
- Credits and rebates for business expenses throughout the year with Amex Offers
- Bonus MR points for referring family and friends
- Qualify for the card as a sole proprietor
- Annual fee: $799
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Rewards Canada is throwing a little shade at your article 😉 At least they were nice mention this blog is usually pretty insightful
Love the tips and insight! Thank-you! Have you ever or would you recommend using Alaska airline points for short-haul flights? Wouldn’t they possibly be a better deal than aeroplan?
Hi Rachel! If you live in BC or Alberta, then absolutely Alaska Airlines mileage plan has some great redemption options for short haul flights starting at 5000 miles one way. Ricky covered it at https://princeoftravel.com/blog/9-sweet-redemptions-with-alaska-mileage-plan/#alaska.
Also, ur website looks awesome 😉
Anyone is more than welcome to have their opinion and I appreciate the insight. It shows that we all have different approaches to the points game. I tend to save my MR-S for transfers to hotel partners and the reality is, many people have other Amex cards that won’t be accumulating 5x the points, and these points are more valuable when spent elsewhere.
It was, however, quite unprofessional of the writer to make an unfounded assumption regarding the buddy pass example. His actions have been frowned upon by many in the community already. It’s unfortunate that we unintentionally used the same travel destination, but given the pandemic, many plan to travel within Canada and there are only so many winter destinations to choose from.
Side comment, you stated “Although we could now use WestJet Dollars to book all classes of seats (economy, premium economy and business class), they moved from their fabulous fixed redemption rates to dynamic pricing, whereby you now only get a small discount off your fare by redeeming your WSD. That’s a big devaluation compared to before.”
I don’t think this statement is accurate since before you could always redeem your WSDs against Econo, Premium or Business – just not at “Member Exclusive” rates. Given the merger discounts, using a promo code on Premium or Business would work just as well as the new “Member Exclusive”.
Hi Andrew, thanks for the comment. As you pointed out, that is what I meant …that member exclusive fares now apply to classes other than just economy. I’m not sure what you mean by merger discounts though. If you are referring to the introductory offer discount of 15% off that they are offering right now, I still don’t quite see the value.
Sorry, made a typo, should be meager discounts on ME. As an example, Perkopolis offers up to 15% off base fares which would probably be a better deal when booking premium cabins.
Amy Great Article.
I do have a question regarding my personal situation
Family of four 2 Adults 2 kids (4 and 2)
I do travel on Winter break and Xmas time
I own the Amex Platinum and Bizz Platinum (will keep only based on spending pattern)
I do value Lounge Access at Pearson.
Besides Amex Plat what other credit cards would you recommend for Lounge Access if possible Airline Agnostic?
Consider the BMO world elite with 4 free passes a year (and FYF currently)
Thank you for the article. Any suggestions on how to maximize the family share plan. Currently my wife and I put all our points to one Aeroplan account. Should I open additional accounts for her and my children?
Hi Matt, yes, I would definitely open an account for everyone in the family, including the kids. For example, prior to November, my kids each had 15-20K points in their own accounts and it wasn’t enough for any substantial redemption on its own. Now with family sharing, pooled together, I have 50K points to work with and that’s enough to redeem for one round-trip ticket within North America. Also, with Aeroplan’s Black Friday promo, each member could potentially max out on 5K bonus points right now. Just do a bit of shopping via the e-store on each person’s account 😉
Excellent insight
I love this article and I love the way it’s written! It definitely applies to me and my family. For someone who is just starting out, would you recommend the AMEX Business Platinum or the AMEX Aeroplan Reserve?
I’m glad you enjoyed it! The Biz plat right now has a sign up bonus for 50K MR points for $499, while the Amex AP reserve has a sign up for 75K AP points for $499. I would go for the AP reserve, unless you have another redemption in mind with a different airline for the 50K MR points.
That was a great read, thanks!