The 125K Amex offer is a great offer, but you'd want to make sure that your landscaping merchants accept Amex to help reach that SUB. You could use the $200 airline credits to "fill-in" for the months that you're without a SW CP in early 2022; the <$100 cash fare reimbursement is still working for now according to dps on Flyertalk. Hopefully you could use the $200 Uber/UberEats credits but I know that's entirely dependent on where you live. I'm finding the $20 monthly digital entertainment credit pretty meh, but if you like Audible, Sirius XM, The NY Times, or Peacock then that's worth up to $240. And then also the $200 hotel credit for FHR or The Hotel Collection bookings. And the semiannual Saks $50 credit. I don't consider the Equinox or Clear credit to be of any use to me but maybe it would be for you. So it's possible to make up the $695 AF by using the various credits, and there are better Amex offers on the Plat compared to the Amex Blue Cash Everyday.
Fairfield inn and suites in 29 palms?? We stayed there when we visited Joshua Tree. I would call it a normal Fairfield. Good location for Joshua Tree.
Yeah we know it will be hot. Unfortunately between my husbands academic schedule as a college professor and our public school schedule, august is the best time for family trips.
We did a (long, 13 hour) day trip down to the Amalfi coast from Rome (Walks of Italy Boat-hopping on the Amalfi Coast), and it was fun (except for my stolen iPhone fiasco!) but I would have loved to spend more time there. What would you miss in Rome that's not part of your 8-day group tour?
Yeah, we had a carryon luggage stolen off the express train from Venice to Rome. US cash, work computer, Murano glass, cell phone charger, and clothes. Police don't speak English, so not much help.
Thank you. This is my first attempt at an MDD, so I’m trying to make sure all my i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed.
Oooh if you’re not getting Rome at all, I think you should pick that over Amalfi.
I’m at the Grand Canyon now! If you can get in the EL Tovar lodge, it’s pretty cool. Right on the South rim! It’s 80 today up too…100 down in the canyon.
Instant approval, yay! How nice that Amex lets you see the credit card numbers digitally so you can start using the card.
Oh that's awful, I'm sorry that happened to you. Yeah, the whole language thing is a huge barrier when something like that happens, we encountered that too. My phone was taken off me on the train from Salerno to Rome. I was extremely lucky that I got my phone back (after the police were of no help) by DH using the Find iPhone app and pinging it over and over. We eventually found it next to a trash can a few blocks from the train station (thankfully not inside the trash can) with 2% battery left.
