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Best way to redeem 125,000 Amex Plat points?

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I was offered an upgrade to Amex Plat with 125000 bonus points as joining/upgrade offer. I was wondering about what is the best redemption for the same.
 
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When did you guys get the offer ? I called up Amex to upgrade my gold charge to Plat charge but they are only offering some 45K taj vouchers, where as I wanted to them to give atleast 1 lakh MR points as earlier but they are saying currently can only offer Taj vouchers as welcome/joining benefits. 1.25 lakhs MR points is a very good deal , that will directly convert to 1.25 lakhs Marriot Bonvoy points which is pretty good evern after paying some 70K joiing bonus
 
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anirban.choudhury said:
When did you guys get the offer ? I called up Amex to upgrade my gold charge to Plat charge but they are only offering some 45K taj vouchers, where as I wanted to them to give atleast 1 lakh MR points as earlier but they are saying currently can only offer Taj vouchers as welcome/joining benefits. 1.25 lakhs MR points is a very good deal , that will directly convert to 1.25 lakhs Marriot Bonvoy points which is pretty good evern after paying some 70K joiing bonus
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Today via mail, Sir.
 
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anirban.choudhury said:
When did you guys get the offer ? I called up Amex to upgrade my gold charge to Plat charge but they are only offering some 45K taj vouchers, where as I wanted to them to give atleast 1 lakh MR points as earlier but they are saying currently can only offer Taj vouchers as welcome/joining benefits. 1.25 lakhs MR points is a very good deal , that will directly convert to 1.25 lakhs Marriot Bonvoy points which is pretty good evern after paying some 70K joiing bonus
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Got it today over email. They don’t give this offer over phone. I have MRCC for 3-4 years and Plat Travel since 2 months only. Have been using Plat Travel heavily since I got it to reach 4 lakh milestone, so maybe that led to getting email. I got offer on Plat Travel.

I am confused as I already have Magnus, DCB, MRCC, Plat Travel. As of now focused on reaching monthly Magnus and annual Plat Travel milestone. Tempted to take it just due to 125k points but I am worried if there is some large devaluation with Marriott Bonvoy than everything is waste.

There was some thread explaining all benefits of Amex Platinum Charge, can anyone post it here?
 
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redmanc said:
I was offered an upgrade to Amex Plat with 125000 bonus points as joining/upgrade offer. I was wondering about what is the best redemption for the same.
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To your question, best redemption is transfer to Marriott Bonvoy. For airline points transfers, Axis cards are better.
 
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redmanc said:
MRCC is old (>4 years). Plat travel is brand new (~3 months). Got offer on Plat travel
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great
If Plat Charge suits your needs then you can take that card, or If you have any planned international trip for this year, then you can use those 1.25 MR points and get those converted to Marriot Bonvoy for best value.
From second year , if nothing great is offered in renewal benefits then you can close it
 
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CVR said:
Got it today over email. They don’t give this offer over phone. I have MRCC for 3-4 years and Plat Travel since 2 months only. Have been using Plat Travel heavily since I got it to reach 4 lakh milestone, so maybe that led to getting email. I got offer on Plat Travel.

I am confused as I already have Magnus, DCB, MRCC, Plat Travel. As of now focused on reaching monthly Magnus and annual Plat Travel milestone. Tempted to take it just due to 125k points but I am worried if there is some large devaluation with Marriott Bonvoy than everything is waste.

There was some thread explaining all benefits of Amex Platinum Charge, can anyone post it here?
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I don't think there is any major devaluation on MB points in near future, as just from Jan 2023 they went on full dynamic pricing but as I can see that did not impacted much on domestic redemptions
 
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CVR said:
Since you have looked at this card in more detail, apart from the 125k points what are the other major benefits of this card in your view?
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Well it’s a lifestyle card and not a rewarding one , one gets top level hotel membership on Marriot bonvoy , Hilton honours , taj epicure ,Radisson etc plus the much sought after ‘do anything’ concierge services from Amex , acces to Amex lounges like centurion lounge , access to invite only events and clubs etc
You also get 3x points on international spends.
This are some top features of This card , plus currently it’s giving 23x on reward multiplier in Republic Day offer
 
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anirban.choudhury said:
Well it’s a lifestyle card and not a rewarding one , one gets top level hotel membership on Marriot bonvoy , Hilton honours , taj epicure ,Radisson etc plus the much sought after ‘do anything’ concierge services from Amex , acces to Amex lounges like centurion lounge , access to invite only events and clubs etc
You also get 3x points on international spends.
This are some top features of This card , plus currently it’s giving 23x on reward multiplier in Republic Day offer
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Thanks. It is 23 points and not 23x. 23x is only for Centurion.
 
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CVR said:
Thanks. It is 23 points and not 23x. 23x is only for Centurion.
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I think I somewhere plat charge is also included for 23x , anyways the offer is only valid for few days. Apart from that it’s overall a great deal if you are planning any international trip in near future you can easily redeem those MB points for some luxury stay and also earn 3x rewards on your spends
 
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Just chking my old emails, this is the 3rd time I have been offered the upgrade in last 3 years.. but this yrs offer is best at 125k MR points.. last year was 55k Taj vouchers.. Year before was 115k MR points.. looks like i might end up taking this year..

Also i chked with customer care, they are only offering Plat Reserve as LTF with Platinum Charge.. they are not willing to convert my MRCC and Plat Travel LTF.. @BestBanker also confirmed the same
 
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CVR said:
Just chking my old emails, this is the 3rd time I have been offered the upgrade in last 3 years.. but this yrs offer is best at 125k MR points.. last year was 55k Taj vouchers.. Year before was 115k MR points.. looks like i might end up taking this year..

Also i chked with customer care, they are only offering Plat Reserve as LTF with Platinum Charge.. they are not willing to convert my MRCC and Plat Travel LTF.. @BestBanker also confirmed the same
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Yeah but I think eventually they will make your MRCC and plat travel LTF in coming years
 
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