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Originally Posted by GQgeek 
Even ignoring rewards, amex provides other benefits for the annual fee. They're not necessarily unique to amex, but i'm doubting they're typically offered on no fee cards. You get insurance for emergency medical, trip interruption, lost baggage, car rentals, and a couple other things iirc.
Plus there are the misc perks for booking restaurants, shows, etc.
I'm probably going to get an MBNA cashback platinum or whatever it's called to supplement the AMEX at places that don't accept it.

Even ignoring rewards, amex provides other benefits for the annual fee. They're not necessarily unique to amex, but i'm doubting they're typically offered on no fee cards. You get insurance for emergency medical, trip interruption, lost baggage, car rentals, and a couple other things iirc.
Plus there are the misc perks for booking restaurants, shows, etc.
I'm probably going to get an MBNA cashback platinum or whatever it's called to supplement the AMEX at places that don't accept it.
MBNA is now BofA.





