However, Amex has held firm with their airline fee credits. And last year, airline gift cards stopped qualifying for statement credits last year on American Express cards offering airline incidental fee reimbursements. American, Delta and Southwest gift cards used to trigger the annual airline incidental fee credits and provided a great benefit for cardholders paying annual fees up to $550. Related reading: How the Amex airline credit should change during the pandemicPhoto by The Points GuyOfficial Language for Amex Airline Fee CreditsAmerican Express cards that award annual airline fee credits include:Language from the Platinum Card terms and conditions are, for the most part, pretty vague and unhelpful in discerning what may qualify. I've spoken with many friends and colleagues who are now questioning the value of the $550 Amex Platinum annual fee and $450 Hilton Aspire annual fee if they cannot be offset with $200 to $250 in near-cash equivalent.

Source: Forbes August 11, 2020 17:48 UTC