With more than 50 million redeemed miles under her belt, Becky Pokora is a rewards travel expert. She's been writing about credit cards and reward travel since 2011 with articles on Forbes Advisor, ...

The Platinum Card® from American Express raised its annual fee to $895 (see rates and fees) in its latest refresh. However, American Express also added more benefits to the card's long list of perks.

I completely understand the urge to dump the AmEx Gold card after that annual fee increase. I have the card, as well, and the new fee – to $325 from $250 last year – certainly has me looking elsewhere ...