Popular Travel Credit Card Now Costs $895. But Is It Worth the Giant Fee?

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The American Express Platinum Card comes with a slew of rewards, but $895 is a pretty big price tag. Most of the card benefits come in the form of a credit for several brands, including Uber, Uber One, Clear Plus, Resy, Lululemon, Walmart, and Saks. Existing cardholders who feel that the benefits no longer justify their annual fee can cancel their cards or change to another Amex card with a different annual fee structure. In June, Chase announced a then-industry-highest annual fee of $795 for its Sapphire Reserve card, besting the Amex Platinum card at the time. If the annual fee had kept pace with inflation for that same period, it would be $779 today.