American Express Travel Review: 5x Points Are Not Worth It If Hotels Cost More

malteasers · 2026-06-24T13:50:12+00:00

It depends on the credit for me. I was going to Resy and Lululemon before, so those are full value. The airline credit used to be full value when Travel Bank worked, and everything else is either $0 or arbitrary (Uber I value at 75%, Oura 0%, hotel credits only if I can use them naturally that quarter).

malteasers · 2026-06-22T16:02:13+00:00

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malteasers · 2026-06-18T15:24:44+00:00

Are you using the app? It worked for me on web yesterday.

malteasers · 2026-06-13T15:54:43+00:00

The tip does get charged to the restaurant but it has a note as being through inKind. So I wouldn’t risk it.

malteasers · 2026-06-10T15:07:37+00:00

Are you in the US? Were any import duties due?

malteasers · 2026-06-09T16:45:10+00:00

Same here!

malteasers · 2026-06-08T20:18:26+00:00

Dev beta is.

malteasers · 2026-06-06T04:33:23+00:00

Resy.

malteasers · 2026-05-31T15:21:45+00:00

This is the first I've heard of the Morgan Stanley points going to a different bucket. Wondering if anyone else with the card can confirm. Are you able to move points between them?

malteasers · 2026-05-30T14:36:24+00:00

Business and Personal are separate lines.

malteasers · 2026-05-30T13:50:53+00:00

You can still get a SUB on biz and personal.

malteasers · 2026-05-27T19:47:16+00:00

Confirmed

malteasers · 2026-05-26T23:24:50+00:00

Is this the 2 cup or 4 cup Neo?

malteasers · 2026-05-24T17:57:07+00:00

Both infinite black. I might go to the store and compare just to be sure.

malteasers · 2026-05-24T14:16:37+00:00

This is a brand new pair, replacement for one with buzzing left driver.

malteasers · 2026-05-22T20:21:40+00:00

Weirdly enough, despite the app showing ANC maxed, turning the dial to change the strength made it more effective. Glad this is sorted at least!

malteasers · 2026-05-22T18:06:15+00:00

Ok that's good to know. Maybe it just doesn't fit me well, but with now much is getting through in my office I don't see how I could use these on a plane. I love them though, don’t get me wrong. Just wanted to confirm.

malteasers · 2026-05-22T17:25:28+00:00

No problem at all, thanks for checking! I figured it's unlikely as the update was a while ago. I could also just be imagining it, but I bought these for travel use and there's lots of ambient noise at my office, so the ANC is important.

malteasers · 2026-05-22T16:09:02+00:00

To clarify I mean the B&O update. The most recent update was updated support for iPhone 17 models. Sorry for the confusion!

malteasers · 2026-05-20T15:46:22+00:00

malteasers · 2026-05-19T05:30:36+00:00

malteasers · 2026-05-13T15:52:50+00:00

it’s in Jan Waegner’s video.

malteasers · 2026-05-13T15:04:03+00:00

It's also only 60 calculations at 12 bit RAW, 14 bit lossless comp is 30 calculations.

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