Omnia bona capient finem

Much like Concorde, all good things must come to an end. Over the last decade, Anna and I have travelled the world thanks to the incredible American Express 2-4-1 vouchers, catching the sunrise in Rio de Janeiro and exploring the backstreets of Stone Town in Zanzibar. Yet, from April this year, American Express has decided to dramatically devalue these vouchers and forcing me to cancel a card that I have been extremely happy with for the last fifteen years.

As I find myself travelling less than in the past, and with SAS having left Star Alliance, I decided to give up on airline status altogether last year in August. However, unwilling to completely forego my past life of luxury above the clouds, I have signed up for an American Express Platinum card that will allow me to keep collecting points for travelling while enjoying lounge access and fast track regardless of what carrier I book. While the card has a hefty annual fee, the math definitely seems to be in my favour considering how much I used to spend on tickets to get into the right fare buckets or when choosing Star Alliance carriers when other options were cheaper. In addition, Anna and I can now look forward to six annual free dinners here in Sweden, a benefit that I hope to report on here on Rawls & Me once I get the card.