I’ll be curious to see what you decide... I have had American Airlines status for awhile and I think access to better seats at no extra charge and the free checked bags (especially when it extends to other people on the same reservation/itinerary) are the perks I get the most out of... I also like that I can request an upgrade with miles... I am having a similar conundrum about whether to do one of the high fee cards to have lounge access and bank some more points. We should compare notes!
I’ll be curious to see what you decide... I have had American Airlines status for awhile and I think access to better seats at no extra charge and the free checked bags (especially when it extends to other people on the same reservation/itinerary) are the perks I get the most out of... I also like that I can request an upgrade with miles... I am having a similar conundrum about whether to do one of the high fee cards to have lounge access and bank some more points. We should compare notes!
The problem is that I don't know if I fly often enough to make it worth it. I don't want to go too far out of the way to get it.