100%, if you fly halfway regularly the Amex platinum is a game changer.
There’s some creative ways to tinker with the points for flights too using international airlines. My wife misbooked my flight from Antigua and I had to re-purchase a ticket last minute, ended up getting the flight for half the cost, used my points to cover it, and her company reimbursed the price the American Airline had posted for it so we pocketed like $900 from her whoopsie.