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American Express Platinum card

The Platinum Card is the most premium credit card that American Express offers openly to the general public in the UK.

It comes with a number of benefits including travel and car insurance, hotel status with chains such as Hilton, Marriott, Radisson and Melia, airport lounge access with Priority Pass, £400 of restaurant credit each year and much more.

This article looks at whether the American Express Platinum Card is worth the £650 annual fee.

You can read our full review of The Platinum Card by American Express here.  You can apply for the card here.

American Express brings back its cardmember lounge at Wimbledon

The American Express cardmember lounge is returning to Wimbledon for the 2025 tournament which starts on Monday. Assuming nothing has changed, here are some photos from 2022 taken by reader Alex. .....

The American Express cardmember lounge is returning to Wimbledon for the 2025 tournament which starts on .....

by Rob Burgess34 comments

Use your American Express Platinum Dining credit for an Ivy gift card

A valuable benefit that comes with The Platinum Card from American Express is £400 of annual dining credit. It makes a big dint in the annual membership fee. Every six months – so it resets on .....

A valuable benefit that comes with The Platinum Card from American Express is £400 of annual dining credit. .....

by Rob Burgess90 comments

What are the most valuable UK credit card sign-up bonuses?

It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard cash. This article has been updated to include the Hilton Honors debit cards, launched in .....

It’s time for our annual rank of the best UK travel credit card sign-up bonuses in terms of cold hard .....

by Rob Burgess18 comments

Review: The Platinum Card from American Express (Amex Platinum)

This is our review of The Platinum Card from American Express, which for the sake of simplicity we will sometimes refer to as Amex Platinum. Is The Platinum Card worth the £650 fee? We look at the .....

This is our review of The Platinum Card from American Express, which for the sake of simplicity we will .....

by Rob Burgess42 comments

How does the Hertz and Amex Platinum ‘4 hour grace period’ work?

If you are a regular or occasional car renter, it is worth being familar with one of the lesser known benefits of The Platinum Card from American Express. Most people know that Amex Platinum comes .....

If you are a regular or occasional car renter, it is worth being familar with one of the lesser known benefits .....

by Rob Burgess7 comments

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