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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.
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A regular question I get asked by readers is how American Express Business Platinum differs from The Platinum .....
22 Apr 202522 April 2025 • 40 comments
American Express is currently running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of 50,000 Membership Rewards points, which converts to 50,000 Avios, was already good. Apply now, .....
American Express is currently running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of .....
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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 .....
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11 Apr 202511 April 2025 • 7 comments
American Express is currently running an improved sign-up incentive on its two small business cards – but it ends TONIGHT, Tuesday 8th April. Even better, a change to the rules last year means .....
American Express is currently running an improved sign-up incentive on its two small business cards – .....
8 Apr 20258 April 2025 • 5 comments
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you are targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your Amex cards on the statement .....
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you are targetted, you will see this deal .....
4 Apr 20254 April 2025 • 60 comments
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We often get asked about the differences between the American Express Business Gold and American Express .....
1 Apr 20251 April 2025 • 17 comments
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27 Mar 202527 March 2025 • 152 comments
American Express is currently running an improved sign-up incentive on its two small business cards. Even better, a change to the rules last year means that if you are accepted, you WILL get the .....
American Express is currently running an improved sign-up incentive on its two small business cards. Even .....
23 Mar 202523 March 2025 • 24 comments
We often get asked about the differences between American Express Preferred Rewards Gold and The Platinum Card from American Express. In truth, virtually the only thing that Amex Gold and Amex .....
We often get asked about the differences between American Express Preferred Rewards Gold and The Platinum Card .....
19 Mar 202519 March 2025 • 34 comments
American Express has launched a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of 50,000 Membership Rewards points, which converts to 50,000 Avios, was already good. Apply now, .....
American Express has launched a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of 50,000 .....
12 Mar 202512 March 2025 • 84 comments
As we announced a few days ago, American Express has launched an improved sign-up incentive on its two small business cards. Even better, a change to the rules last year means that if you are .....
As we announced a few days ago, American Express has launched an improved sign-up incentive on its two small .....
3 Mar 20253 March 2025 • 29 comments
Today I want to look at one of the key benefits of The Platinum Card from American Express – the wide range of airport lounges (and three Eurostar lounges) that you can access. Our full review .....
Today I want to look at one of the key benefits of The Platinum Card from American Express – the wide .....
1 Mar 20251 March 2025
American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is the culmination of five years of hugely generous offers on its small business cards. Before .....
American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is the .....
27 Feb 202527 February 2025 • 99 comments
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