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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.
American Express is currently running a ‘best ever’ sign-up bonus of 100,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. This would convert into 100,000 Avios (!) or .....
American Express is currently running a ‘best ever’ sign-up bonus of 100,000 Membership Rewards .....
27 Oct 202327 October 2023 • 52 comments
Priority Pass has unveiled a number of new restaurant deals across London’s airports for its cardholders. At each, you will receive a £15 credit towards a meal. If your Priority Pass allows a .....
Priority Pass has unveiled a number of new restaurant deals across London’s airports for its .....
20 Oct 202320 October 2023 • 53 comments
A few months ago, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. Here’s our story. Up to this point, the company had taken a more holistic view. It was .....
A few months ago, American Express introduced minimum income requirements on its UK credit cards. Here’s .....
19 Oct 202319 October 2023 • 113 comments
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your Amex cards on the statement page. .....
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal .....
14 Oct 202314 October 2023 • 54 comments
American Express has launched its biggest ever sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of 30,000 Membership Rewards points, which converts to 30,000 Avios, was already good. Until 9th .....
American Express has launched its biggest ever sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. The standard bonus of .....
11 Oct 202311 October 2023 • 225 comments
American Express has announced a sharp rise in annual fees on many of its UK personal and business credit and charge cards. There will be no compensatory change in any of the benefit packages. .....
American Express has announced a sharp rise in annual fees on many of its UK personal and business credit and .....
11 Oct 202311 October 2023 • 157 comments
Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website recently, I was reminded of an interesting trick which you can use at retailers which do not take American Express. This assumes that .....
Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website recently, I was reminded of an interesting .....
7 Oct 20237 October 2023 • 70 comments
This article looks at the American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex family which, in one scenario, can prove incredibly useful.. You may be thinking of cancelling .....
This article looks at the American Express Rewards Credit Card. This is a little known member of the Amex .....
26 Sep 202326 September 2023 • 49 comments
EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has traditionally offered one feature which other UK credit card companies did not. If you took out .....
EDIT: Amex has now suspended these changes until at least 2024. See our top story. American Express has .....
25 Sep 202325 September 2023 • 198 comments
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 .....
4 Sep 20234 September 2023 • 32 comments
The Platinum Card from American Express offers an exceptionally high sign-up bonus (30,000 Membership Rewards points, which convert to 30,000 Avios) and offers some great benefits. It also comes with .....
The Platinum Card from American Express offers an exceptionally high sign-up bonus (30,000 Membership Rewards .....
1 Aug 20231 August 2023
American Express Business Platinum has launched a new cardmember benefit. Effective immediately (once opted in). cardmembers will receive £300 per year to spend with online recruitment site Indeed. .....
American Express Business Platinum has launched a new cardmember benefit. Effective immediately (once opted .....
25 Jul 202325 July 2023 • 17 comments
Back in 2016, American Express removed the minimum income requirements from its UK personal and small business cards. The plan was to take a more holistic view of your finances. A single person living .....
Back in 2016, American Express removed the minimum income requirements from its UK personal and small business .....
20 Jul 202320 July 2023 • 234 comments
This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by now that .....
This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit cards. If .....
18 Jul 202318 July 2023 • 30 comments
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