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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.

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REMINDER: Get a huge 60,000 points + £200 travel credit with Amex Platinum

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Credit cards worth keeping, unused, just for their benefits

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