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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.
A hugely interesting benefit added to American Express Platinum cards last year was £300 per year of dining credit. You receive: There is no minimum spend – free really means free. If you spend .....
A hugely interesting benefit added to American Express Platinum cards last year was £300 per year of dining .....
17 Feb 202317 February 2023
Why should you get the The Platinum Card from American Express? Today I want to look at the top 10 card benefits you receive as an American Express Platinum credit cardholder. Here is the legal .....
Why should you get the The Platinum Card from American Express? Today I want to look at the top 10 card .....
1 Feb 20231 February 2023
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 .....
30 Jan 202330 January 2023 • 46 comments
What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s find out. Who are the members of Star Alliance? The bulk of major global airlines have .....
What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s .....
22 Jan 202322 January 2023 • 33 comments
One of the perks of holding premium credit cards, and particularly American Express cards, is that they often come bundled with airport lounge access. Historically Amex has contracted with airlines to .....
One of the perks of holding premium credit cards, and particularly American Express cards, is that they often .....
17 Jan 202317 January 2023 • 48 comments
A hugely interesting benefit added to American Express Platinum cards last year was £300 per year of dining credit. You receive: You can find out more about the benefits of American Express Platinum .....
A hugely interesting benefit added to American Express Platinum cards last year was £300 per year of dining .....
16 Jan 202316 January 2023
A recent email from a reader reminded me that you may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. The answer is simple: all American Express .....
A recent email from a reader reminded me that you may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds .....
6 Jan 20236 January 2023 • 49 comments
There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses. Getting some cards blocks you from getting a bonus on some other cards, but not all cards block you from all other cards! There .....
There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses. Getting some cards blocks you from .....
3 Jan 20233 January 2023 • 82 comments
This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. If you are planning your credit card strategy for 2023, this article will help you decide which cards .....
This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. If you are .....
26 Dec 202226 December 2022 • 5 comments
A new benefit added to the American Express Platinum card this year is £300 of annual dining credit. You receive: The credit resets on 1st January so if you haven’t used your 2022 allowance .....
A new benefit added to the American Express Platinum card this year is £300 of annual dining credit. You .....
15 Dec 202215 December 2022
One interesting and often-forgotten benefit of the American Express Business Gold Card and American Express Business Platinum is annual Dell credit. It’s a strong benefit to add to the multiple .....
One interesting and often-forgotten benefit of the American Express Business Gold Card and American Express .....
29 Nov 202229 November 2022 • 14 comments
We have two interesting bits of IHG news today. A new IHG / American Express cashback deal launches First up is a new American Express cashback offer. You will receive £75 back when you spend £300 .....
We have two interesting bits of IHG news today. A new IHG / American Express cashback deal launches First up .....
16 Nov 202216 November 2022 • 36 comments
American Express Business Platinum is currently running a special sign-up bonus. This is your LAST CHANCE to apply – the deal ends TONIGHT, Wednesday. Until 16th November (ie today), new .....
American Express Business Platinum is currently running a special sign-up bonus. This is your LAST CHANCE to .....
16 Nov 202216 November 2022 • 7 comments
A regular question I get asked by readers is how American Express Business Platinum differs from The Platinum Card, apart from the obvious £75 difference in annual fee. We have a similar article on .....
A regular question I get asked by readers is how American Express Business Platinum differs from The Platinum .....
15 Nov 202215 November 2022 • 33 comments
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