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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.

When is it worth paying an annual fee for a miles and points credit card?

I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card they should get.  These often come with the caveat “but I don’t want to pay .....

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Is the American Express Platinum card worth the £575 fee?

Last week, American Express announced an exceptionally good new benefit on The Platinum Card – £300 of dining credit. Our article on the new Amex Platinum £300 dining credit is here. Our .....

Last week, American Express announced an exceptionally good new benefit on The Platinum Card – £300 of .....

by Rob Burgess236 comments

Get £300 of dining credit every year with American Express Platinum

American Express has launched a valuable new benefit for holders of The Platinum Card – £300 per year of restaurant credit. This benefit is guaranteed to run until at least the end of 2024. It .....

American Express has launched a valuable new benefit for holders of The Platinum Card – £300 per year .....

by Rob Burgess361 comments

How to get free hotel elite status from UK credit cards

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 .....

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