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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.
At the start of the month, American Express launched a £200 dining credit for holders of The Platinum Card. Cardholders will receive 100% back when they spend at participating restaurants, up to a .....
At the start of the month, American Express launched a £200 dining credit for holders of The Platinum Card. .....
14 Sep 202114 September 2021 • 79 comments
This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by .....
This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge .....
12 Sep 202112 September 2021 • 36 comments
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. With flight refunds still being triggered on a .....
A recent email from a reader reminded me that you may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds .....
11 Sep 202111 September 2021 • 65 comments
This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. It runs through the checklist of which UK American Express bonuses you can get based on the cards you .....
This is our beginners guide to whether you qualify for an American Express sign-up bonus or not. It runs .....
7 Sep 20217 September 2021 • 31 comments
There is an interesting offer from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph showing on a lot of American Express accounts at the moment. To see if you are targeted, you need to look under the .....
There is an interesting offer from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph showing on a lot of American .....
2 Sep 20212 September 2021 • 100 comments
There are strong rumours tonight that American Express is about to launch a £200 dining credit for The Platinum Card holders. You will receive 100% back when you spend at participating restaurants, .....
There are strong rumours tonight that American Express is about to launch a £200 dining credit for The .....
31 Aug 202131 August 2021 • 250 comments
On the day that a wave of American Express hotel cashback offers close, Amex has launched a new cashback deal with Preferred Hotels. You will receive £100 cashback when you spend £400 by 30th .....
On the day that a wave of American Express hotel cashback offers close, Amex has launched a new cashback deal .....
31 Aug 202131 August 2021 • 18 comments
American Express is currently running a ‘never seen before’ bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. This would convert into 60,000 Avios or lots of .....
American Express is currently running a ‘never seen before’ bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards .....
31 Aug 202131 August 2021 • 23 comments
American Express is currently running a ‘never seen before’ bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. This would convert into 60,000 Avios or lots of .....
American Express is currently running a ‘never seen before’ bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards .....
30 Aug 202130 August 2021 • 39 comments
American Express is currently running a ‘never seen before’ bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. This would convert into 60,000 Avios or lots of .....
American Express is currently running a ‘never seen before’ bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards .....
25 Aug 202125 August 2021 • 6 comments
Amex has quietly launched a new spend bonus for some people with American Express Business Platinum. There are no reports so far of it appearing on Business Gold but we don’t know for definite .....
Amex has quietly launched a new spend bonus for some people with American Express Business Platinum. There are .....
23 Aug 202123 August 2021
American Express is currently running a ‘never seen before’ bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. This would convert into 60,000 Avios or lots of .....
American Express is currently running a ‘never seen before’ bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards .....
20 Aug 202120 August 2021 • 29 comments
American Express Platinum comes with FOUR hotel status cards. I thought I would take a closer look at this benefit to help you decide if you should jump on the 30,000 Membership Rewards points .....
American Express Platinum comes with FOUR hotel status cards. I thought I would take a closer look at .....
19 Aug 202119 August 2021 • 70 comments
American Express has launched an exceptionally generous sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. It may be the biggest ‘open to all’ bonus I have ever seen. The standard bonus of 30,000 .....
American Express has launched an exceptionally generous sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. It may be the .....
18 Aug 202118 August 2021 • 209 comments
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