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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.

New Harvey Nichols American Express cashback offer launched

A decent Harvey Nichols offer has appeared on many American Express cards. As usual, you need to look under the ‘Offers’ tab on the website or Amex app for each card that you own, and then .....

A decent Harvey Nichols offer has appeared on many American Express cards. As usual, you need to look under .....

by Rob Burgess

American Express cuts the payout on its Platinum Cashback credit cards

American Express has cut the cashback rate on its two Platinum cashback credit cards. The new rate comes in today for new applications. If you currently hold the Platinum Cashback or Platinum Cashback .....

American Express has cut the cashback rate on its two Platinum cashback credit cards. The new rate comes in .....

by Rob Burgess18 comments

How to buy a car with an American Express card

A common question that comes up in our comments section is whether you can buy a new or used car with a credit card, primarily American Express. After all, it would be wrong to turn down a large chunk .....

A common question that comes up in our comments section is whether you can buy a new or used car with a credit .....

by Rob Burgess113 comments

Get 30,000 points, and great benefits, with Amex Platinum

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 .....

by Rob Burgess

SME? Get 40,000 points with American Express Business Platinum

If you have a small business, you may qualify for a very generous American Express sign-up bonus. With American Express Business Platinum, you will receive a sign-up bonus of 40,000 Membership Rewards .....

If you have a small business, you may qualify for a very generous American Express sign-up bonus. With .....

by Rob Burgess

Credit cards worth keeping, unused, just for their benefits

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points tends to focus on the first two types. I thought it was worth another look at the three .....

Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points .....

by Rob Burgess51 comments

Why the free BA Amex credit card is now the best cashback card in Britain

Back in January, Avios and Nectar unveiled their new partnership. In a huge surprise, the two companies introduced two-way points transfers. This page of ba.com explains how Nectar transfers work. Not .....

Back in January, Avios and Nectar unveiled their new partnership. In a huge surprise, the two companies .....

by Rob Burgess66 comments

New Amex cashback offers: Harrods, Boots, Uber Eats, FREE NOW

A number of interesting Amex offers have dropped over the weekend now that non-essential retail has been allowed to open. I thought it would be worth running through some of them here: Get £50 back .....

A number of interesting Amex offers have dropped over the weekend now that non-essential retail has been .....

by Rhys Jones66 comments

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