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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.
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 .....
5 Jul 20215 July 2021 • 36 comments
If you are looking to stock up on champagne, there is an opportunity at the moment to buy branded drinks from Laithwaites at a good discount. Many American Express cards feature an offer from wine .....
If you are looking to stock up on champagne, there is an opportunity at the moment to buy branded drinks from .....
4 Jul 20214 July 2021
For the first time ever, as far as I know, the ultra-luxurious Four Seasons hotel chain has launched a cashback offer with American Express. The offer appeared on Wednesday evening but apparently .....
For the first time ever, as far as I know, the ultra-luxurious Four Seasons hotel chain has launched a .....
3 Jul 20213 July 2021 • 35 comments
American Express has launched a series of cashback offers with BP garages. There appears to be two different versions: The good news is that, if you have multiple Amex cards, you might find – as .....
American Express has launched a series of cashback offers with BP garages. There appears to be two different .....
30 Jun 202130 June 2021 • 59 comments
If you have tickets for Wimbledon this year – and if you don’t, read on, because Amex has extra tickets for sale each day – you can visit the free American Express lounge. Amex .....
If you have tickets for Wimbledon this year – and if you don’t, read on, because Amex has extra .....
27 Jun 202127 June 2021 • 79 comments
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your cards on the statement page. You .....
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal .....
24 Jun 202124 June 2021 • 29 comments
If you have American Express Business Platinum or American Express Business Gold, you are running out of time to claim your free Dell products. As a reminder: You MUST opt in via this page of the .....
If you have American Express Business Platinum or American Express Business Gold, you are running out of time .....
22 Jun 202122 June 2021 • 26 comments
Last week we covered a new offer from Avios and The Economist magazine, which allowed you to earn up to 18,000 Avios for taking out a subscription. Many of you took up our suggestion that this offer .....
Last week we covered a new offer from Avios and The Economist magazine, which allowed you to earn up to 18,000 .....
11 Jun 202111 June 2021 • 43 comments
Last week we covered a new offer from Avios and The Economist magazine, which allowed you to earn up to 18,000 Avios for taking out a subscription. We assumed that this offer would double-up with the .....
Last week we covered a new offer from Avios and The Economist magazine, which allowed you to earn up to 18,000 .....
10 Jun 202110 June 2021
American Express has launched a different style of cashback offer, driven by a street and not a particular brand. It is offering £20 cashback when you spend £120 on Regent Street in London. The .....
American Express has launched a different style of cashback offer, driven by a street and not a particular .....
5 Jun 20215 June 2021
American Express launched a new promotion yesterday for: Amex is offering you a big points bonus for booking, but is there a snag? Why we like Fine Hotels & Resorts We are big fans of Fine Hotels .....
American Express launched a new promotion yesterday for: Amex is offering you a big points bonus for booking, .....
2 Jun 20212 June 2021 • 21 comments
Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new cashback offer with American Express. I have it on my British Airways Premium Plus American Express but not my Platinum card. My wife has it on her .....
Small Luxury Hotels of the World has launched a new cashback offer with American Express. I have it on my .....
31 May 202131 May 2021 • 14 comments
If you are looking to stock up on champagne, an interesting offer was flagged up in the comments section yesterday by babyg. Many American Express cards currently feature a new offer from wine .....
If you are looking to stock up on champagne, an interesting offer was flagged up in the comments section .....
27 May 202127 May 2021 • 2 comments
Two new American Express cashback offers turned up yesterday which are well worth flagging. You need to see if you are targetted by looking at the ‘Offers’ page in the Amex app, or on the .....
Two new American Express cashback offers turned up yesterday which are well worth flagging. You need to see if .....
25 May 202125 May 2021 • 67 comments
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