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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 .....
22 Jan 202122 January 2021 • 134 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 .....
21 Jan 202121 January 2021 • 90 comments
American Express has launched another giveaway for holders of The Platinum Card. This is presumably to convince them to keep paying the £575 annual fee for a lot of – admittedly very good .....
American Express has launched another giveaway for holders of The Platinum Card. This is presumably to .....
19 Jan 202119 January 2021 • 252 comments
An easy way of earning a large bonus of Membership Rewards points or Avios is by sharing the benefits of your American Express Business or personal Card with friends and family. You have probably .....
An easy way of earning a large bonus of Membership Rewards points or Avios is by sharing the benefits of your .....
18 Jan 202118 January 2021 • 43 comments
As we covered recently, American Express is ending its partnership with Shangri-La Hotels on 31st March. After that date, American Express Platinum cardholders will no longer be able to claim Jade .....
As we covered recently, American Express is ending its partnership with Shangri-La Hotels on 31st March. After .....
17 Jan 202117 January 2021 • 24 comments
As we covered last week, American Express has launched a cashback deal with PayPal. It is effectively free money if you are targeted for the offer. There seem to be two versions, one for personal .....
As we covered last week, American Express has launched a cashback deal with PayPal. It is effectively free .....
13 Jan 202113 January 2021 • 65 comments
We rarely cover the benefits of American Express Additional Cards (previously called Supplementary Cards) on Head for Points, which is something I intend to rectify this week. Today I want to look .....
We rarely cover the benefits of American Express Additional Cards (previously called Supplementary Cards) on .....
11 Jan 202111 January 2021 • 35 comments
If you’re looking to get yourself some hotel status cards quickly, there is no easier route than getting The Platinum Card from American Express. It comes with SIX hotel status cards. Five .....
If you’re looking to get yourself some hotel status cards quickly, there is no easier route than getting .....
10 Jan 202110 January 2021 • 81 comments
American Express has launched a cashback deal with PayPal. It is effectively free money if you are targeted for the offer. There seem to be two versions, one for personal cards and one for business .....
American Express has launched a cashback deal with PayPal. It is effectively free money if you are targeted .....
8 Jan 20218 January 2021 • 89 comments
This is our review of the American Express Platinum charge card, also known as The Platinum Card from American Express. Is Amex Platinum worth the £575 fee? We look at the card benefits below. It is .....
This is our review of the American Express Platinum charge card, also known as The Platinum Card from American .....
6 Jan 20216 January 2021 • 65 comments
Is The Platinum Card from American Express worth the £575 annual fee? Can any card be worth it? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for .....
Is The Platinum Card from American Express worth the £575 annual fee? Can any card be worth it? Today, in .....
5 Jan 20215 January 2021
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 .....
28 Dec 202028 December 2020 • 34 comments
Even if you no longer qualify for a bonus on any of the personal UK American Express cards, there IS one generous bonus which you may well be able to get. American Express is still offering 30,000 .....
Even if you no longer qualify for a bonus on any of the personal UK American Express cards, there IS one .....
21 Dec 202021 December 2020 • 23 comments
Some countries are now insisting that you provide evidence of travel insurance for coronavirus before you will be allowed to enter the country. If travelling to such a country, it may also be required .....
Some countries are now insisting that you provide evidence of travel insurance for coronavirus before you will .....
11 Dec 202011 December 2020 • 48 comments
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