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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.
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 .....
5 Dec 20205 December 2020 • 48 comments
Twice in one year? It must be Christmas. After American Express launched an out-of-season ‘Shop Small UK’ promotion over the summer we weren’t sure if it would return in time for .....
Twice in one year? It must be Christmas. After American Express launched an out-of-season ‘Shop Small .....
4 Dec 20204 December 2020 • 213 comments
As we have covered a few times in recent weeks, some holders of The Platinum Card from American Express have received £400 to spend at selected Marriott International hotels. If you have this offer, .....
As we have covered a few times in recent weeks, some holders of The Platinum Card from American Express have .....
20 Nov 202020 November 2020 • 72 comments
American Express has been running a very interesting offer for holders of American Express Business Gold and American Express Business Platinum. This is the same offer which was made available to .....
American Express has been running a very interesting offer for holders of American Express Business Gold and .....
12 Nov 202012 November 2020 • 17 comments
If you are looking to stock up on champagne for Christmas, an interesting offer was flagged up in the comments section this week by babyg. Many American Express cards currently feature an offer from .....
If you are looking to stock up on champagne for Christmas, an interesting offer was flagged up in the comments .....
11 Nov 202011 November 2020 • 102 comments
What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s find out. Who are the members of Star Alliance? The bulk of major global airlines have .....
What credit card should you get if you want to redeem for flights with a Star Alliance airline? Let’s .....
8 Nov 20208 November 2020 • 36 comments
The recent offer of £400 credit for American Express Platinum cardholders to spend at eight UK luxury Marriott-managed hotels created quite a stir. In particular, a lot of people who did not sign up .....
The recent offer of £400 credit for American Express Platinum cardholders to spend at eight UK luxury .....
5 Nov 20205 November 2020 • 172 comments
There are quite a few comings and goings with American Express cashback deals worth mentioning, so I have put them together in this article. £100 cashback on £350 spend at Mr Porter A new Mr Porter .....
There are quite a few comings and goings with American Express cashback deals worth mentioning, so I have put .....
3 Nov 20203 November 2020 • 121 comments
Most American Express Platinum cardholders currently have a very generous offer of £400 cashback on £400 of spending at selected Marriott hotels. In theory, the deal is probably meant to be used in .....
Most American Express Platinum cardholders currently have a very generous offer of £400 cashback on £400 of .....
1 Nov 20201 November 2020 • 86 comments
Some American Express Platinum cardholders woke up yesterday to a letter from the company giving them a £100 Harrods credit. The deal runs from 2nd November to 30th November. It’s not clear how .....
Some American Express Platinum cardholders woke up yesterday to a letter from the company giving them a £100 .....
25 Oct 202025 October 2020 • 97 comments
Many Head for Points readers who have an American Express Platinum card have been given a very generous offer by Marriott. You will receive £400 cashback when you spend £400 at selected luxury .....
Many Head for Points readers who have an American Express Platinum card have been given a very generous offer .....
21 Oct 202021 October 2020 • 91 comments
As we covered yesterday, the first 2,000 holders of The Platinum Card from American Express to sign up will receive £400 to spend at selected Marriott International hotels. To see if you are .....
As we covered yesterday, the first 2,000 holders of The Platinum Card from American Express to sign up will .....
13 Oct 202013 October 2020 • 179 comments
2,000 lucky holders of The Platinum Card from American Express are about to get themselves a very generous offer indeed – £400 of free Marriott International hotel stays. This new offer has .....
2,000 lucky holders of The Platinum Card from American Express are about to get themselves a very generous .....
12 Oct 202012 October 2020 • 274 comments
American Express is opening a new Centurion Lounge at New York JFK this week. It is in Terminal 4. It looks fantastic, especially the 1850’s style ‘speakeasy’ bar pictured below. To .....
American Express is opening a new Centurion Lounge at New York JFK this week. It is in Terminal 4. It looks .....
10 Oct 202010 October 2020 • 25 comments
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