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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 .....
6 Jul 20206 July 2020
American Express recently launched a series of promotions to support holders of Business Platinum cards. We wrote about the Amex Business Platinum cashback deals here. One of these was the offer of .....
American Express recently launched a series of promotions to support holders of Business Platinum cards. We .....
3 Jul 20203 July 2020 • 31 comments
American Express recently launched a series of promotions to support holders of Business Platinum cards. We wrote about the Amex Business Platinum cashback deals here. One of these was the offer of .....
American Express recently launched a series of promotions to support holders of Business Platinum cards. We .....
26 Jun 202026 June 2020
What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios points from a UK credit card, and explain my preferred choices. All of these cards add a 3% .....
What is the best Avios credit card? In this article I want to look at your options for earning Avios .....
25 Jun 202025 June 2020
In Part 1 of this article I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Today .....
In Part 1 of this article I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this .....
18 Jun 202018 June 2020
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think. Beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are .....
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think. .....
17 Jun 202017 June 2020
As we covered yesterday, American Express is bringing back ‘Shop Small’ from next Monday – click for our full article. Until 13th September, you will receive £5 cashback on the .....
As we covered yesterday, American Express is bringing back ‘Shop Small’ from next Monday – .....
16 Jun 202016 June 2020 • 65 comments
Today is the first day that all High Street shops in England are allowed to re-open, regardless of whether they are considered ‘essential’ or not. To celebrate, American Express is .....
Today is the first day that all High Street shops in England are allowed to re-open, regardless of whether .....
15 Jun 202015 June 2020 • 93 comments
Here is an interesting little trick – only valid until Monday night – which lets you convert American Express Membership Rewards points to IHG Rewards Club points at a ratio of 1 : 2.2. .....
Here is an interesting little trick – only valid until Monday night – which lets you convert .....
14 Jun 202014 June 2020 • 21 comments
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 but I thought it was worth another look at the four .....
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Head for Points .....
4 Jun 20204 June 2020 • 53 comments
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett. You can use Gett in 25 major cities nationwide including London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle. The offer may or .....
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett. You can use Gett in 25 major cities .....
3 Jun 20203 June 2020
American Express has rolled out a range of free gifts (technically, statement credits refunding your purchase) for holders of American Express Business Platinum this morning. These are on top of the .....
American Express has rolled out a range of free gifts (technically, statement credits refunding your purchase) .....
28 May 202028 May 2020 • 35 comments
American Express is rolling out ‘compensation’ deals for Platinum cardholders. For holders of the personal The Platinum Card, it is fairly simple – American Express is giving you .....
American Express is rolling out ‘compensation’ deals for Platinum cardholders. For holders of the .....
28 May 202028 May 2020 • 269 comments
One of the most useful benefits of having an American Express Platinum charge card – and one which genuinely helps me justify the £575 fee – is the Fine Hotels & Resorts programme. As .....
One of the most useful benefits of having an American Express Platinum charge card – and one which .....
24 May 202024 May 2020 • 59 comments
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