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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.
American Express has launched 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 holders .....
American Express has launched a very interesting offer for holders of American Express Business Gold and .....
19 Aug 202019 August 2020 • 19 comments
Since the start of May, American Express had been giving people six months – rather than the usual three months – to hit the spending target required to earn the sign-up bonus on a new .....
Since the start of May, American Express had been giving people six months – rather than the usual three .....
17 Aug 202017 August 2020 • 38 comments
Since the start of May, American Express has been giving new applicants six months – rather than the usual three months – to hit the spending target required to earn the sign-up bonus on a .....
Since the start of May, American Express has been giving new applicants six months – rather than the .....
15 Aug 202015 August 2020 • 40 comments
Over the last year, there have been rumbles of discontent in our comments section about the travel insurance policy provided with The Platinum Card by American Express. On paper this is a strong .....
Over the last year, there have been rumbles of discontent in our comments section about the travel insurance .....
13 Aug 202013 August 2020 • 77 comments
If you have a small business, you may qualify for the biggest UK 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 the biggest UK American Express sign-up bonus. With American .....
2 Aug 20202 August 2020
If you want to gain status at a number of hotel chains quickly, you have two options. One is to start spending every night of the week in a hotel, potentially changing property every day because .....
If you want to gain status at a number of hotel chains quickly, you have two options. One is to start .....
23 Jul 202023 July 2020 • 11 comments
News in brief: Marriott launches ‘Welcome Back’ hotel offers Marriott is offering ‘Welcome Back’ deals across its European and Middle East hotels. Full details are on this .....
News in brief: Marriott launches ‘Welcome Back’ hotel offers Marriott is offering ‘Welcome .....
20 Jul 202020 July 2020 • 35 comments
A raft of American Express cashback offers for high-end retailers have appeared on cards. Some, all or none of these offers will appear in the ‘Offers’ section of your online American .....
A raft of American Express cashback offers for high-end retailers have appeared on cards. Some, all or none .....
19 Jul 202019 July 2020
Tomorrow, Monday 20th, is the last day for American Express Platinum cardholders to take advantage of a very attractive offer. (Sorry, this is for Platinum cardholders only. It does not apply to .....
Tomorrow, Monday 20th, is the last day for American Express Platinum cardholders to take advantage of a very .....
19 Jul 202019 July 2020 • 16 comments
American Express recently launched a series of cashback offers for its Business Platinum and Business Gold cardholders. This is how I am trying to maximise one of them to generate as much money as .....
American Express recently launched a series of cashback offers for its Business Platinum and Business Gold .....
14 Jul 202014 July 2020 • 67 comments
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 .....
9 Jul 20209 July 2020
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
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