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American Express Platinum card

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.

What are the benefits of American Express Platinum (The Platinum Card)?

Why should you get the The Platinum Card from American Express? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ series, I want to look at the top 10 reasons to apply for an American Express Platinum charge .....

Why should you get the The Platinum Card from American Express? Today, in our ‘Top 10 Reasons’ .....

by Rob Burgess1 comment

What are American Express Centurion airport lounges, and where are they?

If you are heading to the USA or Hong Kong soon and hold an American Express Platinum charge card, you may be able to visit one of the new airport lounges commissioned by American Express. The latest .....

If you are heading to the USA or Hong Kong soon and hold an American Express Platinum charge card, you may be .....

by Rob Burgess28 comments

How to access Lufthansa’s Heathrow lounges with Amex Platinum

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with a lot of airport lounge access benefits: You get two Priority Pass cards, each of which allows two people unlimited access to 1,300 airport lounges .....

The Platinum Card from American Express comes with a lot of airport lounge access benefits: You get two .....

by Rob Burgess33 comments

American Express launches a new spend bonus to earn extra points

American Express has launched another of its occasional spend bonuses.  This is not tied to any particular retailer but is based on your total spend during the promotional period. The new offer runs .....

American Express has launched another of its occasional spend bonuses.  This is not tied to any particular .....

by Rob Burgess

Get £80 cashback on Qatar Airways flights with American Express

The latest travel company to offer a cashback offer on American Express cards is Qatar Airways. The offer is £80 back on £800+ spend. We have had numerous comments from people who have this offer so .....

The latest travel company to offer a cashback offer on American Express cards is Qatar Airways. The offer is .....

by Rhys Jones113 comments

Save £100 with a new American Express and Malaysia Airlines cashback flight offer

American Express is currently offering £100 cashback on purchases of £1,000 or more with Malaysia Airlines. It appears to be highly targetted and does not seem to be on any of the British Airways .....

American Express is currently offering £100 cashback on purchases of £1,000 or more with Malaysia Airlines. .....

by Rhys Jones

What are the most valuable UK credit card sign-up bonuses?

I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit cards.  It is the Money section if you have a copy – the link is here but there .....

I am in The Sunday Times today as part of an article discussing how to earn miles and points from credit .....

by Rob Burgess35 comments

The LoungeKey airport lounges you can enter with the HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard

The HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard is the most generous Visa or Mastercard available if you want to earn Avios.  The earnings rate is great at 1 Avios per £1 spent. We have a full review of the .....

The HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard is the most generous Visa or Mastercard available if you want to earn .....

by Rob Burgess

Which airline credit card is best for long term spending?

Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses.  Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus and potentially move on. However, if you are .....

Many of the credit card articles on Head for Points are focused on sign-up bonuses.  Get a card, spend .....

by Rob Burgess99 comments

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