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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.
Starting tomorrow, I am re-running our series of credit card reviews. These cover all of the core UK credit and charge cards which offer travel rewards. As the first four reviews cover cards which .....
Starting tomorrow, I am re-running our series of credit card reviews. These cover all of the core UK credit .....
28 Oct 201928 October 2019 • 71 comments
I don’t plan to spend too much time on this, as it is obviously a long way from home for most HfP readers. However, if you are heading to Australia soon, American Express has just launched a new .....
I don’t plan to spend too much time on this, as it is obviously a long way from home for most HfP .....
26 Oct 201926 October 2019 • 66 comments
This is a reminder that American Express is currently running an excellent deal for the Platinum Business charge card. For a limited period, until 6th November, you will receive a sign-up bonus of .....
This is a reminder that American Express is currently running an excellent deal for the Platinum Business .....
25 Oct 201925 October 2019 • 24 comments
American Express has announced the return of ‘Shop Small’ for 2019, but with a catch. ‘Shop Small’ is an annual American Express event aimed at encouraging cardholders to visit .....
American Express has announced the return of ‘Shop Small’ for 2019, but with a catch. ‘Shop .....
22 Oct 201922 October 2019
Are the Amex cashback cards better than other rewards cards? And which of the two Amex cashback cards is best? I want to take a detailed look today. We tend not to focus on the two .....
Are the Amex cashback cards better than other rewards cards? And which of the two Amex cashback cards is .....
18 Oct 201918 October 2019
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 .....
14 Oct 201914 October 2019 • 26 comments
Of all the pointless rebrands I’ve seen recently, the clear winner is FREENOW. For some reason, the mytaxi black cab app – owned by BMW and Daimler – decided that being called .....
Of all the pointless rebrands I’ve seen recently, the clear winner is FREENOW. For some reason, the .....
9 Oct 20199 October 2019 • 105 comments
If you were unlucky in getting a spot at the Head for Points reader dinner next week, you may be interested in a charity dinner at the Hotel Cafe Royal on Regent Street on Saturday 26th October. This .....
If you were unlucky in getting a spot at the Head for Points reader dinner next week, you may be interested in .....
2 Oct 20192 October 2019 • 114 comments
Regular readers may remember the strange case of the recent American Express cashback offer with watch manufacturer Bremont. Many cardholders were given a very attractive offer of £400 cashback on a .....
Regular readers may remember the strange case of the recent American Express cashback offer with watch .....
28 Sep 201928 September 2019 • 68 comments
A few good American Express cashback deals have just been launched. Here are some I wanted to flag: £10 back on £40 spend at Cote Brasserie (to 3/11) £100 back on £1,000 spent at Kuoni (to 14/10) .....
A few good American Express cashback deals have just been launched. Here are some I wanted to flag: £10 back .....
27 Sep 201927 September 2019
We have made a determined attempt this year to build up our collection of UK airport lounge reviews. We aren’t totally there yet, but we are well on the way – we only have a few hold-outs .....
We have made a determined attempt this year to build up our collection of UK airport lounge reviews. We .....
16 Sep 201916 September 2019 • 46 comments
A cashback offer for Waitrose has appeared on a lot of American Express cards. If you are targeted it will appear under the ‘Offers’ tab on your online statement page. The offer seems to .....
A cashback offer for Waitrose has appeared on a lot of American Express cards. If you are targeted it will .....
13 Sep 201913 September 2019
American Express has launched an excellent deal for the Platinum Business charge card. For a limited period, until 6th November, you will receive a sign-up bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards points .....
American Express has launched an excellent deal for the Platinum Business charge card. For a limited period, .....
5 Sep 20195 September 2019 • 97 comments
American Express has launched a new cashback deal with Emirates. You can see if you are targeted by looking in the ‘Offers’ section of your online statement for each Amex card you have. .....
American Express has launched a new cashback deal with Emirates. You can see if you are targeted by looking .....
5 Sep 20195 September 2019
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