Maximise your Avios, air miles and hotel points
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.
It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our directory of the 16 main UK travel credit and charge cards .....
It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....
4 Sep 20194 September 2019 • 74 comments
A good deal with Wheely, the London-based Uber competitor, has appeared again on a lot of American Express cards. You need to look under the ‘Offers’ section on the online statement .....
A good deal with Wheely, the London-based Uber competitor, has appeared again on a lot of American Express .....
3 Sep 20193 September 2019
I have an offer on my British Airways American Express for 15% cashback for a purchase at BA Wine Flyer by 7th October. This gets interesting. As you can see in our article here, this is what you .....
I have an offer on my British Airways American Express for 15% cashback for a purchase at BA Wine Flyer by .....
3 Sep 20193 September 2019 • 141 comments
If you have a large chunk of travel spending coming up, travel agency Trailfinders is offering selected American Express cardholders £100 cashback when you spend £1,000. If you are targeted for this .....
If you have a large chunk of travel spending coming up, travel agency Trailfinders is offering selected .....
31 Aug 201931 August 2019 • 84 comments
American Express dropped us a note to highlight a special offer currently running on its Gold Business and Platinum Business products. Gold Business Cardmembers can earn 3,000 Membership Rewards .....
American Express dropped us a note to highlight a special offer currently running on its Gold Business and .....
30 Aug 201930 August 2019
I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card they should get. These often come with the caveat “but I don’t want to pay .....
I get numerous emails from Head for Points readers asking for advice on which miles and points credit card .....
18 Aug 201918 August 2019 • 101 comments
American Express has launched one of its easiest ever conditional spend offers. If you are targetted, you will receive £10 or 1000 Avios, depending on your card, when you spend £30 in participating .....
American Express has launched one of its easiest ever conditional spend offers. If you are targetted, you will .....
14 Aug 201914 August 2019
The wave of changes to the UK American Express card portfolio this year now seems to have settled down, although I am still waiting for the Starwood Preferred Guest card to relaunch under the Marriott .....
The wave of changes to the UK American Express card portfolio this year now seems to have settled down, .....
12 Aug 201912 August 2019 • 158 comments
If you haven’t tried out your American Express Platinum Addison Lee benefit yet, now is a good time. During August, all Addison Lee customers in London – new or existing – will .....
If you haven’t tried out your American Express Platinum Addison Lee benefit yet, now is a good time. .....
5 Aug 20195 August 2019
I got an email from a reader last week asking about the difference between American Express Preferred Rewards Gold and The Platinum Card from American Express. He thought it was a simple question with .....
I got an email from a reader last week asking about the difference between American Express Preferred Rewards .....
5 Aug 20195 August 2019 • 77 comments
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 .....
29 Jul 201929 July 2019 • 92 comments
Amazon is currently offering an exclusive £25 discount code for some or all Amex Gold, Green and Platinum card holders when they spend £40 or more. This offer expires on 31st July. If you .....
Amazon is currently offering an exclusive £25 discount code for some or all Amex Gold, Green and Platinum .....
26 Jul 201926 July 2019 • 41 comments
American Express has launched a new ‘Shop Small’ offer. Don’t get too excited – you can only use this once. You will get a £5 statement credit when you spend £10+ at a .....
American Express has launched a new ‘Shop Small’ offer. Don’t get too excited – you .....
23 Jul 201923 July 2019
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just for the sign-up bonus Cards you get primarily for the strong on-going earnings rate Cards .....
Typically there are three different types of travel loyalty credit cards you can apply for: Cards you get just .....
15 Jul 201915 July 2019 • 80 comments
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