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.
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
Last week we covered the changes coming to the airport lounge cards issued with Amex Platinum. The Platinum Card from American Express comes with two Priority Pass airport lounge access cards, one for .....
Last week we covered the changes coming to the airport lounge cards issued with Amex Platinum. The Platinum .....
14 Jul 201914 July 2019 • 104 comments
10 day ago we wrote about a new spend-based bonus promotion launched by American Express for many people – but not everyone – who have Preferred Rewards Gold or The Platinum Card. The .....
10 day ago we wrote about a new spend-based bonus promotion launched by American Express for many people .....
11 Jul 201911 July 2019 • 1 comment
The Platinum Card from American Express comes with two Priority Pass airport lounge access cards, one for you and one for your supplementary Platinum cardholder. This allows each of you to get two .....
The Platinum Card from American Express comes with two Priority Pass airport lounge access cards, one for you .....
8 Jul 20198 July 2019 • 163 comments
If you were lucky enough to get a ticket for the Head for Points Summer Party, generously sponsored by Marriott Bonvoy, we look forward to seeing you tonight at Renaissance St Pancras between 6pm and .....
If you were lucky enough to get a ticket for the Head for Points Summer Party, generously sponsored by .....
8 Jul 20198 July 2019
If our review of Malaysia Airlines Business Suite has got you interested in their service (a review of Business Class follows next week), the airline has just launched a 15% discount code for UK .....
If our review of Malaysia Airlines Business Suite has got you interested in their service (a review of .....
6 Jul 20196 July 2019
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