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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.
The American Express Centurion Lounge is back for 2018. Until 16th December, the pop-up lounge is open at Unit 6, Langley Street, which is about 60 seconds walk from Covent Garden tube station. .....
The American Express Centurion Lounge is back for 2018. Until 16th December, the pop-up lounge is open at .....
14 Dec 201814 December 2018 • 124 comments
American Express has just announced that it is opening a new Centurion lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3 in 2019. This will be their first European location and the second non-US lounge, after Hong Kong. .....
American Express has just announced that it is opening a new Centurion lounge at Heathrow Terminal 3 in 2019. .....
6 Dec 20186 December 2018 • 129 comments
American Express has launched a new batch of hotel cashback offers. Some, all or none of these deals may be available for registration under the ‘Offers’ tab online of one of your .....
American Express has launched a new batch of hotel cashback offers. Some, all or none of these deals may be .....
4 Dec 20184 December 2018
Shop Small is back! If you have an American Express credit or charge card (unless it is a Lloyds Avios one), you can make big savings on your Christmas shopping from tomorrow (Saturday) until 16th .....
Shop Small is back! If you have an American Express credit or charge card (unless it is a Lloyds Avios one), .....
1 Dec 20181 December 2018 • 241 comments
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett which operates in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Coventry, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle. The offer may or may not .....
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with taxi app Gett which operates in London, Bristol, .....
30 Nov 201830 November 2018
Shangri-La Golden Circle has launched a new promotion to encourage you to download their app. Full details are on the Shangri-La website here. You will receive 250 points if you download the app .....
Shangri-La Golden Circle has launched a new promotion to encourage you to download their app. Full details are .....
30 Nov 201830 November 2018
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with BP. You may, or may not, find this under the ‘Offers’ section of the online statement page of one or more of your Amex cards and .....
American Express has launched a new cashback offer with BP. You may, or may not, find this under the .....
29 Nov 201829 November 2018 • 250 comments
Curve Card is an all-in-one payment wallet and aggregator that is popular amongst Head for Points readers. I describe Curve in detail here, but in summary: Curve Card (a debit Mastercard) is free - .....
Curve Card is an all-in-one payment wallet and aggregator that is popular amongst Head for Points readers. I .....
26 Nov 201826 November 2018 • 269 comments
One of the key benefits of the American Express Platinum charge card is the wide range of airport lounges that you can access. All Platinum cardholders know about the Priority Pass benefit because .....
One of the key benefits of the American Express Platinum charge card is the wide range of airport lounges that .....
19 Nov 201819 November 2018 • 127 comments
For a couple of years, Amazon has been offering a £15 discount on a £25 spend for anyone who links their Amex Gold or Amex Platinum card to their amazon.co.uk account and part-pays with Membership .....
For a couple of years, Amazon has been offering a £15 discount on a £25 spend for anyone who links their .....
19 Nov 201819 November 2018 • 105 comments
Despite teething troubles last year (which included scheduling a ticketed event for the opening night, so virtually no-one who turned up on spec as encouraged could get in), American Express is .....
Despite teething troubles last year (which included scheduling a ticketed event for the opening night, so .....
16 Nov 201816 November 2018
American Express has launched a generous spend bonus on its Gold and Platinum cards. If you have an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or Platinum card, check the ‘Offers’ currently .....
American Express has launched a generous spend bonus on its Gold and Platinum cards. If you have an American .....
9 Nov 20189 November 2018
I wanted to take a look another look what is out there in the way of UK Star Alliance credit cards, since access to earning via a credit or charge card is often a key factor in choosing a .....
I wanted to take a look another look what is out there in the way of UK Star Alliance credit cards, since .....
6 Nov 20186 November 2018 • 52 comments
You can get £5 Amex cashback deal when you next use Paypal. A Paypal cashback deal has appeared on a lot of American Express cards. You need to look at the online ‘Offers’ section for .....
You can get £5 Amex cashback deal when you next use Paypal. A Paypal cashback deal has appeared on a lot of .....
4 Nov 20184 November 2018
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