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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.
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 - .....
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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
American Express has launched a new cashback deal with Heathrow Express. It is showing on my British Airways Premium Plus card but not on any others. Remember that you must click ‘Save to .....
American Express has launched a new cashback deal with Heathrow Express. It is showing on my British Airways .....
31 Oct 201831 October 2018
This is my review of the American Express Platinum charge card, also known as The Platinum Card from American Express. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards .....
This is my review of the American Express Platinum charge card, also known as The Platinum Card from American .....
26 Oct 201826 October 2018 • 99 comments
American Express has launched an ‘extra night’ offer with Preferred Hotels. You get a third, fourth, or fifth night free when you book two, three, or four consecutive nights at selected .....
American Express has launched an ‘extra night’ offer with Preferred Hotels. You get a third, .....
14 Oct 201814 October 2018 • 90 comments
On Tuesday, we wrote about how American Express and Amazon have launched another of their occasional cashback offers. And it is a generous one. If you are targeted, you will receive £5 cashback on .....
On Tuesday, we wrote about how American Express and Amazon have launched another of their occasional cashback .....
13 Oct 201813 October 2018
One advantage of being an American Express Platinum cardholder is the opportunity to access special offers and complimentary experiences. These are generally not bad, although I am so busy these days .....
One advantage of being an American Express Platinum cardholder is the opportunity to access special offers and .....
13 Oct 201813 October 2018 • 30 comments
American Express and Amazon have launched another of their occasional offers. And it is a generous one. If you are targeted, you will receive £5 cashback on your next £20+ purchase on Amazon made .....
American Express and Amazon have launched another of their occasional offers. And it is a generous one. If .....
9 Oct 20189 October 2018 • 160 comments
Regular readers will know that I am very fond of the new Plaza Premium Lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. See my article here for example. Even though I have British Airways status, I still pop in .....
Regular readers will know that I am very fond of the new Plaza Premium Lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. See .....
6 Oct 20186 October 2018 • 53 comments
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