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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.
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
American Express Shop Small is returning in December. ‘Shop Small’ is an annual American Express promotion which can prove very lucrative. You receive £5 cashback for every purchase .....
American Express Shop Small is returning in December. ‘Shop Small’ is an annual American Express .....
6 Oct 20186 October 2018 • 110 comments
American Express has launched a new cashback deal in association with Selfridges. You are likely, but not guaranteed, to find this under the ‘Offers’ tab of your online statement page on .....
American Express has launched a new cashback deal in association with Selfridges. You are likely, but not .....
4 Oct 20184 October 2018
New American Express cashback deals have appeared for Tesco and Peninsula Hotels. A very generous new American Express offer with Tesco has appeared on a lot of Gold and Platinum cards, although .....
New American Express cashback deals have appeared for Tesco and Peninsula Hotels. A very generous new American .....
11 Sep 201811 September 2018
American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. There are a couple of versions. The most generous, which I got, is a whopping £200 back on a £600 spend via Amex Travel. The .....
American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. There are a couple of versions. The most .....
8 Sep 20188 September 2018
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 cards can be .....
It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....
6 Sep 20186 September 2018 • 128 comments
A couple of new hotel and airline cashback offers have appeared on American Express statements. You may find some, none or all of these under the ‘Offers’ tab on your online .....
A couple of new hotel and airline cashback offers have appeared on American Express statements. You may .....
1 Sep 20181 September 2018
Priority Pass has confirmed that the guest fee for anyone who has a card via American Express Platinum is rising to £20 from 1st October. This is not a surprise as Priority Pass has already told its .....
Priority Pass has confirmed that the guest fee for anyone who has a card via American Express Platinum is .....
31 Aug 201831 August 2018 • 97 comments
We don’t talk about the NatWest Reward Black current account much on HfP, although it has good travel benefits. It has also been trialling an Avios offer recently, as many of you who were .....
We don’t talk about the NatWest Reward Black current account much on HfP, although it has good travel .....
31 Aug 201831 August 2018 • 50 comments
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 .....
28 Aug 201828 August 2018 • 149 comments
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