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.
In Part 1 of this article I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Today .....
In Part 1 of this article I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this .....
18 Jul 201818 July 2018 • 83 comments
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think and beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are available. .....
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think and .....
17 Jul 201817 July 2018 • 47 comments
Some new Amex cashback offers have launched. Some, all or none of these deals may be available for sign-up on the ‘Offers’ tab of your online statement page. Remember that you need to .....
Some new Amex cashback offers have launched. Some, all or none of these deals may be available for sign-up .....
11 Jul 201811 July 2018
If you are heading off on holiday soon, you may want to check if you can access an airport lounge at your departure airport. If not, it might still be possible to arrange free access via a credit .....
If you are heading off on holiday soon, you may want to check if you can access an airport lounge at your .....
7 Jul 20187 July 2018 • 56 comments
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. The market is slowly coming to terms with the interchange fee .....
It is time for our regular round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....
2 Jul 20182 July 2018 • 68 comments
The point of this article, before I start rambling on, is this – if you can book a hotel in a way which guarantees an upgrade AT THE TIME OF BOOKING, you can save a lot of money because you can .....
The point of this article, before I start rambling on, is this – if you can book a hotel in a way which .....
29 Jun 201829 June 2018 • 7 comments
A trio of new hotel cashback deals have appeared on many American Express accounts. My wife has them on her Gold card whilst I have them on my Platinum. The deals are: £35 cashback on £100 spend .....
A trio of new hotel cashback deals have appeared on many American Express accounts. My wife has them on her .....
26 Jun 201826 June 2018
For the last 20+ months, Amazon has been offering an exclusive £15 discount code for Amex Gold, Green and Platinum charge card holders when they spend £25 or more. This offer expires on 30th June .....
For the last 20+ months, Amazon has been offering an exclusive £15 discount code for Amex Gold, Green and .....
19 Jun 201819 June 2018 • 128 comments
New cashback deals for Hertz car rentals in the UK and Hyatt hotels have appeared on a lot of American Express statements. Hertz is offering £30 cashback when you spend £150+ in the UK by 31st .....
New cashback deals for Hertz car rentals in the UK and Hyatt hotels have appeared on a lot of American Express .....
6 Jun 20186 June 2018
American Express has added further Lufthansa lounges in Germany to its American Express Global Lounge Collection. From now on Platinum and Centurion Card holders can enjoy complimentary access to .....
American Express has added further Lufthansa lounges in Germany to its American Express Global Lounge .....
2 Jun 20182 June 2018 • 40 comments
A ‘£5 cashback on a £50 Esso transaction’ cashback deal has appeared on a lot of American Express cards. You need to look under the ‘Offers’ section of your online .....
A ‘£5 cashback on a £50 Esso transaction’ cashback deal has appeared on a lot of American .....
1 Jun 20181 June 2018
Of all the credit and charge cards we cover on Head for Points, American Express Platinum is the one that people often find the hardest to get their head around. On the one hand, American Express .....
Of all the credit and charge cards we cover on Head for Points, American Express Platinum is the one that .....
16 May 201816 May 2018 • 228 comments
What is the best Avios credit card? With the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit card now closed to new applicants, I wanted to take another look at the other remaining options for earning Avios points from .....
What is the best Avios credit card? With the Lloyds Avios Rewards credit card now closed to new applicants, .....
7 May 20187 May 2018 • 124 comments
Harrods has launched a generous cashback offer with American Express. If you are targeted for this (log in to your online account and look at ‘Offers’ on each of your statement pages) you .....
Harrods has launched a generous cashback offer with American Express. If you are targeted for this (log in to .....
3 May 20183 May 2018
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