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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 brought back big sign-up bonuses on its small business cards. Interestingly, as we cover in more detail in a separate article, all restrictions on receiving a sign-up bonus have .....
American Express has brought back big sign-up bonuses on its small business cards. Interestingly, as we cover .....
12 Sep 202412 September 2024 • 77 comments
American Express has brought back the generous Amex Dining offer which ran in the spring. It has been expanded from American Express Preferred Rewards Gold cardholders to holders of The Platinum Card. .....
American Express has brought back the generous Amex Dining offer which ran in the spring. It has been expanded .....
9 Sep 20249 September 2024 • 54 comments
Whilst many holders of Priority Pass airport lounge cards in the UK complain that they find it difficult to get access (which is why American Express Platinum is currently trialling free reservations .....
Whilst many holders of Priority Pass airport lounge cards in the UK complain that they find it difficult to .....
8 Sep 20248 September 2024 • 80 comments
It turns out that it has been five years since we wrote about the American Express lounge at The O2 arena in London. I got to visit it for the first time recently (I’m normally hiding away in .....
It turns out that it has been five years since we wrote about the American Express lounge at The O2 arena in .....
1 Sep 20241 September 2024 • 33 comments
American Express is currently running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. You have until tonight – Tuesday 27th August – to apply. The standard bonus of 40,000 Membership Rewards .....
American Express is currently running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. You have until tonight .....
27 Aug 202427 August 2024 • 20 comments
American Express is currently running an excellent sign-up bonus of £400 of Amex Travel credit and 40,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. The points would convert .....
American Express is currently running an excellent sign-up bonus of £400 of Amex Travel credit and 40,000 .....
22 Aug 202422 August 2024 • 11 comments
American Express is currently running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. You have until 27th August to apply. The standard bonus of 40,000 Membership Rewards points for spending £6,000, .....
American Express is currently running a bumper sign-up offer for The Platinum Card. You have until 27th August .....
12 Aug 202412 August 2024 • 31 comments
A hugely interesting benefit of American Express Platinum cards is £300 per year of dining credit. You receive: There is no minimum spend – free really means free. If you spend under £150, the .....
A hugely interesting benefit of American Express Platinum cards is £300 per year of dining credit. You .....
12 Aug 202412 August 2024 • 24 comments
One of the perks of holding premium credit cards, and particularly American Express cards, is that they often come bundled with airport lounge access. Historically Amex had contracted with airlines to .....
One of the perks of holding premium credit cards, and particularly American Express cards, is that they often .....
11 Aug 202411 August 2024 • 28 comments
American Express is currently running an excellent sign-up bonus of £400 of Amex Travel credit and 40,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. The points would convert .....
American Express is currently running an excellent sign-up bonus of £400 of Amex Travel credit and 40,000 .....
10 Aug 202410 August 2024 • 18 comments
Three new UK airport restaurants have joined Priority Pass. At Birmingham International, The Factory Bar & Kitchen has joined. This is the first restaurant at Birmingham to sign up. At Newcastle .....
Three new UK airport restaurants have joined Priority Pass. At Birmingham International, The Factory Bar & .....
6 Aug 20246 August 2024 • 4 comments
American Express is currently running an excellent sign-up bonus of £400 of Amex Travel credit and 40,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. The points would convert .....
American Express is currently running an excellent sign-up bonus of £400 of Amex Travel credit and 40,000 .....
29 Jul 202429 July 2024 • 59 comments
American Express is currently running an excellent sign-up bonus of £400 of Amex Travel credit and 40,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out The Platinum Card. The points would convert into .....
American Express is currently running an excellent sign-up bonus of £400 of Amex Travel credit and 40,000 .....
23 Jul 202423 July 2024 • 36 comments
You may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. The answer is simple: all American Express spend targets are based on NET spend, not GROSS .....
You may not be familiar with how American Express treats refunds when you have a spend target to hit. The .....
20 Jul 202420 July 2024 • 52 comments
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