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American Express Platinum card

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.

What are the most valuable UK credit card sign-up bonuses?

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be interesting, in very mercenary terms, would be to rank the sign-up bonuses in terms of .....

Our ‘Credit Card Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might be .....

by Rob Burgess125 comments

What are the best credit card deals for February 2017?

It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel credit card sign-up deals. Our updated directory of all 23 UK travel credit cards can .....

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by Rob Burgess62 comments

Get £15 off a £25 Amazon purchase for ALL Amex Gold and Platinum holders

If you missed this offer when I wrote about it just before Christmas, or you simply forgot about it in the whirl of the festive season, it isn’t too late. You still have time to save £15 on .....

If you missed this offer when I wrote about it just before Christmas, or you simply forgot about it in the .....

by Rob Burgess70 comments

Which airline credit card is best for long term spending?

The majority of the credit card posts on Head for Points are focused on exploiting sign-up bonuses.  Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus, cancel the card, move on. .....

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by Rob Burgess191 comments

‘Secret’ Hilton and Avis cashback deals with American Express launched

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American Express seems to be trialling exclusive cashback deals for Facebook users. Unfortunately, we are .....

by Rob Burgess60 comments

Bits: Luxury Travel Diary auctions, Amex Travel cashback deal launched

News in brief: More Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line about another wave of its auctions closing soon. Interesting options closing in the next 48 .....

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by Rob Burgess96 comments

American Express changes its refer a friend scheme without telling anyone

American Express appears to have made a quiet change to its refer a friend scheme without telling anyone.  This only impacts anyone who holds a Preferred Rewards Gold card. Until recently, a Gold or .....

American Express appears to have made a quiet change to its refer a friend scheme without telling anyone. .....

by Rob Burgess41 comments

Get £15 off a £25 Amazon purchase for ALL Amex Gold and Platinum holders

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Get £5 back on a £10 purchase via American Express ‘Shop Small’

If you have ANY American Express credit or charge card – except TSB – you can make big savings on your Christmas shopping from today until 18th December with ‘Shop Small’. .....

If you have ANY American Express credit or charge card – except TSB – you can make big savings on .....

by Rob Burgess132 comments

Bits: get two free US Uber rides, new American Express shopping offers

News in brief: Get a free Uber ride up to $65 If you are heading to the US between now and New Year, American Express and Uber are running a holiday season promotion giving you two free Uber rides up .....

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