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.
Yesterday 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?’. Because you can earn .....
Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....
25 Apr 201725 April 2017 • 40 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 .....
24 Apr 201724 April 2017 • 143 comments
As we covered extensively on Head for Points in February, Hilton Honors underwent a substantial restructuring which totally changed the value basis of the scheme. You can now use Hilton Honors points .....
As we covered extensively on Head for Points in February, Hilton Honors underwent a substantial restructuring .....
23 Apr 201723 April 2017 • 129 comments
News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios with a £99 Samsung tablet Tesco Direct is running an interest Samsung Galaxy Tab offer this week. Until April 24th, these four tablets – all priced at £99 or .....
News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios with a £99 Samsung tablet Tesco Direct is running an interest Samsung Galaxy .....
21 Apr 201721 April 2017 • 127 comments
The American Express Platinum charge card offering differs from country to country. Whilst the cards look the same wherever you go (unless you turn them over) you receive different benefits .....
The American Express Platinum charge card offering differs from country to country. Whilst the cards look .....
19 Apr 201719 April 2017 • 101 comments
News in brief: Amex launches new travel statement credit deals A new batch of statement credit deals has appeared from American Express. Some, all or none of these offers will appear on the .....
News in brief: Amex launches new travel statement credit deals A new batch of statement credit deals has .....
18 Apr 201718 April 2017 • 95 comments
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 .....
It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....
2 Apr 20172 April 2017 • 73 comments
If you want to gain status at a number of hotel chains quickly, you have two options. One is to start spending every night of the week in a hotel, changing property every night to maximise your stay .....
If you want to gain status at a number of hotel chains quickly, you have two options. One is to start .....
31 Mar 201731 March 2017 • 112 comments
A reader asked in the comments yesterday if I could write an easy-to-understand guide to how your current credit card portfolio may impact what other cards you can get. I thought I would put .....
A reader asked in the comments yesterday if I could write an easy-to-understand guide to how your current .....
14 Mar 201714 March 2017 • 81 comments
What is the best Avios credit card? With 13 different credit and charge cards offering Avios points, either directly or indirectly, and issuers starting to reduce the rewards on Visa and .....
What is the best Avios credit card? With 13 different credit and charge cards offering Avios points, .....
13 Mar 201713 March 2017 • 92 comments
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 .....
It’s time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and .....
6 Mar 20176 March 2017 • 109 comments
Until early 2013, American Express allowed you to transfer your Membership Rewards points to someone else, at any time, for a £15 fee. This option no longer exists. However …. The terms and .....
Until early 2013, American Express allowed you to transfer your Membership Rewards points to someone else, at .....
5 Mar 20175 March 2017 • 53 comments
News in brief: The US Amex Platinum card will be made of metal The US version of the American Express Platinum charge card has been relaunched this week. The fee rises $100 to $550 but is .....
News in brief: The US Amex Platinum card will be made of metal The US version of the American Express Platinum .....
3 Mar 20173 March 2017 • 34 comments
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 .....
21 Feb 201721 February 2017 • 125 comments
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