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, £300 of restaurant credit each year, £100 of Harvey Nichols 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.
Saturday 6th December is the second outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a slightly more welcome US import than Black Friday! It is, in theory, little more than a PR .....
Saturday 6th December is the second outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a .....
5 Dec 20145 December 2014 • 96 comments
Earlier this year, American Express Platinum launched a new benefit for its US and corporate UK Platinum cardholders. Through a tie-up with a company called Boingo, you can receive free wi-fi when .....
Earlier this year, American Express Platinum launched a new benefit for its US and corporate UK Platinum .....
16 Nov 201416 November 2014 • 43 comments
The Christmas shopping season is starting to get into gear and the special offers are starting to appear. You have probably received a letter or email about the main American Express deals, .....
The Christmas shopping season is starting to get into gear and the special offers are starting to .....
15 Nov 201415 November 2014 • 49 comments
American Express has launched two new discount deals with airline partners. South African Airways is offering £75 cashback when you spend £750 or more on an SAA flight via their flysaa website. .....
American Express has launched two new discount deals with airline partners. South African Airways is offering .....
9 Nov 20149 November 2014 • 7 comments
This very generous offer – £50 cashback – has just been launched as part of the American Express partnership with TripAdvisor. The Amex / TripAdvisor arrangement is an odd one. Once .....
This very generous offer – £50 cashback – has just been launched as part of the American Express .....
6 Nov 20146 November 2014 • 82 comments
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 .....
Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....
5 Nov 20145 November 2014 • 57 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 .....
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think .....
4 Nov 20144 November 2014 • 58 comments
Last week I wrote about the generous new American Express promotion from Transport for London. It is offering £5 cashback when you spend £5 or more on tube, bus and rail tickets in London when you .....
Last week I wrote about the generous new American Express promotion from Transport for London. It is offering .....
31 Oct 201431 October 2014 • 93 comments
American Express has launched a few more special cardmember offers. You can see if you have been targeted for these deals by logging onto your online account, going into each card you have and .....
American Express has launched a few more special cardmember offers. You can see if you have been targeted for .....
26 Oct 201426 October 2014 • 87 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 .....
23 Oct 201423 October 2014 • 75 comments
I accidentally started a mini-debate at Flyertalk yesterday when I criticised a new American Express promotional offer. If I take a look at my American Express Platinum account online, two new .....
I accidentally started a mini-debate at Flyertalk yesterday when I criticised a new American Express .....
14 Oct 201414 October 2014 • 82 comments
The London Restaurant Festival is back, running from October 8th to October 27th. American Express is again sponsoring the festival, and is offering £25 cashback on your statement when you make .....
The London Restaurant Festival is back, running from October 8th to October 27th. American Express is .....
13 Oct 201413 October 2014 • 35 comments
American Express has two on-going bonus schemes to encourage cardholders to add supplementary cardholders to their accounts. After all, the more people who are carrying a card, the more spend .....
American Express has two on-going bonus schemes to encourage cardholders to add supplementary cardholders to .....
9 Oct 20149 October 2014 • 35 comments
I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the screen for October. What’s new? The latest special offer on the British Airways American Express cards ended in .....
I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the screen for October. What’s .....
5 Oct 20145 October 2014 • 44 comments
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