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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.
Better late than never, it’s time for the return of 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 directory of .....
Better late than never, it’s time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is .....
17 Jan 201617 January 2016 • 80 comments
News in brief: Four Seasons walks away from Canary Wharf Four Seasons announced yesterday that it is dropping management of its hotel at Canary Wharf in London. This is presumably linked to the .....
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14 Jan 201614 January 2016 • 50 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 .....
13 Jan 201613 January 2016 • 100 comments
This very generous offer – £50 cashback on a £150 travel spend – has just been launched for American Express Gold and Platinum cardholders. To see if you have been targetted, you need .....
This very generous offer – £50 cashback on a £150 travel spend – has just been launched for .....
2 Jan 20162 January 2016 • 100 comments
I have written extensively about the new European Union regulations on credit card interchange fees which came into effect last week. This article covers the key information. You could (note, could) .....
I have written extensively about the new European Union regulations on credit card interchange fees which came .....
18 Dec 201518 December 2015 • 74 comments
Our ‘Credit Cards 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 Cards Offers’ tab lists all of the card deals currently available. What I thought might .....
14 Dec 201514 December 2015 • 47 comments
What is the best Avios credit card? With 13 different cards now offering Avios points, and issuers starting to reduce the rewards on Visa and MasterCard products in response to the new EU .....
What is the best Avios credit card? With 13 different cards now offering Avios points, and issuers .....
7 Dec 20157 December 2015 • 81 comments
Today, Saturday 5th December, is the third 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 .....
Today, Saturday 5th December, is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business .....
5 Dec 20155 December 2015 • 130 comments
News in brief: New American Express statement credit deals launched A new wave of Amex cashback offers launched yesterday. Some, all or none of these will be available for registration under the .....
News in brief: New American Express statement credit deals launched A new wave of Amex cashback offers .....
1 Dec 20151 December 2015 • 114 comments
For the next FOUR DAYS ONLY, you will receive 40,000 American Express Membership Rewards points if you apply for the American Express Platinum charge card via a special link. These convert into 40,000 .....
For the next FOUR DAYS ONLY, you will receive 40,000 American Express Membership Rewards points if you apply .....
15 Nov 201515 November 2015 • 87 comments
A batch of new ‘statement credit’ offers appeared on my American Express online account yesterday. If you have a Gold, Platinum, BA, SPG, Nectar or other Amex-issued Amex card, you should .....
A batch of new ‘statement credit’ offers appeared on my American Express online account yesterday. .....
10 Nov 201510 November 2015 • 27 comments
Saturday 5th December is the third 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 5th December is the third outing for the UK version of ‘Small Business Saturday’, a .....
3 Nov 20153 November 2015 • 46 comments
This is my review of the American Express Platinum charge card. It is part of my series of articles looking at the major UK loyalty credit cards and discussing whether or not they are .....
This is my review of the American Express Platinum charge card. It is part of my series .....
30 Oct 201530 October 2015 • 83 comments
American Express and Amazon have quietly launched another promotion. This is effectively free money if you are targetted for it. You will receive £10 cashback when you make a £20 purchase at .....
American Express and Amazon have quietly launched another promotion. This is effectively free money if you .....
9 Oct 20159 October 2015 • 31 comments
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