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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.
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
News in brief: Free Hilton HHonors Gold coming back as an Amex Platinum benefit? Until December 2013, American Express Platinum charge card holders received Hilton HHonors Gold status, albeit as a .....
News in brief: Free Hilton HHonors Gold coming back as an Amex Platinum benefit? Until December 2013, American .....
8 Oct 20158 October 2015 • 49 comments
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 all 25 UK travel credit .....
It’s time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK .....
5 Oct 20155 October 2015 • 81 comments
The majority of the credit card posts on Head for Points are focussed on exploiting sign-up bonuses. Get a card, spend the minimum required to trigger the bonus, cancel the card, move on. .....
The majority of the credit card posts on Head for Points are focussed on exploiting sign-up bonuses. Get .....
21 Sep 201521 September 2015 • 108 comments
After a short break, it is 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 all 25 .....
After a short break, it is time for the return of our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going .....
7 Sep 20157 September 2015 • 42 comments
American Express has launched a new wave of cashback offers. To see what you have been targetted for, log in to your American Express account and click on ‘Offers’ on the statement page. .....
American Express has launched a new wave of cashback offers. To see what you have been targetted for, log in .....
2 Sep 20152 September 2015 • 52 comments
News in brief: Tesco Grocery code still running Reader Robert emailed to remind me that there is a functioning Tesco Grocery code out there with a surprisingly long expiry date. Code XXNNRR gives an .....
News in brief: Tesco Grocery code still running Reader Robert emailed to remind me that there is a functioning .....
19 Aug 201519 August 2015 • 29 comments
When I wrote about the new 40,000 points sign-up bonus for the American Express Platinum card on Friday, there were some queries about the Fine Hotels & Resorts hotel booking programme. I .....
When I wrote about the new 40,000 points sign-up bonus for the American Express Platinum card on Friday, there .....
16 Aug 201516 August 2015 • 20 comments
It has been a long time since I have seen a special sign-up bonus on an American Express card aimed at a specific group of people. For one month only, though, you can receive 40,000 American Express .....
It has been a long time since I have seen a special sign-up bonus on an American Express card aimed at a .....
14 Aug 201514 August 2015 • 79 comments
News in brief: £50 Apple cashback deal with Amex American Express is repeating an Apple promotion which originally ran last year, offering £50 statement credit on a purchase of £500 or more. I was .....
News in brief: £50 Apple cashback deal with Amex American Express is repeating an Apple promotion which .....
12 Aug 201512 August 2015 • 47 comments
Three years ago, I wrote an article about my experience claiming on the American Express Platinum card travel insurance. Amex made some nasty changes to the insurance on the Platinum card in January .....
Three years ago, I wrote an article about my experience claiming on the American Express Platinum card travel .....
7 Aug 20157 August 2015 • 67 comments
Today is the official opening of the Aspire lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. Yesterday evening I was sent some official photographs by Priority Pass which you can see below. I have also reproduced .....
Today is the official opening of the Aspire lounge in Heathrow Terminal 5. Yesterday evening I was sent some .....
4 Aug 20154 August 2015 • 57 comments
Until early 2013, American Express allowed you to transfer your Membership Rewards points to someone else for a £15 fee. This option no longer exists. However …. The terms and conditions .....
Until early 2013, American Express allowed you to transfer your Membership Rewards points to someone else for .....
21 Jul 201521 July 2015 • 40 comments
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