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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.
The London Restaurant Festival is back this year, running from 3rd to 21st October. American Express is again sponsoring the festival, and is offering £25 cashback on your statement when you make 2 x .....
The London Restaurant Festival is back this year, running from 3rd to 21st October. American Express is again .....
19 Sep 201319 September 2013 • 18 comments
It is now two years since American Express sprung a surprise on its Platinum cardholders by introducing a new benefit – Gold tier membership of Cathay Pacific‘s Marco Polo Club. Marco Polo .....
It is now two years since American Express sprung a surprise on its Platinum cardholders by introducing a new .....
12 Sep 201312 September 2013 • 59 comments
Yes, be warned …. it is another weird American Express gimmick. But I honestly don’t know the point of it yet …. If you have an Amex-issued Amex card, go to the website, log in and .....
Yes, be warned …. it is another weird American Express gimmick. But I honestly don’t know the .....
2 Sep 20132 September 2013 • 18 comments
When three people email me about something, then something is definitely ‘up’! For the last few weeks, some American Express Platinum card holders have been mysteriously receiving bonus .....
When three people email me about something, then something is definitely ‘up’! For the last few .....
29 Jul 201329 July 2013 • 54 comments
American Express emailed me last week to offer 1,000 Membership Rewards points (= 1,000 Avios, amongst other things) for each new supplementary cardholder added to my Platinum charge card account. .....
American Express emailed me last week to offer 1,000 Membership Rewards points (= 1,000 Avios, amongst other .....
27 Jul 201327 July 2013 • 18 comments
16th July 2012 was the day when American Express made big changes to the benefits package attached to the American Express Platinum Card. One year on, the Platinum card is in a strange position. Many, .....
16th July 2012 was the day when American Express made big changes to the benefits package attached to the .....
17 Jul 201317 July 2013 • 100 comments
I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for July. It has been a relatively quiet month, although a number of excellent promotions are still running. You .....
I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for July. It has been a .....
2 Jul 20132 July 2013 • 29 comments
I wrote earlier this week about the free night at selected 5-star Melia hotels that has been offered to all UK American Express Platinum cardholders. (You can still get this if you sign up for the .....
I wrote earlier this week about the free night at selected 5-star Melia hotels that has been offered to all UK .....
29 Jun 201329 June 2013 • 21 comments
American Express is bringing back its ‘Shop Small’ promotion this July. And this means a potential £50 for every American Express card you hold! Lloyds TSB and MBNA Amex cards are .....
American Express is bringing back its ‘Shop Small’ promotion this July. And this means a .....
27 Jun 201327 June 2013 • 46 comments
Ironically, last Friday, I published an article criticising American Express Platinum for launching a poor quality Priority Club promotion. And then, what should appear in the post, than a genuinely .....
Ironically, last Friday, I published an article criticising American Express Platinum for launching a poor .....
24 Jun 201324 June 2013 • 50 comments
There is something distinctly weird about Amex Platinum and their special promotions. For every one they send you that might possibly be useful, there is one that is just fundamentally odd or poor .....
There is something distinctly weird about Amex Platinum and their special promotions. For every one they send .....
21 Jun 201321 June 2013 • 19 comments
American Express Platinum (and indeed Centurion) cardholders get a number of decent hotel deals, mainly through the Fine Hotels & Resorts programme (late check-out, upgrade if available at .....
American Express Platinum (and indeed Centurion) cardholders get a number of decent hotel deals, mainly .....
14 Jun 201314 June 2013
Back in November, American Express was offering 5,000 bonus Membership Rewards points to anyone who signed up for its foreign currency transfer service and made one payment. Two new versions of this .....
Back in November, American Express was offering 5,000 bonus Membership Rewards points to anyone who signed up .....
8 Jun 20138 June 2013 • 24 comments
I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for June. Sadly, the American Airlines 35,000 miles sign-up bonus finished on May 31st. However, we have had another .....
I have updated the ‘Credit Card Offers‘ page at the top of the site for June. Sadly, the American .....
3 Jun 20133 June 2013 • 24 comments
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