Reply To: Amex Platinum benefits into 2025

[Tezza1978]

I’m with the other poster who thinks @jj ‘s post was a bit bonkers. The type of card benefits they are outlining seems mainly aimed at Centurion’s market, which is clearly the flagship “exclusive” product. Making the minimum income requirement for Plat £150K/£200K would be crazy – if Plat’s already quite niche….. you are shrinking Amex’s potential Plat market down by 80 or 90% for it at those income levels!

I think the annual fee for it is currently high but would be justifiable for me if some of the benefits were tweaked. A means to pay a small fee to cover minor pre-existing conditions for the travel insurance for my wife would be a start. Free reservation fees for the busy/limited availability UK airport lounges too? And the same earning potential for MR points as Gold (or better) and reduced or no forex fees. And perhaps something else to replace the HN credit and/or allowing the total dining credit (£300) to be split any way you want between UK restaurants and overseas ones. Just throwing a few ideas out there 🙂

Meanwhile I will stick with Gold for my first renewal as the Deliveroo credits and the great ongoing offers (e.g 10% LNER and the many hotel credit backs!) have made me far more than the renewal fee alone , ignoring the 4 free lounge passes I’ve used and the multiple free hotel nights Ive paid for with points….