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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.
American Express has launched a cashback offer which is surprisingly generous – £100 back when you spend £200+ with Eastern Airways by 1st August. The offer is only open to the first 3,700 users .....
American Express has launched a cashback offer which is surprisingly generous – £100 back when you spend .....
4 Apr 20224 April 2022 • 36 comments
Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website on Friday, I was reminded of an interesting trick which you can use at retailers which do not take American Express. This assumes that .....
Trying to buy some trainers for my son from the Decathlon website on Friday, I was reminded of an interesting .....
4 Apr 20224 April 2022 • 60 comments
Last year, American Express launched the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is currently back for a limited period but it ends tonight (Thursday). When this offer came .....
Last year, American Express launched the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is .....
31 Mar 202231 March 2022 • 5 comments
Having rented a few cars in the past couple of years as we spent more time holidaying in the UK, I thought it was worth running through one of the lesser known benefits of The Platinum Card from .....
Having rented a few cars in the past couple of years as we spent more time holidaying in the UK, I thought it .....
28 Mar 202228 March 2022 • 38 comments
This week is your final week to get the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. These are, genuinely, on a scale unlike anything we have seen before. If you or someone you know .....
This week is your final week to get the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. These are, .....
25 Mar 202225 March 2022 • 24 comments
Last year, American Express launched the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is currently back for a limited period. When this offer came out last year, it didn’t just .....
Last year, American Express launched the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a payment card. It is .....
20 Mar 202220 March 2022 • 9 comments
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal under the ‘Offers’ tab for one or more of your Amex cards on the statement page. .....
IHG has launched a new hotel cashback deal with American Express. If you targetted, you will see this deal .....
19 Mar 202219 March 2022 • 45 comments
American Express has brought back its exceptionally generous sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. This is the biggest ‘open to all’ bonus that you will ever see. The standard bonus of .....
American Express has brought back its exceptionally generous sign-up bonus for The Platinum Card. This is the .....
15 Mar 202215 March 2022 • 98 comments
American Express is currently running a ‘you will never see better’ bonus of 100,000 Membership Rewards points when you take out American Express Business Platinum and spend £10,000 in .....
American Express is currently running a ‘you will never see better’ bonus of 100,000 Membership .....
13 Mar 202213 March 2022 • 17 comments
There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses. Getting some cards blocks you from getting a bonus on some other cards, but not all cards block you from all other cards. There .....
There are complex rules around American Express sign-up bonuses. Getting some cards blocks you from .....
10 Mar 202210 March 2022 • 33 comments
As we announced earlier this week American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a UK payment card. These are, genuinely, on a scale unlike anything we have seen before. If .....
As we announced earlier this week American Express has brought back the biggest sign-up bonuses ever seen on a .....
25 Feb 202225 February 2022 • 16 comments
We know first-hand how difficult it can be to run your own business. The last few years have been tough on many SME owners and it came as no surprise to hear that the rate of burn-out amongst .....
We know first-hand how difficult it can be to run your own business. The last few years have been tough on .....
22 Feb 202222 February 2022
Last year, American Express® launched the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a business payment card, and they have brought it back once more. .....
Last year, American Express® launched the biggest sign-up bonus ever seen in the UK for a business payment .....
21 Feb 202221 February 2022 • 100 comments
News in brief: The day HfP nearly caused its first divorce Back in 2016, Head for Points had a day when it picked up a lot of traffic from Mumsnet. This is not a normal source of new readers. I .....
News in brief: The day HfP nearly caused its first divorce Back in 2016, Head for Points had a day when it .....
15 Feb 202215 February 2022 • 26 comments
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