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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.
News in brief: New American Express cashback deals launched American Express has launched a new wave of statement credit deals. These offers may or may not be available for you to activate if you .....
News in brief: New American Express cashback deals launched American Express has launched a new wave of .....
27 Jun 201727 June 2017 • 55 comments
It is time for 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 updated directory of all 23 UK travel credit cards can be .....
It is time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....
8 Jun 20178 June 2017 • 78 comments
Melia Rewards Gold status is one of the new benefits of the American Express Platinum charge card which were introduced in 2015. One of the benefits of the American Express Platinum charge card is the .....
Melia Rewards Gold status is one of the new benefits of the American Express Platinum charge card which were .....
7 Jun 20177 June 2017 • 24 comments
American Express has, quietly, slipped out a new version of the Membership Rewards terms and conditions. You can see the document here (PDF) – you are looking for pages 18+. The main .....
American Express has, quietly, slipped out a new version of the Membership Rewards terms and conditions. You .....
31 May 201731 May 2017 • 98 comments
If you currently have an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum charge card, you should be eligible for a special offer for five days only. If you add the (free) Platinum .....
If you currently have an American Express Preferred Rewards Gold or American Express Platinum charge card, you .....
27 May 201727 May 2017 • 93 comments
News in brief: American Express Platinum adds new lounges If you have an American Express Platinum charge card, you can benefit from a new deal signed with ‘Escape’ lounges, the small .....
News in brief: American Express Platinum adds new lounges If you have an American Express Platinum charge .....
17 May 201717 May 2017 • 45 comments
With a new bonus on the Virgin Atlantic credit cards launched over the weekend, I thought it was time for our monthly round up of what is coming and what is going in the world of UK airline and hotel .....
With a new bonus on the Virgin Atlantic credit cards launched over the weekend, I thought it was time for our .....
9 May 20179 May 2017 • 48 comments
News in brief: £15 Amazon discount code still working Amazon is still offering a £15 discount Amex Gold and Platinum cardholders. This deal is meant to run until 31st October. This offer is a .....
News in brief: £15 Amazon discount code still working Amazon is still offering a £15 discount Amex Gold and .....
8 May 20178 May 2017 • 73 comments
News in brief: Earn cashback on Heathrow Express and Airbnb A new cashback deal has appeared on many American Express accounts offering £10 back on £50 Heathrow Express spend. It isn’t clear .....
News in brief: Earn cashback on Heathrow Express and Airbnb A new cashback deal has appeared on many American .....
1 May 20171 May 2017 • 81 comments
Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby – ‘What is the best credit card for earning Avios points?’. Because you can earn .....
Yesterday I did my best to begin answering the question commonly asked by beginners to this hobby .....
25 Apr 201725 April 2017 • 40 comments
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think and beginners to this hobby may not be aware of the full range of cards which are available. .....
What is the best credit card for earning Avios points? This is not as easy an answer as you might think and .....
24 Apr 201724 April 2017 • 143 comments
As we covered extensively on Head for Points in February, Hilton Honors underwent a substantial restructuring which totally changed the value basis of the scheme. You can now use Hilton Honors points .....
As we covered extensively on Head for Points in February, Hilton Honors underwent a substantial restructuring .....
23 Apr 201723 April 2017 • 129 comments
News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios with a £99 Samsung tablet Tesco Direct is running an interest Samsung Galaxy Tab offer this week. Until April 24th, these four tablets – all priced at £99 or .....
News in brief: Get 2,400 Avios with a £99 Samsung tablet Tesco Direct is running an interest Samsung Galaxy .....
21 Apr 201721 April 2017 • 127 comments
The American Express Platinum charge card offering differs from country to country. Whilst the cards look the same wherever you go (unless you turn them over) you receive different benefits .....
The American Express Platinum charge card offering differs from country to country. Whilst the cards look .....
19 Apr 201719 April 2017 • 101 comments
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