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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 seems to be trialling exclusive cashback deals for Facebook users. Unfortunately, we are about to ruin their experiment by publicising the deal here and generating a few thousand .....
American Express seems to be trialling exclusive cashback deals for Facebook users. Unfortunately, we are .....
10 Jan 201710 January 2017 • 60 comments
News in brief: More Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line about another wave of its auctions closing soon. Interesting options closing in the next 48 .....
News in brief: More Luxury Travel Diary auctions launched The Luxury Travel Diary site dropped me a line .....
3 Jan 20173 January 2017 • 96 comments
News in brief: The end of the 5,000 points per night UK Hilton redemption Hilton has published its latest list of redemption category changes. With only 11 hotels globally going up in cost, I normally .....
News in brief: The end of the 5,000 points per night UK Hilton redemption Hilton has published its latest list .....
28 Dec 201628 December 2016 • 61 comments
American Express appears to have made a quiet change to its refer a friend scheme without telling anyone. This only impacts anyone who holds a Preferred Rewards Gold card. Until recently, a Gold or .....
American Express appears to have made a quiet change to its refer a friend scheme without telling anyone. .....
23 Dec 201623 December 2016 • 41 comments
American Express sent out an interesting offer to its Gold, Green, Centurion and Platinum cardholders yesterday. You will save £15 on your next Amazon order of £25 or more as long as you part-pay .....
American Express sent out an interesting offer to its Gold, Green, Centurion and Platinum cardholders .....
21 Dec 201621 December 2016 • 179 comments
News in brief: Last day for American Express ‘Shop Small’ Don’t forget that today (Sunday) is the last day for the Amex ‘Shop Small’ offer. You will receive £5 .....
News in brief: Last day for American Express ‘Shop Small’ Don’t forget that today (Sunday) .....
18 Dec 201618 December 2016 • 47 comments
If you have ANY American Express credit or charge card – except TSB – you can make big savings on your Christmas shopping from today until 18th December with ‘Shop Small’. .....
If you have ANY American Express credit or charge card – except TSB – you can make big savings on .....
3 Dec 20163 December 2016 • 132 comments
News in brief: Get a free Uber ride up to $65 If you are heading to the US between now and New Year, American Express and Uber are running a holiday season promotion giving you two free Uber rides up .....
News in brief: Get a free Uber ride up to $65 If you are heading to the US between now and New Year, American .....
20 Nov 201620 November 2016 • 105 comments
Last year I reviewed the Servisair lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3. Actually, I reviewed five lounges in Terminal 3 in the same day – I don’t mess about ….. The Servisair lounge .....
Last year I reviewed the Servisair lounge in Heathrow Terminal 3. Actually, I reviewed five lounges in .....
20 Nov 201620 November 2016 • 13 comments
One of the most useful benefits of having an American Express Platinum card – and one which genuinely helps me justify the £450 fee – is the Fine Hotels & Resorts programme. FHR, as .....
One of the most useful benefits of having an American Express Platinum card – and one which genuinely .....
14 Nov 201614 November 2016 • 31 comments
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 .....
27 Oct 201627 October 2016 • 76 comments
18 months ago I ran this post on ‘What is your credit card ‘end game’ strategy?‘. This was fundamentally about which cards you should, long term, end up keeping in your .....
18 months ago I ran this post on ‘What is your credit card ‘end game’ strategy?‘. .....
24 Oct 201624 October 2016 • 191 comments
American Express Platinum and Centurion cardholders get a number of decent hotel deals, mainly through the Fine Hotels & Resorts programme (late check-out, upgrade if available at check-in, free .....
American Express Platinum and Centurion cardholders get a number of decent hotel deals, mainly through the .....
3 Oct 20163 October 2016 • 2 comments
American Express Platinum gained a new benefit yesterday, albeit indirectly – I doubt the people at American Express even knew it was coming. Singapore Airlines Krisflyer and Shangri-La Hotels .....
American Express Platinum gained a new benefit yesterday, albeit indirectly – I doubt the people at .....
28 Sep 201628 September 2016 • 88 comments
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