Got Amex Platinum? Get 1,000 Membership Rewards points for adding a supplementary card

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• Hingeless says:

  3 Apr3 April 06:46

  They also give access to virgin australia lounges!

• martin says:

  3 Apr3 April 08:10

  The supplementary cardholder also has the option of receiving a green Amex – handy if they also hold a gold card and need some way of differentiating them in their wallet!

  While there is a credit check involved, I’ve held a supplementary card since I was 18, so I’m not sure how strict it is. It’s come in quite handy over the years for the travel insurance – which covers me, my partner, and any hypothetical children. Some parts of the policy only apply if I used an Amex-issued Amex card to purchase the travel, but it doesn’t need to be the platinum supplementary card. (My dad is no doubt pleased he’s not picking up the bill.)

• Brendan Sweeney says:

  3 Apr3 April 09:03

  AMEX recently changed their terms so that the main cardholder is fully responsible for spending on supplementary cards ( previously the supplementary cardholders were joint and severally liable) so they may have relaxed their checks on additional cardholders

• DeltaCharlie says:

  3 Apr3 April 10:14

  You do need to have held the card for more than 6 months for this to work. You can also get 500 Avios for supplementary on the BAPP.

  • Trevor says:

    3 Apr3 April 13:19

    I applied after 6 hours after receiving my card, so don’t think there’s a prerequisit amount of time. I also waited ages for it to get approved and got a call to validate the application. Didn’t realise there’d be a credit check for supp as well, so guess that’s why it took longer, but since they can do a credit check and realtime validation on online new card application in seconds, it still doesn’t explain the delay.

• Jon says:

  3 Apr3 April 16:59

  Can anyone confirm the CX Marco Polo gold benefit is definitely gone for Amex Plats as of 31st March? They have had a habit of extending it in the past…

  • Brendan says:

    3 Apr3 April 17:30

    Just checked….its gone

• Josh Fisher says:

  4 Apr4 April 00:14

  Can you use the Virgin Australia lounges even with a UK Platinum card? How do you access them?

  Do we have to be flying Virgin Australia?

  Thanks

  • Rob says:

    4 Apr4 April 09:17

    I am guessing it is an Oz Plat benefit but they never check the card. In the same way that Eurostar lounge access is only a UK Plat benefit but you would easily get in with an overseas one.

    Yes, would definitely require a Virgin Oz ticket.

• boi says:

  4 Apr4 April 21:14

  I got my plat card last week, as well as supp card. can I still get this bonus 1000 MR though i didnt apply via their link?

  • Rob says:

    4 Apr4 April 21:20

    Don’t think so, but if you make a complaint saying you think it is unfair you get points for getting one later, they may give them as a goodwill gesture.

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