American Express Platinum card giving DOUBLE points on all spending until 20th July

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The Platinum Card from American Express is offering double Membership Rewards points – 2 per £1 – on ALL spending until 20th July!

These means that, if you have Amex Platinum, it is now THE most valuable card in your wallet.

I had expected this offer to appear, because it has been offered to Platinum cardholders in other countries. For some reason no-one has yet been emailed by American Express about it.

It DOES work though, and applies to all transactions from 21st April. Take a look at this screenshot:

Does this apply to all Membership Rewards cards?

No.

It only applies to personal American Express Platinum cards. If you have the International Dollar / Euro Platinum Card, it also applies to that. Centurion cardholders can also take part.

It does NOT apply to Business Platinum or the personal versions of Preferred Rewards Gold, Green or the American Express Rewards Credit Card.

How many miles and points will I now earn?

Two Membership Rewards points per £1 means you are earning:

2 Avios per £1

2 Virgin Flying Club miles per £1

4 Hilton Honors points per £1

6 Radisson Rewards points per £1

3 Marriott Bonvoy points per £1

….. and much more.

The full list of Membership Rewards airline partners is here and the full list of hotel partners is here.

Amex Platinum giving DOUBLE points on ALL spending until 20th July!

Or get 1.8% cashback instead

Alternatively, you can take 1.8% cashback instead.

As we wrote the other day, Amex Platinum cardholders now receive 0.9p per Membership Rewards points when they redeem for statement credit.

This means that, as you are now earning 2 Membership Rewards points per £1, you could immediately redeem these for 1.8% off your bill.

Is it worth getting American Express Platinum to take advantage of this deal?

I will do a separate article on this topic over the weekend. The issue is that, whilst the rewards are clearly excellent now, you won’t be able to benefit from most of the travel benefits which come with the card.

My full review of the American Express Platinum card is here if you want to find out more now. Our ‘quick read’ ‘Top 10 Reasons for getting American Express Platinum’ is here.

You can apply for The Platinum Card here.

Want to earn more points from credit cards? – December 2021 update

If you are looking to apply for a new credit or charge card, here are our November 2021 recommendations based on the current sign-up bonus.

You can see our full directory of all UK cards which earn airline or hotel points here. Here are the top current deals:

British Airways BA Amex American Express card

British Airways American Express

5,000 Avios for signing up, no annual fee and an Economy 2-4-1 voucher for spending ….. Read our full review

British Airways BA Premium Plus American Express Amex credit card

British Airways American Express Premium Plus

25,000 Avios and the UK’s most valuable credit card perk – the 2-4-1 companion voucher Read our full review

American Express Preferred Rewards Gold

Your best beginner’s card – 20,000 points, FREE for a year & two airport lounge passes Read our full review

The Platinum Card from American Express

30,000 points and an unbeatable set of travel benefits – for a fee Read our full review

Earning miles and points from small business cards

If you are a sole trader or run a small company, you may also want to check out these offers.

American Express Business Gold

20,000 points sign-up bonus and free for a year Read our full review

American Express Business Platinum

40,000 points sign-up bonus and a long list of travel benefits Read our full review

British Airways Accelerating Business American Express

30,000 Avios sign-up bonus – plus annual bonuses of up to 30,000 Avios Read our full review

Capital On Tap Business Rewards Visa

The most generous Avios Visa or Mastercard for a limited company Read our full review

For a non-American Express option, we also recommend the Barclaycard Select Cashback card for sole traders and small businesses. It is FREE and you receive 1% cashback on your spending:

Barclaycard Select Cashback Credit Card

1% cashback and no annual fee Read our full review

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Freddy says:

23 Apr23 April 13:19

The plat card is a completely redundant card in this climate and unless you are spending a ton in a lockdown I’m struggling to see the deal here
- Rob says:
  
  23 Apr23 April 13:27
  
  But if you have one, you should now be using it.
  - tony says:
    
    23 Apr23 April 14:19
    
    But how many of us use the Platinum card solely for business expenses, to ensure the £575 fee can be recovered without any debate from accountants or HMRC? If I suddenly start putting my BrewDog orders through, I suspect eyebrows may be raised!
    - Lady London says:
      
      23 Apr23 April 18:22
      
      You can go to £75 per year per employee (might be more now) allowed by HMRC for staff entertainment as a cost without the employees that drunk the beer being taxed on the benefit. Think employers put the cost of Christmas parties on this but who knows, perhaps you’re stocking up?
      - sayling says:
        
        23 Apr23 April 20:08
        
        £150, I think – but can’t reclaim any VAT
Chu says:

23 Apr23 April 13:54

Is this an offer that needs to be saved or is it automatic?

Can’t see it in either of my personal platinum accounts 🙁
Simon Barlow says:

23 Apr23 April 13:54

I guess one reason for keeping will be if you have any trips for later in the year, paid for with the card, that you may want the security of the AMEX insurance behind you in case of likely cancellation?
Andy says:

23 Apr23 April 13:57

Not showing on my statement £1=1pt for me :0(
- Rob says:
  
  23 Apr23 April 14:50
  
  Do you have any transactions dated 21st April onwards?
Kevin C says:

23 Apr23 April 14:06

Just had an email about this from Amex.
Mr(s) Entitled says:

23 Apr23 April 14:12

It is definitely the most valuable card in your wallet (or purse). It £600 a year for nothing!
- TGLoyalty says:
  
  23 Apr23 April 18:54
  
  Think you’re mixing up valuable and expensive
MD says:

23 Apr23 April 14:19

NB it won’t add to your BA 2for1 spend, and spending direct with BA still nets more (3 avios per pound on the black BA card)
BuyEMLocalBonds says:

23 Apr23 April 14:22

Worth upgrading from gold chard to make use of £9 per 1000 MR points and this?

Assuming new platinum cards will qualify???
- Rum says:
  
  23 Apr23 April 18:58
  
  I’m tempted to say yes but only to keep Plat for a few months, cash out points, then go back down to Gold charge assuming they allow that.
  
  I’ve been Gold for barely two months Having downgraded from Plat, but my travel was due to go down to nothing for work reasons anyway.
  
  I have to say though I had loads of Amex offers on Plat. With Gold it’s literally come down to nothing. I have HSBC Premier m/c for foreign spend and double points so I really have no need to keep Gold other than to have my 100K plus MR points safe. Otherwise I could easily transfer them to BA or Hilton for example. BAPP is my main card anyway.
  - Tom says:
    
    24 Apr24 April 08:41
    
    Offers are thin on the ground for all cards
  - Northern Monkey says:
    
    24 Apr24 April 09:12
    
    I thought the Gold Charge was no more in the UK?
    - Rum says:
      
      24 Apr24 April 11:49
      
      That’s what I thought too but they offered it to me as an account downgrade so I took it. Couldn’t be bothered doing a full application from scratch for a Gold CC.
    - Rob says:
      
      24 Apr24 April 12:27
      
      Seems Amex is issuing them to people who want to cancel Platinum. This is probably an admin thing because the agent can do the downgrade, whilst giving them Gold credit would require a full application.
      - Northern Monkey says:
        
        24 Apr24 April 14:08
        
        So if you downgrade to Gold for the next 12 months or until the benefits package is worth it for an individual, then upgrade back to Platinum is there some form of upgrade bonus?
    - S says:
      
      24 Apr24 April 13:27
      
      It exists, but only as an upgrade/downgrade route from another charge card.