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The Platinum Card is the most premium card 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 and much more.
This article looks at whether the American Express Platinum Card is worth the £575 annual fee.
You can read our full review of The Platinum Card by American Express here. You can apply for the card here.
The recent offer of £400 credit for American Express Platinum cardholders to spend at eight UK luxury Marriott-managed hotels created quite a stir. In particular, a lot of people who did not sign up .....
The recent offer of £400 credit for American Express Platinum cardholders to spend at eight UK luxury .....
5 Nov 20205 November 2020 • 172 comments
There are quite a few comings and goings with American Express cashback deals worth mentioning, so I have put them together in this article. £100 cashback on £350 spend at Mr Porter A new Mr Porter .....
There are quite a few comings and goings with American Express cashback deals worth mentioning, so I have put .....
3 Nov 20203 November 2020 • 121 comments
Most American Express Platinum cardholders currently have a very generous offer of £400 cashback on £400 of spending at selected Marriott hotels. In theory, the deal is probably meant to be used in .....
Most American Express Platinum cardholders currently have a very generous offer of £400 cashback on £400 of .....
1 Nov 20201 November 2020 • 86 comments
Some American Express Platinum cardholders woke up yesterday to a letter from the company giving them a £100 Harrods credit. The deal runs from 2nd November to 30th November. It’s not clear how .....
Some American Express Platinum cardholders woke up yesterday to a letter from the company giving them a £100 .....
25 Oct 202025 October 2020 • 98 comments
Many Head for Points readers who have an American Express Platinum card have been given a very generous offer by Marriott. You will receive £400 cashback when you spend £400 at selected luxury .....
Many Head for Points readers who have an American Express Platinum card have been given a very generous offer .....
21 Oct 202021 October 2020 • 91 comments
As we covered yesterday, the first 2,000 holders of The Platinum Card from American Express to sign up will receive £400 to spend at selected Marriott International hotels. To see if you are .....
As we covered yesterday, the first 2,000 holders of The Platinum Card from American Express to sign up will .....
13 Oct 202013 October 2020 • 180 comments
2,000 lucky holders of The Platinum Card from American Express are about to get themselves a very generous offer indeed – £400 of free Marriott International hotel stays. This new offer has .....
2,000 lucky holders of The Platinum Card from American Express are about to get themselves a very generous .....
12 Oct 202012 October 2020 • 284 comments
American Express is opening a new Centurion Lounge at New York JFK this week. It is in Terminal 4. It looks fantastic, especially the 1850’s style ‘speakeasy’ bar pictured below. To .....
American Express is opening a new Centurion Lounge at New York JFK this week. It is in Terminal 4. It looks .....
10 Oct 202010 October 2020 • 25 comments
American Express has launched a new cashback deal with the Co-Op. You will receive £5 cashback when you spend £15 in-store. This is widely available. Don’t confuse it, however, with an offer .....
American Express has launched a new cashback deal with the Co-Op. You will receive £5 cashback when you spend .....
3 Oct 20203 October 2020 • Leave a comment
American Express has launched another £100 giveaway this morning for holders of The Platinum Card. You will receive £100 statement credit when you spend £100 at a combination of Waitrose, John .....
American Express has launched another £100 giveaway this morning for holders of The Platinum Card. You will .....
23 Sep 202023 September 2020 • 127 comments
Another batch of hotel cashback offers have hit American Express cards. This means that virtually all of the major chains are currently offering cashback via American Express, although you may not be .....
Another batch of hotel cashback offers have hit American Express cards. This means that virtually all of the .....
22 Sep 202022 September 2020 • 65 comments
If you have an American Express Platinum card then you should know about the Fine Hotels & Resorts hotel booking programme. This is a grouping of 5-star hotels which offers special benefits to .....
If you have an American Express Platinum card then you should know about the Fine Hotels & Resorts hotel .....
18 Sep 202018 September 2020 • 28 comments
This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge cards. If you are just getting started with miles and points, you have probably realised by .....
This article looks at the different ways you can get elite status with hotel chains via UK credit and charge .....
15 Sep 202015 September 2020 • 27 comments
Having rented a few cars this Summer, I thought it was worth running through one of the lesser known benefits of The Platinum Card from American Express. Most people know that Amex Platinum comes with .....
Having rented a few cars this Summer, I thought it was worth running through one of the lesser known benefits .....
4 Sep 20204 September 2020 • 43 comments
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