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American Express Platinum card

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.

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