Credit Card Offers Amex Platinum Card Benefits, Offers & Discussion

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American Express® Platinum Card

The American Express (Amex) Platinum charge card is one of the best publicly-available cards in Australia for travel benefits.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

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What are the main benefits of this card?

1. Signup bonus: 150,000 Amex Membership Rewards Points (worth 100,000 Qantas Points, Velocity Points, Avios or Asia Miles, among other options) when you apply by 13/1/26 and spend at least $5,000 within 3 months.
2. Earn 2.25 Amex Membership Rewards points per $1 spent on everyday purchases, uncapped. You can transfer these points to 12 airline & 2 hotel programs, including Qantas Frequent Flyer.
3. Enjoy unlimited access to many airport lounges, including Virgin Australia and Priority Pass lounges
4. Gift Priority Pass membership to one additional cardholder
5. Receive complimentary elite status with hotel loyalty programs including Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy, Radisson Rewards & Accor Live Limitless
6. Complimentary international travel insurance
7. Receive a $450 annual travel credit, plus airfare discounts, $400 worth of annual dining credits, subscriptions to The Australian & Wall Street Journal, plus many more exclusive benefits!

Why we like the American Express Platinum Card

Packed full of travel perks, the American Express Platinum Card is one of the best publicly-available cards in Australia for frequent flyers.

With a $1,450 annual fee, this metal card is not for everyone. But the return on investment for the high annual fee is strong, as it comes with a lot of useful benefits! This includes an annual travel credit, dining credits and unlimited access to Virgin Australia, Delta, Lufthansa, Priority Pass, Plaza Premium and Amex Centurion airport lounges.

There are also some great hotel perks including a free annual hotel night, Accor Plus membership, Fine Hotels + Resorts benefits and complimentary elite status with Hilton, Marriott and Radisson.

For points collectors, this is one of the most lucrative cards available in Australia. You’ll earn 2.25 Amex Membership Rewards Ascent Premium points per $1 spent on eligible transactions. Points transfer to most frequent flyer programs at a 2:1 or 3:1 rate, although there are some exceptions (e.g. it's 4:1 to Emirates).

You can convert your Amex points to around 12 airlines including Qantas, Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Virgin Atlantic, Emirates and Etihad! Plus, you can transfer points to two hotel loyalty programs for even more redemption possibilities.

To sweeten the deal, new cardholders can also earn bonus Amex Membership Rewards Points when spending at least $5,000 on the card within 3 months of approval. See our card guide for the full details:

American Express® Platinum Card

The American Express (Amex) Platinum charge card is one of the best publicly-available cards in Australia for travel benefits.

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

AFF members are welcome to discuss this card in this thread.

 

[iamsuperandrew]

Anyone know if Au will get the mirror platinum card?

 

[daft009]

So anything replacing the Amazon prime benefit if anyone knows?

Going to miss that one!

 

[sudoer]

So anything replacing the Amazon prime benefit if anyone knows?

I have tried the cancellation dance a couple of times in the past few weeks, and specifically mentioned dropping of the Amazon benefit and the transfer partner devaluation.

Have asked multiple agents if they are aware of any replacement benefits - nope...

 

[Kscf]

Hi All,

For the insurance to be applicable the T&C say that you have to book round trip using the plat card.

What if I book one way as an award ticket and pay taxes and fees using plat card and book the way back as cash using plat card will it still be applicable??

This is the routing:

BNE - NBO using qatar avios - taxes paid using the plat card
NBO - CPT using ANA miles - taxes paid using plat card
CPT- BNE cash paid using plat card.

 

[Doctore1003]

Hi All,

For the insurance to be applicable the T&C say that you have to book round trip using the plat card.

What if I book one way as an award ticket and pay taxes and fees using plat card and book the way back as cash using plat card will it still be applicable??

This is the routing:

BNE - NBO using qatar avios - taxes paid using the plat card
NBO - CPT using ANA miles - taxes paid using plat card
CPT- BNE cash paid using plat card.

Actually the T&Cs state that: "You [must] pay the full amount of Your outbound ticket for a Scheduled Flight or Scheduled Cruise leaving Australia on Your : i. American Express Card Account; ii. corresponding American Express Membership Rewardspoints or frequent flyer points (where applicable); and/or iii. Travel Benefit."

Sounds like your outbound BNE-NBO leg meets the criteria.

There's been a lot of discussion elsewhere in this thread on the use of the word "corresponding".

 

[JJS]

I have had a mix of points / full cost flights on a trip, using reward points sourced from Amex and non-Amex. Had small insurance claims like travel delay, and never had a problem claiming.
Always had the taxes paid with the amex for the points flights.

 

[Doctore1003]

I have had a mix of points / full cost flights on a trip, using reward points sourced from Amex and non-Amex. Had small insurance claims like travel delay, and never had a problem claiming.
Always had the taxes paid with the amex for the points flights.

To summarise the years-long conversation in this thread regarding ff points bookings:
- the travel insurance policy wording (ie the use of the term “corresponding points ”) is ambiguous
- no one has had a problem with a small claim - they are probably not scrutinised anyway
- it’s an open question whether a very large claim that is scrutinised may be denied where non-Amex derived points are used. I think we are still waiting for someone in this position to share their experience.