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 Amex Membership Rewards Points: See our card guide for details of the current offer
2. Earn 2.25 Amex Membership Rewards points per $1 spent on everyday purchases, uncapped. You can transfer these points to over a dozen airline and hotel loyalty programs, including Qantas Frequent Flyer.
3. Enjoy unlimited access to many airport lounges, including Virgin Australia, Plaza Premium, Amex Centurion 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, 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 a dozen airlines including Qantas, Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Virgin Atlantic and Emirates! Plus, you can transfer points to three hotel loyalty programs for even more redemption possibilities.

To sweeten the deal, new cardholders can also earn bonus Amex Membership Rewards Points when meeting the offer eligibility criteria. 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.

 

[burneracc]

Looking for advice on this given other threads around rejections when applying for this card.

I’m well past 18 months since holding an Amex and haven’t closed any other cards since then. Currently hold CommBank Ultimate and the HSBC World, but looking to close both in the next few months. Would the timing of closing those be any more/less favourable for the Amex Plat application? I.e. if I closed one before applying, would that be a net positive due to fewer cards open, or likely flagged as potential churn?

TIA

I think you would be better off applying for the plat before closing them. However, I would tailor my approach depending on your current outstanding credit limits across each of your cards, income, mortgage, and regular outgoings.

Also I'd keep one non-amex card open at any given time, unless you are happy to use debit as a backup.