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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 75,000 Qantas Points, Velocity Points, Avios or Asia Miles, among other options) when you apply by 28 January 2025 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 rate, although there are some exceptions (e.g. it's 3:1 to KrisFlyer and 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 who apply by 28 January 2025 can also earn 150,000 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.

 

[netaddict]

Answer to the above is yes it does

Just another question for people with this card, for the FHR

• An on property benefit, often $100 USD in credit per stay

Is this just once per year? or for every booking you make? What's to stop you booking 5 time's in a row 1 night each for 5 x $100 credits?

cheers

Once per stay the FHR credit or special benefit applies.
Bookings must be 24 hours apart to receive a new benefit. So you can't check out and then check back in - the benefit won't apply. You need a night away from the hotel to re-trigger the benefit.

 

[unfunkable]

Hi Everyone
Just another question
Is the reserve card that come's with this treated as a credit card?
For example: If I already have the plat edge and the explorer, if I apply for the reserve it will get knocked back due to me already having 2 credit cards?
cheers

 

[mini2]

Hi Everyone
Just another question
Is the reserve card that come's with this treated as a credit card?
For example: If I already have the plat edge and the explorer, if I apply for the reserve it will get knocked back due to me already having 2 credit cards?
cheers

Yep - I've got the charge, edge and reserve with my explorer application rejected for having too many cards.

 

[unfunkable]

Ok, thanks for that
I won't be able to get the charge then, the current combo is too valuable for me to break it. Without the additional reserve to get the travel credit, it's a deal breaker for me.

 

[get me outta here]

A question please on the Plat Edge that my mate is looking at. Does the "$200 Travel Credit" mean to say that you get the $200 after the first year, ie once you have paid the fee in the 2nd year?

KEY BENEFITS
Introductory offer of
5,000 Membership Rewards points
$200 Travel Credit each Membership year[SUP]5[/SUP]​

5. To redeem the Travel Credit, you must have paid the annual fee and have paid your minimum payment by the due date. The $200 Travel Credit can be redeemed against any single eligible travel booking of $200 or more where applicable when booking online through americanexpress.com.au/travel. The Travel Credit can be used for 365 days from date of issue and cannot be carried forward to any subsequent year.Terms and Conditions apply.

https://www.americanexpress.com/au/content/platinum-edge-credit-card/cm/?s_tntref=https://www.google.com.au

 

[unfunkable]

Hi Guys
Just checking with the plat charge
That accor status is not included?

The fine print says
Club Carlson[SUP]SM12[/SUP], Starwood Preferred Guest[SUP]®13[/SUP] and Shangri-La Golden Circle Jade Membership[SUP]14[/SUP] and Hilton HHonors[SUP]TM[/SUP] Gold status[SUP]15[/SUP].

I am new to the world of hotel status and not sure if any of the above actually covers accor?
Cheers!

 

[kaktusdigital]

Yes, Sadly its gone now. Went last year, replaced with Hilton Gold instead.

Hi Guys
Just checking with the plat charge
That accor status is not included?

The fine print says
Club Carlson[SUP]SM12[/SUP], Starwood Preferred Guest[SUP]®13[/SUP] and Shangri-La Golden Circle Jade Membership[SUP]14[/SUP] and Hilton HHonors[SUP]TM[/SUP] Gold status[SUP]15[/SUP].

I am new to the world of hotel status and not sure if any of the above actually covers accor?
Cheers!

 

[Daver6]

I've looked and failed to find on the Amex site where it mentions anything about a free second credit card when you get the platinum charge card.

Can anyone point me to this information please? I'm interested in finding out what the deal actually is and what credit cards you can get for free.

My interest has been renewed after reading this article which suggests the sign-up bonus is now 120k MR points American Express Platinum Charge Card - Point Hacks Review

 

[unfunkable]

I am sure it is a reserve card. It comes with a $400 travel credit and that's about it . You need to call up and ask for it, and it counts as a credit card, so if you have 2 normal credit cards you need to cancel one of them.

 

[Jaian]

Hi Daver,

I didn't read about it on the website, I think it's more of a hidden benefit. You need to sign up by paper (I found a scanned PDF with which to sign up). I can look for the application form, see if I have it lying around somewhere.

Regards,
Jaian

 

[Mr_Orange]

I am sure it is a reserve card. It comes with a $400 travel credit and that's about it . You need to call up and ask for it, and it counts as a credit card, so if you have 2 normal credit cards you need to cancel one of them.

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[Daver6]

I'm feeling mighty stupid at the moment. However, I cannot see the card everyone is talking about when I look here https://www.americanexpress.com/au/content/all-cards/cm/?inav=au_menu_cards_pc_view_pr&s_tntref=https://www.americanexpress.com

If someone could link to the details of this Reserve card, I'd appreciate it. All I can find online is the Reserve card is a legacy product.

 

[DC3]

... You need to sign up by paper ...

... If someone could link to the details of this Reserve card, I'd appreciate it ...

You just need to telephone AMEX and they send you the application for the Reserve card.

Edit: Once I had received my Charge card, I telephoned for the Reserve card application

 

[Steady]

I recall a link to the Reserve PDF application being posted on AFF in the past

 

[kaktusdigital]

Here you go
https://www.dropbox.com/s/79uyghsky7o2qkb/Platinum Reserve Credit Card - App_Dec 2014 (1).pdf?dl=0

 

[Daver6]

Here you go
https://www.dropbox.com/s/79uyghsky7o2qkb/Platinum Reserve Credit Card - App_Dec 2014 (1).pdf?dl=0

As far as I can tell online, that is a legacy product and no longer offered.

 

[DC3]

As far as I can tell online, that is a legacy product and no longer offered.

... as it was when I received the Platinum Charge card, and then applied for, and received, the Reserve. A phone call should sort it out.

Edit: Companion card for the Charge card

 

[firstclasser]

As far as I can tell online, that is a legacy product and no longer offered.

They only offer it as a companion card now. Its not available to sign up for it separately.

 

[Daver6]

Does anyone have the details or earn rate and all the benefits of this card?

Just got off the phone with Amex. The lady also mentioned this card. I asked for the above information and she started rattling off things that just didn't sound right, such as free international airfare. The Amex site doesn't contain details of the benefits as far as I can see. All seems a little bit poor that for their second best card on offer this information is so hard to get hold of.

 

[Mr_Orange]

Does anyone have the details or earn rate and all the benefits of this card?

Just got off the phone with Amex. The lady also mentioned this card. I asked for the above information and she started rattling off things that just didn't sound right, such as free international airfare. The Amex site doesn't contain details of the benefits as far as I can see. All seems a little bit poor that for their second best card on offer this information is so hard to get hold of.

Reserve:

$400 travel credit (used to be free flight)
Same points earn as Plat Charge.

That's about it.