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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.

 

[Trin Trin]

Rumour... The reserve $400 TC is disappeared/disappearing??

I can still see mine..

 

[glasszon]

Rumour... The reserve $400 TC is disappeared/disappearing??

Where did you heard that from? I can't imagine Amex will do large devaluation like this while we are in the midst of a global pandemic that render most of the perks on the Platinum card useless.

 

[Platinum Flyer]

Rumour... The reserve $400 TC is disappeared/disappearing??

I can't really see why they would do this given Virgin is still operating and likely to continue in some capacity for a while at least.

 

[daft009]

supposedly this site, Platinum Reserve Card | Amex AU
used to mention the $400 TC, and now no longer does

 

[glasszon]

supposedly this site, Platinum Reserve Card | Amex AU
used to mention the $400 TC, and now no longer does

Good catch, we will just have to wait and see. $400 travel credit is a lot, I am definitely cancelling my Amex Platinum card if they remove the $400 TC on the reserve card without a good replacement.

 

[maccaisking]

Rumour... The reserve $400 TC is disappeared/disappearing??

Hmmm - it does seem to have vanished from the info page. If correct, and this isn't grandfathered in to existing holders (or added to Plat Charge), it may end up being a deal breaker for me

 

[mikedesign]

supposedly this site, Platinum Reserve Card | Amex AU
used to mention the $400 TC, and now no longer does

If you login to your account and go to 'Benefits & Help' > 'Explore Membership Benefits' and select the Reserve, it still has annual travel credit listed. Perhaps – and hopefully – AMEX no longer want to publicly advertise this as a benefit?

 

[knagelli]

supposedly this site, Platinum Reserve Card | Amex AU
used to mention the $400 TC, and now no longer does

Well assuming they have removed the mention of TC for new customers , but they did not mention anything about the existing Platinum charge holders.

 

[daft009]

Yeah hope so. Grand fathered would make sense

 

[knagelli]

I can't really see why they would do this given Virgin is still operating and likely to continue in some capacity for a while at least.

How is that related to Virgin operating , am I missing something.

 

[glasszon]

Yeah hope so. Grand fathered would make sense

It's all speculation now, but I am not sure whether Amex has the system that allows grandfathered features on its cards. Historically when they make a benefit change, it affected everyone, although the timing might be different for existing customers.

 

[samh004]

Rumour... The reserve $400 TC is disappeared/disappearing??

Interesting, the expiry month of my card is April so I am waiting until May to see this years travel credit arrive. Nothing as yet...

 

[knagelli]

the expiry month of my card is April

When is the card anniversary date ?

 

[samh004]

When is the card anniversary date ?

April, I received it April last year and the expiry is April in a few years, i.e. 04/XX.

I can't recall if I received my TC when I received the card last year, or if it happened the following month. Similar to when you pay the annual fee I think you get the TC after it is paid, so I should receive it next month I guess. My statement has been issued, so now I am just waiting to see what happens. However I did check and it is still listed as a benefit when logged in (as written above) and I would expect a mailing of some sort to tell me a feature was being removed, so I'll let you know soon

 

[fantastikforce]

Rumour... The reserve $400 TC is disappeared/disappearing??

It seems to be gone from the Platinum Reserve site. Hopefully it's a mistake.

Or do you think Australia will be getting a refresh of benefits for the Platinum like the US is due to get soon?

 

[robbo135]

Well my $400 platinum reserve travel credit expiring in June has now disappeared off the travel booking page !!!

Will give it a few days before I call up...

 

[Daver6]

Well my $400 platinum reserve travel credit expiring in June has now disappeared off the travel booking page !!!

Will give it a few days before I call up...

Figured I'd check mine. Due to expire in March next year and is still showing as available.

 

[robbo135]

Figured I'd check mine. Due to expire in March next year and is still showing as available.

So tried online chat and they said it was due to them extending the travel credit expiry to Dec 2020 for those credits that have an expiry between Mar and Jun 2020. They said this would be reflected within 6-10 weeks !! Would've thought it was a simple update of the system to change the date rather than wiping off the credit. Will now have to check periodically to see the travel credit is returned, AMEX systems are suspect at best...

 

[samh004]

Just to keep everyone updated, as expected my TC turned up on the 1st of May. I guess no extension to expiry as they don't expect things to drag on beyond the current expiry. As below. Clicking the link leads to a still active URL: Platinum Reserve

 

[daft009]

anyone tried an AFR sub for a charge supp holder?
still coming through?

I tried around Easter a few times (waited 3-4wks between tries) and nothing ever came through!