Card Promotions Amex Platinum Card Benefits, Offers & Discussion

Enjoy a world of travel benefits and 150,000 bonus Amex Membership Rewards Premium Ascent points...​

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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.

 

[Mr_Orange]

Just give the supp holder your log on details for AFR.

 

[SteveLL]

just opened the box I received a couple of weeks ago and it turns to be a Xmas gift from Amex - a Langton promotional book about all the Australian wines as well as a bottle of french champagin which RRP at ~$100.... anyone else got it?

 

[M@rcoPolo]

just opened the box I received a couple of weeks ago and it turns to be a Xmas gift from Amex - a Langton promotional book about all the Australian wines as well as a bottle of french champagin which RRP at ~$100.... anyone else got it?

Nice! Nope nothing here, you must be spending quite a lot on your card?!

 

[tinkybelle]

Nothing here

 

[zig]

No gift for me.

 

[daft009]

All I received recently was an Amex travel magazine

 

[muppet]

just opened the box I received a couple of weeks ago and it turns to be a Xmas gift from Amex - a Langton promotional book about all the Australian wines as well as a bottle of french champagin which RRP at ~$100.... anyone else got it?

Ummmm ... who leaves parcels lying around and unopened for weeks?

Are you Australia Post?

 

[Chicken]

All I received recently was an Amex travel magazine

Oh, what are the AmEx benefits? Hotel discounts in London and Los Angeles?

 

[daft009]

Oh, what are the AmEx benefits? Hotel discounts in London and Los Angeles?

Long gone in the recycle bin but didn't see any discounts. More to use the fine hotels and resorts and where to go ideas think

 

[SteveLL]

Ummmm ... who leaves parcels lying around and unopened for weeks?

Are you Australia Post?

haha nah. it was under my partner's name so i thought she bought it online. The packaging is from Langton wines not Amex.

 

[SteveLL]

Nice! Nope nothing here, you must be spending quite a lot on your card?!

i did put through quite a lot during the double points promo. And subsequently spent half a million on luxury goods as well (business related). The average spend has been a couple of grand in the last 3 months and will probably continue to be the case going forward

 

[DC3]

... The packaging is from Langton wines not Amex.

If it had been Qantas Wine, then you may have ended up with the left-over Pommery.

6 * Pommery Brut Royal Champagne NV $22.50 / bottle QF wines

Good deal on the Pommery. Right in time for Christmas :)

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

 

[dkr]

And subsequently spent half a million on luxury goods as well (business related).

Cartier watches??

 

[Jousams]

lmao. i have about ~200k pa going through my charge account and no gift for me.

Edit: i have my old address on file, so someone may have received my gift.

 

[thatsthatmattressman]

Hi all, prob. covered in this thread but can't seem to find it. I have a 400$ Travel Credit expiring end of March. If I book now and cancel in say April or May (after the expirty date) .. do you know what happens with the travel credit - is it forfeited?

Just bought my wife 75$ of merch on Net-A-Porter .. use the code FIRST10 if it is your first order there to get 10% off and use the Cash rewards site for cash back too. we get another credit in the 2nd half of the year. For men you can use the Mr. Porter site but it is in GBP with exchange fees so all oyu can get is a couple pairs of socks (but nice ones at that!)

 

[Jousams]

Hi all, prob. covered in this thread but can't seem to find it. I have a 400$ Travel Credit expiring end of March. If I book now and cancel in say April or May (after the expirty date) .. do you know what happens with the travel credit - is it forfeited?

Just bought my wife 75$ of merch on Net-A-Porter .. use the code FIRST10 if it is your first order there to get 10% off and use the Cash rewards site for cash back too. we get another credit in the 2nd half of the year. For men you can use the Mr. Porter site but it is in GBP with exchange fees so all oyu can get is a couple pairs of socks (but nice ones at that!)

Maybe it was just me, but mr Porter/net-a-porter felt overpriced, even for the overpriced stuff they were selling.

 

[thatsthatmattressman]

Maybe it was just me, but mr Porter/net-a-porter felt overpriced, even for the overpriced stuff they were selling.

Mate it is ridiculous yes! Told my wife .. sort by Price ascending!

 

[albyd]

$75 is a nice "gesture" but unfortunately, doesn't really touch the sides unless you're looking for something specific and the $75 will give you a modest "discount".

 

[thatsthatmattressman]

Some socks and underwear or some skin care products / shampoo can be gotten for under 75$ my wife got a nice bracelet and some facecloths for 75$ ..the bracelets are a no brainer as a stylish gift

 

[sydneyboi]

The credit still hasn't come onto my account and I did my purchase around the 2 or 3 of Feb