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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.

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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.

 

[JFi]

Has anyone recently applied for an additional card (the one for the primary holder), apparently they have been discontinued?

I applied around the middle of this year and got it. I followed the instructions here another poster kindly provided AMEX Platinum Charge Benefits - Q&A

 

[Brooksnk]

Looking at the new terms and conditions - refund protection now excludes 'sale and discount' items. This is a really poor change for us. In practice, I don't know how they tell if the item was purchased on sale (unless the invoice notes this).

 

[thatsthatmattressman]

I didn't realize this list could be so long:

We will not pay for or reimburse any costs arising from or relating to:

Item 6. jewellery; precious stones; rare and precious coins or stamps, one-of-a-kind items including antiques, artwork and furs, cash or its equivalents, travellers’ cheques, tickets, services, PDAs, Smartphones and accessories, recorded media (including but not limited to CDs, DVDs, computer software, video and audio tapes); books; animal and plant life; consumable and perishable goods (i.e. food items); healthcare items; used or rebuilt and refurbished items; sale or discounted items; motorised vehicles and their parts; land and buildings; items permanently affixed to home, office or vehicles.

Looking at the new terms and conditions - refund protection now excludes 'sale and discount' items. This is a really poor change for us. In practice, I don't know how they tell if the item was purchased on sale (unless the invoice notes this).

 

[Bell21]

I didn't realize this list could be so long:

We will not pay for or reimburse any costs arising from or relating to:

Item 6. jewellery; precious stones; rare and precious coins or stamps, one-of-a-kind items including antiques, artwork and furs, cash or its equivalents, travellers’ cheques, tickets, services, PDAs, Smartphones and accessories, recorded media (including but not limited to CDs, DVDs, computer software, video and audio tapes); books; animal and plant life; consumable and perishable goods (i.e. food items); healthcare items; used or rebuilt and refurbished items; sale or discounted items; motorised vehicles and their parts; land and buildings; items permanently affixed to home, office or vehicles.

that's a rather pervasive list of exclusions, isn't it!

 

[albyd]

At what point does it become a Claytons' insurance policy?

 

[daft009]

quite like the two new designs..
wonder if they will come here...

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[Bell21]

cute but can't go past a classic

 

[sudoer]

Not a huge fan of the illustrated designs, would prefer a different colour metal if anything (similar to the way US Gold cardholders can opt for Rose Gold)

 

[daft009]

Not a huge fan of the illustrated designs, would prefer a different colour metal if anything (similar to the way US Gold cardholders can opt for Rose Gold)

wow.. that is nice.. had never seen that before

 

[andye]

Not a huge fan of the illustrated designs, would prefer a different colour metal if anything (similar to the way US Gold cardholders can opt for Rose Gold)

Looks like it would match a copy of the Financial Times

 

[Actos]

Has anyone had much success with concierge-assisted restaurant bookings recently?
I've been unsuccessful each time in Sydney unfortunately (for restaurants off the global dining collection).

 

[BJReplay]

Has anyone had much success with concierge-assisted restaurant bookings recently?
I've been unsuccessful each time in Sydney unfortunately (for restaurants off the global dining collection).

Not recently.

The best I can offer is about three years ago we walked past Quay restaurant in Sydney a day or two after they re-opened after a three month renovation late afternoon. Not expecting much I stepped inside, as lunch service was wrapping up, and as politely as I could said "I'm almost certain your answer is going to be 'no', but you don't happen to have a table for two as a result of a last minute cancellation for tonight that you need to fill, do you?".

The response was "You don't happen to have an Amex Platinum card do you, and do you mind a 5:30 sitting?"

I said "Yes, and No" and we had one of those great meals.

We reckon we had the best table in the house, too - elevated section, view directly across to the opera house, got there early for the early sitting and watched the restaurant fill and the sun go down, had as long as we liked, and really enjoyed it.

Turned out they had had a cancellation, the deal was they were expected to hold a cancelled table for Amex until 5pm under their agreement, and considered that they'd met their side of the deal .

 

[Daver6]

Has anyone had much success with concierge-assisted restaurant bookings recently?
I've been unsuccessful each time in Sydney unfortunately (for restaurants off the global dining collection).

Do you mean just getting a booking made or getting you a table when the restaurant is already booked out?

 

[Actos]

Do you mean just getting a booking made or getting you a table when the restaurant is already booked out?

Apologies, I should've been clearer - the second option.
Most places I was looking at about two weeks ago are fully booked for December. Thought I'd try my chances but each time they just referred to me the online booking portal... which I'd already done . No harm done!

Also thanks for your story @BJReplay. I haven't been to Quay but glad to know you enjoyed your experience!

 

[Berlin]

Most places I was looking at about two weeks ago are fully booked for December.

It's a real bummer and seems to be even worse this year than usual: Obviously, people here in Sydney are really happy that the Lockdowns are finally over- even mediocre places often don't have any availability anymore, particularly on the weekends. Good for the hospitality industry I guess so I won't be complaining!

 

[Stevo.1702]

Stumbled upon this today and thought it might help others who do not have the card and read through this thread (like me)

Ironically I stumbled upon this when researching the benefits of the ANZ Frequent Flyer Black card.

 

[albyd]

Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere and I’ve missed it. I spent some of my fine dining credit at the bottle shop in the Ivy complex in Sydney CBD yesterday. When I got home, looked again at the offer. Looks like it’s tagged as ‘online only’.

Does anyone have experience of shopping at the bottle shop and getting their dining credit?

 

[tinkybelle]

I am trying to find out if i can buy gift cards on the merivale site and get the credit i did yesterday but havent received any notice or credit have 2 other cards I need to do it to so any advice appreciated the debit came in as HEMMES

 

[Quattro]

quite like the two new designs..
wonder if they will come here...

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Read our comprehensive review of the Amex Platinum. This premium travel card has a high annual fee, but more benefits and statement credits than just about any other card.

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Centurion designs never made it to Aus . Highly unlikely I'd say

 

[daft009]

anyone had issues linking their platinum A/C card to MYOB bank feeds?

I've tried and the amex site comes up with an error along the lines of "cannnot be done, please contact us for linking"
I rang them once and they said all good on their end, its MYOB's end even though the error is on the AMEX site.
MYOB is saying they cannot see my application on their end which I agree with as I also feel the AMEX side of things aren't 100% completed.