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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.
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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!

amex-explorer-card-art.pngWhy 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:

www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

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 www.australianfrequentflyer.com.au

AFF members are welcome to discuss this card in this thread.
 
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Hi all.
Thought I’d ask the question here.
Regarding the $300 Plat Dining credit.
Has anyone had success with the credit purchasing an online gift card from any of the Melbourne restaurants?

Many thanks.
Bill
 
Ace3162 said:
Hi all.
Thought I’d ask the question here.
Regarding the $300 Plat Dining credit.
Has anyone had success with the credit purchasing an online gift card from any of the Melbourne restaurants?

Many thanks.
Bill
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No, but it did take ages for my in restaurant credit to come through.

Are you worried you haven't earned the credit, or checking first?

I thought the T&Cs were dine in or order from their online delivery / pick up services?
 
BJReplay said:
No, but it did take ages for my in restaurant credit to come through.

Are you worried you haven't earned the credit, or checking first?

I thought the T&Cs were dine in or order from their online delivery / pick up services?
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I’ve not used it..
silly me, was slow off the mark now when I’ve remembered about it and gone to book I’ve been caught out in Chrissy/New Years shutdowns and competing with other events.

Most of the restaurants have online gift cards, but there’s always the uncertainty if these count as a purchase at the establishment or if it goes via a third party.
 
I can't recall if it was this thread or another, but the question came up about booking two nights at a FHR hotel. One night in say your name and the second in a partners using their supp card. Idea being to get the $100 USD credit twice.

MrsDaver6 and I recently did just this at the Ritz Carlton in Perth. First night my booking and second here. We were prepared to possibly need to change rooms. At check-in I explained we had two bookings in two names. We were pro-actively told that there would be no need to change rooms. Also to my surprise the two credits were just combined into one large one for the entire stay. I was expecting to at least need to split it between bookings.

So all in all, a very good outcome and adds a lot of value.
 
Lets hope they let us use the flight credits at HN again as I have so many airline credits from the last 2 years I wont get a chance to use the ones expiring this year.
but i need a new fridge so wuld be fab for me
 
danielwang002 said:
Guys, anyone has knowledge regarding platinum reserve card as companion cards? Contacted amex and they said reserve card membership is under Ascent not Ascent premium so can't transfer points to QFF but Overview of Amex Membership Rewards Transfer Partners - Australian Frequent Flyer in this guide it says as companion cards reserve card also be Ascent premium, I got confused
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My account pools Edge and Reserve MR points to single Ascent Premium total on Charge
Business Accelerator only to Ascent
 
danielwang002 said:
Hi mate so you mean reserve MR can be combined with plati charge MR?
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Thats right
My account is quite longstanding but hopefully others can confirm still the case
As I'm sure you know, the travel credit attached to the Reserve is not offered when Reserve is now issued as a fee-free complimentary card, so it's just about possible there have been other changes
 
andye said:
Thats right
My account is quite longstanding but hopefully others can confirm still the case
As I'm sure you know, the travel credit attached to the Reserve is not offered when Reserve is now issued as a fee-free complimentary card, so it's just about possible there have been other changes
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Yes I can confirm that
 
Perhaps what the agent meant is that if held on its own, Reserve defaults to the 'Ascent' flavour of Membership Rewards. But if you also hold a higher-tier card like that Plat Charge, then it can be linked to Ascent Premium while you continue to hold that higher-level card.
 
Update - connected my reserve to Ascent premium now i think the reserve and charge card share same MR account.

Today I also paid $1200 annual fee(with CPA discount) but sadly no $400 TC on reserve for me as i was toooo late. Dunno if they will give other benefits or something back to reserve after COVID
 
Interestingly when I checked today for the Global Dining Collection,
it says
Thank you for your interest in the Global Dining Collection benefit. We are currently working on some changes, so be sure to check back soon for updates. For any immediate questions, please call the number on the back of your Card.​
 
0x012fd0aa said:
Interestingly when I checked today for the Global Dining Collection,
it says
Thank you for your interest in the Global Dining Collection benefit. We are currently working on some changes, so be sure to check back soon for updates. For any immediate questions, please call the number on the back of your Card.​
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Hey Mate how u been? What kind of changes do you think this could be(god please dont slash and burn another bunch of benefits)

Global Dining Collection | American Express Australia

Enjoy special access to reservations and customised experiences with world-renowned chefs at restaurants that Centurion and Platinum Card Members love.
www.americanexpress.com

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danielwang002 said:
Hey Mate how u been? What kind of changes do you think this could be(god please dont slash and burn another bunch of benefits)

Global Dining Collection | American Express Australia

Enjoy special access to reservations and customised experiences with world-renowned chefs at restaurants that Centurion and Platinum Card Members love.
www.americanexpress.com

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Frankly I don't know... but let's hope they are making it more like the US cards so that we can make Global Dining bookings via resy.com
 

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