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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.

 

[georgie23]

I just think they can see if they can more money out of us - they will

 

[Viridis]

The supp fee for Australia is coming to stop overcrowding in the lounges. I think the US fee is $175 per card (the first one with MS might be free though)

GBP £285 per card & USD 195

AUD $99 would be getting off lightly. Having said that, the US card is far better value (if you live in the States). I’ll give my wife’s Plat Supp back if they start charging. She puts everything on her own Explorer card.

For something that has seemed remarkably stable & consistent for so long, there does seem to have been a steady stream of product devaluations lately

Shame they don’t ‘grandfather’ existing cardholders

 

[Daver6]

GBP £285 per card & USD 195

AUD $99 would be getting off lightly. Having said that, the US card is far better value (if you live in the States). I’ll give my wife’s Plat Supp back if they start charging. She puts everything on her own Explorer card.

For something that has seemed remarkably stable & consistent for so long, there does seem to have been a steady stream of product devaluations lately

Shame they don’t ‘grandfather’ existing cardholders

Except the annual fee for the primary card is significantly lower than it is in Australia (at least the US one).

 

[Viridis]

Fair point

 

[glasszon]

Except the annual fee for the primary card is significantly lower than it is in Australia (at least the US one).

Also the Platinum card benefit in Australia is worse than the benefit you get in the US. I am only holding onto the card because of the grandfathered Amex Platinum Reserve travel credit, it's difficult to justify such a high annual fee as they keep increasing costs and reducing benefits.

 

[Franko Costa]

I might have missed this, but has anyone been upgraded to Accor Gold? I was upgraded and never stay there

 

[jhy10998]

I might have missed this, but has anyone been upgraded to Accor Gold? I was upgraded and never stay there

It now gives you 20 status nights, but from memory you need 30 to upgrade to gold?

 

[sudoer]

I might have missed this, but has anyone been upgraded to Accor Gold? I was upgraded and never stay there

You've probably been credited the 20+20 bonus nights as an Accor Plus member whose year has just rolled over?

 

[Franko Costa]

You've probably been credited the 20+20 bonus nights as an Accor Plus member whose year has just rolled over?

Yes it rolled over - maybe that's what it was

 

[glasszon]

Where are people using the Amex $200 Dining benefit in Melbourne? What are the good restaurants that are under $100 pp?

 

[georgie23]

https://www.americanexpress.com/en-au/benefits/diningbenefit/

I just followed this and lots of great options (in QLD where I am - assuming great places in VIC too)

 

[joshuargh]

At what point were the 20 status nights credited to anyone’s Accor account?
Had my platinum charge card linked to Accor for a few weeks now, upgraded to Accor Silver status once they were linked but still no 20 status nights.
I have a number of Accor hotel stays coming up soon which will push me over the 30 nights to reach Gold IF the 20 status nights appear…

 

[_TheTraveller_]

Does anyone know whether you can pay with a different card when you book a Fine Hotels + Resort and opt to pay at the hotel?

I have an amex offer with a different card and I'm hoping to book the hotel via FHR then call up and prepay the booking with a different card.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Does anyone know whether you can pay with a different card when you book a Fine Hotels + Resort and opt to pay at the hotel?

I have an amex offer with a different card and I'm hoping to book the hotel via FHR then call up and prepay the booking with a different card.

In essence, no, we had to pay with Amex to the hotel.

 

[ChrisFlyer]

In essence, no, we had to pay with Amex to the hotel.

You have to pay with Amex on an FHR booking, but it can be any Amex. Helpful when I had a Four Seasons offer on a different card, so booked through FHR, pay later at hotel, and gave them that different Amex card. Worked like a charm.

 

[sudoer]

You have to pay with Amex on an FHR booking, but it can be any Amex. Helpful when I had a Four Seasons offer on a different card, so booked through FHR, pay later at hotel, and gave them that different Amex card. Worked like a charm.

Same at Hilton properties - any Amex is fine.

You can even make the booking through FHR, then modify the Amex card on file in Hilton MMB. Good for those with US Hilton cards wanting the HH multiplier.

 

[TheRealTMA]

You have to pay with Amex on an FHR booking, but it can be any Amex. Helpful when I had a Four Seasons offer on a different card, so booked through FHR, pay later at hotel, and gave them that different Amex card. Worked like a charm.

Yes, but as you said, it has to be an Amex card. Can’t for example book then pay at hotel with 28 degrees.

 

[_TheTraveller_]

Yes, but as you said, it has to be an Amex card. Can’t for example book then pay at hotel with 28 degrees.

That's fine. It's another Amex card as I said I had an Amex offer. Has anyone tried paying over the phone with a different card?

 

[leyy]

can you still choose a companion card for the platinum charge? Eg reserve or explorer so you can double your travel credits?

 

[bits]

can you still choose a companion card for the platinum charge? Eg reserve or explorer so you can double your travel credits?

No, new applications for Reserve card no longer come with a travel credit (existing Reserve cardholders still have that benefit grandfathered)