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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.

 

[daft009]

I noticed this at the bottom of my statement this month:



Was this already known or is it a new devaluation.

$30 of the $75 net-a-porter credit gone in just freight now... pfft hardly seems worth it now.
freight used to be $10 from memory

 

[Human]

$30 of the $75 net-a-porter credit gone in just freight now... pfft hardly seems worth it now.
freight used to be $10 from memory

I don't remember freight ever being as low as $10. But I only ever ordered from Mr Porter. When you add the high freight charges for an express courier and the already-ridiculously-high prices, I value the Mr Porter credit at about $20-$30.

 

[daft009]

I don't remember freight ever being as low as $10. But I only ever ordered from Mr Porter. When you add the high freight charges for an express courier and the already-ridiculously-high prices, I value the Mr Porter credit at about $20-$30.

i never used the credit on mr porter.
just bought stuff for the wife on net-a-porter and their shipping used to be AU$10 for DHL

 

[cathalm8]

Hi guys, had my AMEX plat for 2.5 months. I see I am being offered an additional card with 5k bonus points. Should I take this or do better offers come with time? thanks

 

[Human]

Hi guys, had my AMEX plat for 2.5 months. I see I am being offered an additional card with 5k bonus points. Should I take this or do better offers come with time? thanks

If you're in a hurry to get a second card into the hands of a family member (eg. so they can have airport lounge access) then 5000 points isn't too bad. But I've had 10,000 point offers and even, from memory, one 15,000 point offer. So if you're in no hurry or just doing it for the points I'd probably advise holding off, as long as you're aware that it might be a year or more until a better offer comes along.

 

[Daver6]

$30 of the $75 net-a-porter credit gone in just freight now... pfft hardly seems worth it now.
freight used to be $10 from memory

Wow. They've tripled shipping costs It was definitely only $10 in Feb this year.

 

[shuuy]

What benefits does a supplemental card member receive?

My understanding:

YES
* Priority Pass
* Travel insurance if purchased on card
* One-off "spend X get Y back" offers (if enabled)

NO
* Travel credit
* Dining credit
* Australian / WSJ subscription
* Amazon Prime discount

 

[Human]

What benefits does a supplemental card member receive?

My understanding:

YES
* Priority Pass
* Travel insurance if purchased on card
* One-off "spend X get Y back" offers (if enabled)

NO
* Travel credit
* Dining credit
* Australian / WSJ subscription
* Amazon Prime discount

Only one supplemental card receives the Priority Pass account (ie. the cardholder is entitled to two PP accounts only, no matter how many supplemental cards). Also all supplemental cards receive Virgin Lounge access and I think AmEx Centurion and Plaza Premium access.

 

[Vekor]

Only one supplemental card receives the Priority Pass account (ie. the cardholder is entitled to two PP accounts only, no matter how many supplemental cards). Also all supplemental cards receive Virgin Lounge access and I think AmEx Centurion and Plaza Premium access.

Do they receive Virgin Lounge access? Per T&Cs:

Virgin Australia. Access is complimentary for Primary Platinum Card Member and one complimentary guest only. The Primary Platinum Card Member and guest must be travelling with Virgin Australia domestically on the same Virgin Australia flight. Access is to Virgin Australia-branded lounges in Australia only. Name on boarding pass must match the name on Platinum Card and boarding pass must be presented. The Platinum Card Member and guest must present their valid Card and same-day boarding pass (containing your Virgin Australia Velocity Frequent Flyer number and status) to Virgin Australia lounge agents. One guest per Primary Platinum Card Member permitted. All access is subject to space availability. This benefit is subject to change.

Platinum Card Benefits | American Express Australia

Explore the American Express Platinum Card Benefits and enjoy our exclusive travel and lifestyle benefits. Find out more about our premium service.

www.americanexpress.com

Or am I doing something wrong and there is a way for supplemental cards to access VA lounges?

 

[Cynicor]

There’s no way to know if a card is primary or not, for the lounge staff. So all can go in

 

[wsthong]

There’s no way to know if a card is primary or not, for the lounge staff. So all can go in

AC will be reflected on the card

 

[Cynicor]

AC will be reflected on the card

There is no obvious marking on the supp cards. There might be something subtle, but on a glance there is 0 way for anyone to tell it is a supp.

 

[bernardblack]

From recollection, Virgin and Centurion Lounges just eyeball the card. Plaza Premium swiped it, I think, but definitely it has worked for one of my supplementaries.

 

[Human]

My wife, mother and 2 adult children each have supplementary cards and each have used them to enter the Virgin Lounge without me on multiple occasions without ever being refused entry.

 

[DC3]

AC will be reflected on the card

Please explain

 

[andye]

Please explain

I imagine that it is describing the situation where you have a supplementary in the primary cardholders name denoted with A/C (can be useful for separating business expenses etc) but given the primary will have a card anyway, lounge access is moot.
Other supplementaries are not marked in any way and seem to be accepted as much as primaries with VA and Plaza Premium.

 

[DC3]

I imagine that it is describing the situation where you have a supplementary in the primary cardholders name denoted with A/C (can be useful for separating business expenses etc) but given the primary will have a card anyway, lounge access is moot.
Other supplementaries are not marked in any way and seem to be accepted as much as primaries with VA and Plaza Premium.

Thank you. Another AFFer had posted “AC will be reflected on the card”. Not really sure what the implication was as I’ve previously had an AU card, under a different name, but was not aware of any real difference denoting “AU”

 

[knagelli]

Do they receive Virgin Lounge access? Per T&Cs:

Platinum Card Benefits | American Express Australia

Explore the American Express Platinum Card Benefits and enjoy our exclusive travel and lifestyle benefits. Find out more about our premium service.

www.americanexpress.com

Or am I doing something wrong and there is a way for supplemental cards to access VA lounges?

My partner has been using her supplemental card to access the VA lounge without any issues.

 

[Daver6]

Another devaluation. Looks like the Net-a-Porter offer is coming to an end. This was on my latest statement

 

[Ko0l]

It doesn't look like I will be traveling to any of the global dining countries for the rest of the year.

Is there any creative ways to use the $200 global dining credit?