Credit Card Offers Amex Platinum Card Benefits, Offers & Discussion

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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.

 

[wsthong]

IAP has some good deals on SQ SYD-TYO at the moment, down from $4358 to $3735 return. Books into D, yields 480 SC with VA. Not sure on date ranges, I was looking mid-late 2023.

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Wish they have it for JAL

 

[sudoer]

Did you get a look at the showers by any chance?

I visited the SYD Plaza Premium arrivals lounge again this morning to use the showers. The shower rooms were quite small but well ventilated and with good shower pressure. I would say they're a better option that the QF SYD T3 showers, I can't comment on VA SYD showers.



They have also improved the breakfast offering, although I didn't partake so can't comment on how it tasted.



And here's a shot of the alcohol behind the bar:

 

[Daver6]

I visited the SYD Plaza Premium arrivals lounge again this morning to use the showers. The shower rooms were quite small but well ventilated and with good shower pressure. I would say they're a better option that the QF SYD T3 showers, I can't comment on VA SYD showers.

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They have also improved the breakfast offering, although I didn't partake so can't comment on how it tasted.

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And here's a shot of the alcohol behind the bar:

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Thanks for sharing this. This looks like a much better option to use rather than the SYD domestic J lounge (if connecting).

 

[k3nnis]

Hi All.

If I already hold a plat edge card, and if I go for the plat charge personal card, will I be eligible for the sign up bonus points?

Thanks.
K.

 

[daft009]

Hi All.

If I already hold a plat edge card, and if I go for the plat charge personal card, will I be eligible for the sign up bonus points?

Thanks.
K.

Highly Unlikely but you might get lucky

 

[sudoer]

Hi All.

If I already hold a plat edge card, and if I go for the plat charge personal card, will I be eligible for the sign up bonus points?

Thanks.
K.

You're an existing customer, so no. But you could contact Amex and ask if they have any upgrade offers available.

 

[k3nnis]

Thanks. I will contact them.

 

[Franko Costa]

Hi All.

If I already hold a plat edge card, and if I go for the plat charge personal card, will I be eligible for the sign up bonus points?

Thanks.
K.

I was in the same boat. I called and tried to get them, but there was zero chance

 

[somebol]

Hi All.

If I already hold a plat edge card, and if I go for the plat charge personal card, will I be eligible for the sign up bonus points?

Thanks.
K.

There is a fair chance that you might get lucky and get the bonus points. Happened to me twice previously

 

[Franko Costa]

On the positive side, all my Edge points were converted all to the premium charge points so don't spend them before you apply for the charge

 

[k3nnis]

There is a fair chance that you might get lucky and get the bonus points. Happened to me twice previously

How long after you completed the required spend and you got the bonus signup points ?

 

[asterix]

Did anybody else get a survey from AMEX with questions which indicate they are thinking about increasing the cost of transfers to Krisflyer to 2.5:1.

 

[Viridis]

Nope. But that is the transfer rate in the UK from Platinum …. and that’s against a £ spend!

 

[asterix]

Nope. But that is the transfer rate in the UK from Platinum …. and that’s against a £ spend!

Wow, that sucks.

 

[Quattro]

Did anybody else get a survey from AMEX with questions which indicate they are thinking about increasing the cost of transfers to Krisflyer to 2.5:1.

How does that rate compare to the new Star Alliance HSBC?

 

[Franko Costa]

How does that rate compare to the new Star Alliance HSBC?

Still better. At 2.5:1, Amex would still be 0.9 pts per $

HSBC is $1:1 for start points but it is 0.8 pts per $. However, this is for the 1st $3k spend which reduces to $1:0.5 so it would be 0.4 KF per $ so not great

 

[Quattro]

Still better. At 2.5:1, Amex would still be 0.9 pts per $

HSBC is $1:1 for start points but it is 0.8 pts per $. However, this is for the 1st $3k spend which reduces to $1:0.5 so it would be 0.4 KF per $ so not great

Might be why. They can afford a deval.

 

[Viridis]

Wow, that sucks.

Sorry, just realised I double converted. It’s actually 1.5:1 against a £ spend

But the transfer to BA/QF etc is 1:1 and pretty much matches the Australian conversion

 

[k3nnis]

When will this be in effect?

 

[asterix]

When will this be in effect?

No word as to if it will actually be implemented, it was asked in an AMEX survey I got in the last few days regarding my AMEX Platinum Charge. The questions were initially about what you wanted from a rewards card and asked you to picked which you preferred from no points cap, better redemption rates, etc and then went on to ask about what you would do if Krisflyer redemptions increased to 2.5:1.