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: 225,000 Amex Membership Rewards Points (worth 112,500 Qantas Points, Velocity Points, Avios or Asia Miles, among other options) when you apply by 8 April 2025 and spend at least $5,000 within 3 months. This is an AFF exclusive offer - sign up through AFF to take advantage of it!
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 through AFF by 8 April 2025 can also earn 225,000 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.

 

[Daver6]

I think you can only use Charge for FHR

The different cards, platinum charge primary and reserve cards have respectively $450 and $400 travel credits ( paid as a rebate to the card a few days after a booking). If you want to use the Fine Hotels rates and benefits, you must use the primary charge card and associated travel credit. These are not available for the reserve card.

I've definitely used the reserve card in the past for booking a hotel via FHR to use the credit. When in FHR and you get to the payment section there is an option to select to use the reserve card for payment too.

Regardless, I've figured out the problem. Of course, it's an idiot user problem The travel credit on my reserve card isn't available again until next week, so of course it's not going to show.

 

[RealtimeY]

Sorry I couldnt find the answer in this thread, how does an additional card holder apply for the hotel status?

Once they’ve activated their card and registered for online access, they go here

Login

global.americanexpress.com

 

[TheRealTMA]

I've definitely used the reserve card in the past for booking a hotel via FHR to use the credit. When in FHR and you get to the payment section there is an option to select to use the reserve card for payment too.

Regardless, I've figured out the problem. Of course, it's an idiot user problem The travel credit on my reserve card isn't available again until next week, so of course it's not going to show.

Yes but you don’t get the FHR benefit now on reserve. Once maybe but not now. Just used cards for Langham Gold Coast and only plat charge allowed FHR benefit.