The Platinum Card®. The only way to travel.
Rewards
Once you are with us, you earn Membership Rewards points on practically everything you buy. Perhaps they will be the start of your next big adventure.
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Looking after you with Platinum Service2 that goes the extra mile. Or kilometre.
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With complimentary access to airport lounges3 to some of the best tickets to film, theatre and music events - a Platinum Card opens doors for you4.
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Protecting you 24/7 with one of the most extensive worldwide travel insurance packages available5.
Reward yourself
When you apply for a Platinum Card, we like to welcome you with 40,000 bonus Membership Rewards® points1. That number of points doesn't just sound a lot, they're worth a lot too. For instance, you could use them to take a return flight to Dubai with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club#**. Or you could treat yourself with Amor, our global luxury shopping programme, delivering money-can't-buy experiences and services at home and abroad6.
You receive your bonus points once you spend £1,500 in the first three months of your Cardmembership. Most people find their points add up quite quickly, after you've gained your 40,000 bonus Membership Rewards® points because for every full £1 you spend and charge on your Card you earn 1 point1. It may not surprise you to learn that with your bonus points, the value of your Membership Rewards balance alone can outweigh the annual fee7.
How much is the Platinum Card® worth?
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See how an annual spend of £30,000 can
add up8.
Great adventures. All part of your Platinum Service
The Platinum Card comes with Platinum Service2 to make your travels plain sailing. With insider knowledge on a host of destinations and the contacts to organise package or tailor-made holidays, we enjoy making your plans come to life.
We've helped arrange the perfect proposal (in Italy, she said yes) right down to finding lost laptops. It's all part of the Platinum Service. We'll also help you make the most of all the preferential room rates, upgrades, complimentary breakfasts and savings on car hire from our partners6. All these added extras alone are worth up to £5549.
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These extras could add up to £5549.
Your Platinum Card can get you into some of the best places
Your Platinum Card can open quite a few doors for you. The first time you'll notice it will probably be when you get to the airport. With complimentary access to over 600 Priority Pass airport lounges3, you can sit out the hustle and bustle in peace and quiet.
Platinum Service2 can also source you tickets to some of the most exclusive theatre, sporting and cultural events across the world. The same goes for restaurants - let us recommend the right venue and do the booking, chasing and confirming.
The benefits continue closer to home. Preferred Seating can find you tickets for some of the best tickets to film, theatre and music events. Platinum Service and a Priority Pass add up to £66710 alone.
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Platinum Service and Priority Pass alone are worth £66710.
Take us with you and we’ll help keep you safe and sound
Your Platinum Card is the one thing you'll want to pack on your travels. It comes with one of the most extensive worldwide travel packages around5, protecting you, your family and up to 5 Supplementary Cardmembers and their families11 on trips for up to 90 days. We'll even cover you for sports such as winter sports and scuba diving down to 30 metres5.
If anything unexpected happens on a trip, you can call us 24/712. We hope you'll never need it but hospital and treatment fees up to £2 million per person are covered. Hospital benefit and a benefit to extend your stay if you are not well enough to return home are also covered. With The Platinum Card you're well looked after.
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One of the most extensive worldwide travel insurance packages available, worth £343.22
Important information
- If you'd prefer a Card without any rewards, other features or a Cardmembership fee, an alternative option is available – the Basic Card.
- 1. Terms and conditions of Membership Rewards apply. Points are not earned on American Express Travellers Cheques, Foreign Exchange and other Account Charges including Membership Rewards fees and annual Card fees. Read full Terms and Conditions here. For the Platinum Card, the 40,000 Membership Rewards bonus points will be awarded onto your account once you have been approved and you have spent and charged £1,500 within the first 3 months of Cardmembership. Please note that it can take up to one month for bonus points to be awarded to your account. Offer valid until midnight on 16 February 2012. Existing Cardmembers already enrolled into the Membership Rewards Programme will not be eligible for the 40,000 bonus points.
- 2. Platinum Service: Term and Conditions apply. View full details here.
- 3. Lounge Access and Priority Pass: Terms and Conditions apply. View full details here.
- 4. Subject to availability. Terms and Conditions apply. Visit Visit ticketmaster.co.uk/amex
- 5. American Express Services Europe Limited ("AESEL") makes various benefits available to Cardmembers which derive from contracts which AESEL has made with third parties. AESEL is free to amend, extend or terminate these benefits at its sole discretion. These benefits do not form part of AESEL's contract with you but AESEL will provide reasonable notice, in any event no less than 30 days, in advance of any changes to the available benefits which may be to your detriment. One of the benefits currently available is the benefit of contracts of insurance held by AESEL with certain insurers. You will lose these benefits if you cease to be a Cardmember. Terms, conditions and exclusions apply. Full details of the insurance benefits currently available can be found in Your Insurance Documentation available on this website and which will be provided with your Card. Please read this document to understand the limits and exclusions that may apply.
- 6. Subject to availability. Partner Terms and Conditions apply.
- 7. Membership of the Platinum Card incurs an annual fee of £300.
- 8. Corrective at 30/03/2011
Based on a spend of £30,000, where every full £1 spent and charged per transaction is worth 1 MR point.
- 9. Corrective at 30/03/2011
Added extras with Hotel Programmes such as Fine Hotels and Resorts – based on complimentary breakfast worth approximately £20. Complimentary hotel credit of £70 (US$100). Room upgrade based on availability. Based on 2 separate one-night stays.
Discounts on car hire – based on savings with Avis on car upgrades. One week in LA with an upgrade from medium to large car worth £96 in savings; one week in Edinburgh with an upgrade from medium to large car worth £98 in savings.
Hotel Partner Programme Enrolment – Based on two annual weekend stays at Hilton, amounting to a total of 6 days, with a saving of £30 per day for room upgrade through Hilton HHonours Gold VIP status. - 10. Corrective at 30/03/2011
Priority Pass Lounge Access – based on cost of membership for Prestige Priority Pass for a Basic and Platinum Supplementary Card worth £259 each.
Platinum Service - based on annual membership for a comparative service by TenUK Lifestyle Services: £149 for annual private membership - 11. Your Platinum Supplementary Cardmember holds the one Platinum-coloured Supplementary Card you are entitled to. You cannot nominate one of your Gold or Green Supplementary Cardmembers to accept your additional complimentary Priority Pass membership.
- 12. Global Assist: Terms and Conditions apply. View full details here.
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Subject to availability. Partner Terms and Conditions apply.
- Return flight to Dubai – Example based on airline transfer redemption with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club as of 2 June 2011. Normal redemption passenger taxes, fees, charges and surcharges apply (subject to change). All travel is strictly subject to availability. The number of redemption seats available on each flight is restricted and it is possible that the seats allocated on a particular flight may be fully booked, even though seats are still available in other booking classes. Some flights may have no availability on certain routes, and popular dates (i.e. weekends, school and public holidays) will fill quickly and Virgin Atlantic cannot guarantee availability. Membership Rewards Points can also be used to pay for tickets and packages, including taxes and surcharges and on any airline that is offered through American Express Travel. Certain airlines are not available through American Express Travel. Membership Rewards points can also be used in part payment for a ticket.
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European flights/Weekend in Italy – Based on airline transfer redemption with British Airways Executive Club as of 1 June 2011. Excludes taxes, fees, charges and surcharges. Terms and Conditions apply. Membership Rewards Points can also be used to pay for tickets and packages, including taxes and surcharges and on any airline that is offered through American Express Travel. Certain airlines are not available through American Express Travel. They can also be used in part payment for a ticket.
- Harvey Nichols – Based on an example from the Membership Rewards Programme. A £200 Harvey Nichols gift voucher is available as of 2 June 2011 for 40,000 Membership Rewards points.
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Links of London – Based an example from the Membership Rewards programme. A Links of London Sterling Silver Sweetie Bracelet is available as of 20 May 2011 for 23,900 Membership Rewards points.
- Tea for two in Mayfair - Based on an example from the Membership Rewards programme. The May Fair Hotel Champagne Afternoon Tea Experience for Two – available at 6 June 2011 for 13,800 Membership Rewards points.
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Eurostar ticket - Based on Standard Premier ticket redemption with Eurostar as of 2 June 2011. Subject to partner availability. Membership Rewards Points can also be used to pay for tickets and packages, including taxes and surcharges and on any travel partner that is offered through American Express Travel. Certain travel partners are not available through American Express Travel. They can also be used in part payment for a ticket.
- American Express Services Europe Limited. Registered Office: Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9AX, United Kingdom. Registered in England and Wales with Number 1833139. American Express Services Europe Limited is authorised by the Financial Services Authority under the Payment Services Regulations 2009 (reference number 415532) for the provision of payment services. For insurance mediation activities only, American Express Services Europe Limited is an Appointed Representative of American Express Insurance Services Europe Limited (reference number 311684) who is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Details can be found on the FSA Register.
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Written details are available on request. Applicant must be 18 years old or over. The Platinum Card is offered by American Express Services Europe Limited. Registered Office: Belgrave House, 76 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9AX, United Kingdom. Registered in England and Wales with Number: 1833139. American Express Services Europe Limited is authorised by the Financial Services Authority under the Payment Services Regulations 2009 (reference number 415532) for the provision of payment services.