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Rewards

Earn Membership Rewards^®1 on practically everything you buy.² They could be the start of your next adventure.

Service

Service beyond service. We can take care of everything.³

Access

From airport lounges⁴ to sold out shows⁵ the Platinum Card opens doors.

Insurance Benefits

If something happens or things get lost, we’re there for you 24 hours a day. ⁶

Rewards

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You could take the Eurostar Leisure Select carriage to Paris, pick up a rental car and explore** with your 40,000 bonus Membership Rewards^®1 points, which you’ll receive once you spend £1,500 in your first 3 months of Cardmembership. ⁷ And because you earn one point for every full £1 you spend on your Card,² the points you pick up on your travels could go towards your next adventure.

Or treat yourself with Amor, our global luxury shopping programme, delivering money-can’t-buy experiences and services at home and abroad.⁸ Factor in your 40,000 bonus points and your Membership Rewards balance alone could outweigh the annual fee.⁹

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Service

For great adventures

The Platinum Card comes with Platinum Service³ to make your travels plain sailing. With insider knowledge on a host of destinations and the contacts to organise package or tailor-made holidays, make us your first port of call.

We’ve helped arrange the perfect proposal (in Italy, she said yes) right down to finding lost laptops. All part of the 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 partners.⁸ All these added extras alone are worth up to £554.¹¹

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Access

The one thing that can help open doors

The Platinum Card can get you into all sorts of places, starting the moment you get to the airport with over 600 Priority Pass airport lounges.⁴

Platinum Service³ 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 shows - even sold out ones.⁵ Platinum Service and a Priority Pass add up to £667 alone.¹²

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Insurance Benefits

Safe and sound

The Platinum Card is the one thing you’ll want on your travels. It comes with one of the highest value insurance benefits packages around,⁶ protecting you, your family and up to 5 Supplementary Cardmembers and their families¹³ on trips for up to 120 days. Even for many adventure sports, such as Winter sports cover and scuba diving down to 30 metres.**

If anything unexpected happens on a trip, just call us 24/7.¹⁴ Your 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.

Find out more

Apply for the Platinum Card® today and get 40,000 Membership Rewards points(7)

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Important Information
1. Terms and Conditions of Membership Rewards apply.
2. 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.
3. Platinum Service: Term and Conditions apply. View full details here.
4. Lounge Access and Priority Pass: Terms and Conditions apply. View full details here.
5. Subject to availability. Terms and Conditions apply. Visit ticketmaster.co.uk/amex
6. See your Summary of Benefits for full details and requirements. American Express Services Europe Limited ("AESEL") makes various benefits available to Cardmembers. These benefits derive from contracts which AESEL has made with third parties which AESEL is free to amend, extend or terminate at its sole discretion. These benefits do not form part of AESEL's contract with you but AESEL will aim to inform you 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 made between AESEL and certain insurers, for example travel insurance benefits. You will lose these benefits if you cease to be a Cardmember. Exclusions apply. Full details of the insurance benefits currently available can be found in the Summary of Benefits document which will be provided with your Card. Please read this document to understand the limits and exclusions that may apply.
7. 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. Valid until midnight on 16 August 2010.
8. Subject to availability. Partner Terms and Conditions apply.
9. Membership of the Platinum Card incurs an annual fee of £300.
10. Corrective at 24/02/2010
Based on a spend of £30,000, where every full £1 per transaction is worth 1 MR point. Redeem 30,000 MR points for £150 Harrods voucher, a 10 day economy car hire from Hertz, and more…
11. Corrective at 24/02/2010
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 Honours Gold VIP status
12. Corrective at 24/02/2010
Priority Pass Lounge Access – based on cost of membership for Prestige Priority Pass for a Basic and Platinum Supplementary Card worth £259 each.
Based on annual membership for a comparative service by TenUK Lifestyle Services: £149 for annual private membership
13. 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.
14. Global Assist: Terms and Conditions apply. View full details here
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Return flight to New York – Example based on airline transfer redemption with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club as of 14 June 2010. 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. They can also be used in part payment for a ticket.
European flights – Based on airline transfer redemption with British Airways Executive Club as of 14 June 2010. 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.
Eurostar ticket - Based on Leisure Select ticket redemption with Eurostar as of 14 June 2010. 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.
Hire a car – Based on an example from the Membership Rewards programme. A £50 Hertz voucher is available as of 14 June 2010 for 10,000 Membership Rewards points.
Tea for Two in Mayfair - Based on an example from the Membership Rewards programme. The May Fair Hotel Afternoon Tea Experience for Two – available at 14 June 2010 for 6,000 Membership Rewards points.
A Morning’s spa pampering / Elemis spa - Based on an example from the Membership Rewards programme. The Elemis Spa Voucher worth £150 available at 14 June 2010 for 30,000 Membership Rewards points.
Relais & Chateaux – Based on an example from the Membership Rewards programme. A gift voucher for £100 is available as at 14 June 2010 for 22,500 Membership Rewards points.
Gift Certificates and The Lys Packages are valid, subject to availability, in all member Hotels & Restaurants of the Association included in the Relais & Châteaux Guide for the current calendar year. If the Hotel or Restaurant you require is not available we will offer you alternative dates and/or an alternative Relais & Châteaux member property of a comparable quality, price and location, subject to availability of participating properties in the requested area. Gift Certificates are valid in the Hotels & Restaurants included in the guide for the current year (from 1 January to 31 December 2010). The Lys Packages are valid in a selection of Relais & Châteaux establishments. Cardmembers should allow up to 10 working days for the delivery of Gift Cards and Gift Vouchers.
Staying at world-renowned hotels - Partners Terms and Conditions apply
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.