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Written by: RJ
The long awaited American Express Platinum card overhaul is here
- Annual fee: $895
- Multipliers
- 5x Airlines booked directly or via Amex Travel
- 5x Prepaid hotels booked via Amex Travel
- 1x All purchases
- Benefits
- Marriott gold status
- Hilton gold status
- Leaders Hotels of the World Sterling status
- Global Lounge Collection
- Centurion lounge access
- International American Express lounge access
- 10 Delta SkyClub visits
- Priority Pass select membership
- Airspace lounge access
- Avis, Hertz, National rental card status
- Credits
- $600 FHR credit ($300 semi annually)
- $200 Uber Cash ($15/month and $20 in December)
- $120 Uber One Membership credit (annually
- $200 Airline incidental credit (annually)
- $209 Clear credit (annually)
- $400 Resy credit ($100/quarter)
- $300 Digital entertainment ($25/quarter)
- Disney+, a Disney+ bundle, ESPN+, Hulu, The New York Times, Paramount+, Peacock, The Wall Street Journal, YouTube Premium, and YouTube TV.
- $300 Lululemon ($75/quarter)
- $155 Walmart+ membership
- $100 Saks ($50 semi annually)
- $200 Oura Ring credit (device only)
- $300 Equinox credit
- TSA Pre/Global Entry
Notes
- New design – The mirror finish design is being labeled as limited edition. It can be selected at application or requested as a replacement card for existing customers.
- Intro offer – Up to 175k MR points after you spend $8,000 in purchases on your new Card within the first 6 months of Card Membership
- Existing cardholders – new card benefits are effective immediately. Increased annual fee will hit for renewals on or after 1/2/26.
- Quarterly benefits – A few benefits above are quarterly. Best hit those now as the end of Q3 is quickly approaching.
Thoughts
Amex loaded this card up, taking couponing to the extreme. Overall, I don’t think this is awful if we consider Amex’s target market for this product. Adding YouTube to the digital credit is huge. Also, Oura ring is nice given the popularity of wearable tech.
The intro offer is weak.
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