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Current welcome offer
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How to Earn Rewards
5x
points on flights booked directly with airlines or through American Express Travel®, on up to $500,000 on these purchases per calendar year.
5x
points on prepaid hotels booked on AmexTravel.com.
1x
on other eligible purchases.
Benefits
$600 Hotel Credit: Get up to $600 back in statement credits each year on prepaid Fine Hotels + Resorts® or The Hotel Collection bookings with American Express Travel® when you pay with your Platinum Card®. Enrollment required. The Hotel Collection requires a minimum two-night stay. Two $300 credits.
$300 Digital Entertainment Credit: Get up to $25 back in statement credits each month on eligible purchases made with your Platinum Card® on one or more of the following: Disney+, a Disney+ bundle, ESPN+, Hulu, The New York Times, Paramount+, Peacock, The Wall Street Journal, YouTube Premium, and YouTube TV.
$155 Walmart+ Credit: A Walmart+ membership can get you free shipping with no order minimum on eligible items shipped by Walmart. Use your Platinum Card(R) to pay for a monthly Walmart+ membership (subject to auto-renewal) and receive one statement credit for up to $12.95 (plus applicable taxes. Plus Ups not eligible) each month. Free Shipping excludes most Marketplace items, freight & certain location surcharges. Paramount+ Essential plan only, separate registration required.
$200 Airline Credit: Up to $200 annual airline incidental statement credit, enrollment required.
$200 Uber Cash: Platinum Card(R) Members can ride or dine in style with $15 in Uber Cash each month, plus a bonus $20 in December after adding their Card to their Uber account. Use your Uber Cash on rides and orders in the U.S. when you select an Amex Card for your transaction. Plus, when you use the Platinum Card(R) to pay for an auto-renewing Uber One membership, you can get up to $120 in statement credits each calendar year. Terms apply.
$209 CLEAR® Plus Credit: CLEAR® Plus helps get you to your gate faster by using unique facial attributes to verify you are you at 50+ airports nationwide. Receive up to $209 in statement credits per calendar year after you pay for your CLEAR Plus Membership (subject to auto-renewal) with the Platinum Card®. CLEARLanes are available at 100+ airports, stadiums, and entertainment venues.
Enjoy the benefits of the Global Lounge Collection®
Hilton Honors™ Gold Status, enrollment required.
Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite Status, enrollment required.
My Take
This has a high annual fee. BUT may be worth it for some people, especially if you can leverage the airline, digital entertainment, and Uber credits. The airline incidental statement credit is per calendar year. That means most people can actually get the $200 airline credit twice in the first year of holding the card.
This is a strong offer for points that transfer to a lot of airline partners. You apply and find out your welcome offer. After you apply — if approved, you will find out your offer amount and then can decide to accent the card and your offer. Then you'd need to meet the minimum spend requirement to earn your points.
Just note that if you get this offer, you'll become ineligible to earn a welcome offer on the Gold or Green cards. To maximize your points earned, start with the Green card, then get the Gold, then this one.
offer History
The offers on this card fluctuate greatly. It has been as low as 80,000 points. Typically personal referral links show higher offers than affiliate links and I always try to keep my pages updates with these.
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