American Express Platinum 150,000 Points Signup Bonus

Update 10/11/23: I’m not seeing the 150k offer incognito anymore. A lot of people still have it via referral link. (No referrals in the comments below. Search around the internet and you can find.)

Update 9/3/23: Deal is back with 150,000 points after $8,000 spend. Google ‘american express platinum’ and use that link incognito to find the offer. (ht reader tommy shelby and to uscreditcardguide). Good offer, though not as good as the recent 150k+$200 offer via  referral. Another option still available is the Resy offer for 100k and 10x restaurants.

The Offer

• American Express is offering a new sign up bonus on the Platinum personal card via select referral links:
  • Get 150,000 points signup bonus when spending $8,000 within 6 months.

 

Card Benefits

• Annual fee of $695 is not waived the first year
  • Authorized Platinum cards are $195 per authorized user card
  • Authorized Gold cards are free
  • Full details here
• Card earns at the following rates:
  • 5x points per $1 spent on purchases made with airlines or with American Express Travel
  • 5x points per $1 spent on hotel & airline bookings made directly from the American Express travel website
  • 1x points on all other purchases
• $200 airline incidental credit per calendar year
• $200 Uber credit ($15 per month and additional $20 in December)
• Walmart+ monthly credit – Cardholders will receive a $12.95 credit (covers the full cost of membership)
• SoulCycle At Home Bike Credit – Cardholders can receive a $300 credit when purchasing a SoulCycle bike (up to 15 bikes per year).
• Lounge access:
  • Centurion lounge access
  • International American Express lounge access
  • Delta SkyClub lounge access
  • Priority pass select membership
  • Airspace lounge access
• $240 digital entertainment credit. This is a credit of $20 per month and can be used on Peacock, Audible, SiriusXM, The New York Times, WSJ.
• $200 hotel credit. This can be used on select prepaid bookings (Fine Hotels + Resorts^® and The Hotel Collection) when using American Express Travel
• $179 Clear credit
• $300 Equinox credit. This is a $25 credit each month
• Global Dining Access by Resy
• The Global Lounge Collection

Our Verdict

This is an excellent offer, made even better in that your friend who refers you will get a nice referrer bonus (points + additional dining bonus) as well.

Most people will consider the expired Resy offer to be better at 125k + 15x at small business and restaurant. That offer expired in January, and until now the only available offers were either the Resy 125k + 10x restaurant offer or the 150k via referral. Now you can get 150k + 10x with this referral offer which is an excellent deal.

Find and share referral links on this dedicated page. The page will only be open for a bit before comments are closed.

Post History

• Update 1/25/23: Some people (myself and reader Kevin) are now seeing the 150,000 offer on the public offer page (incognito). You can also try getting this offer from a friend via their referral link. There’s also an option to get 100k + 10x restaurants via the Resy link.
• Update 1/1/23: The public offer (incognito) on the American Express Platinum card is now 125,000 points with $6,000 spend. Useful for someone who can’t get the 150,000 offer via Cardmatch or via a friend’s referral link (see below). There’s also an option to get 100k + 10x restaurants via the Resy link.
• Update 9/13/22: Also showing up via CardMatch for some people.
• Update 9/8/22: The 150k offer is back on select referral links (ht David). No referral requests or offers in the comments! There’s also a separate Resy offer for 125k + 10x which some might prefer.
• Update 7/29/22: The 150k offer is still available on select referral links, but it’s getting harder to find. There’s also a separate Resy offer for 125k + 10x which some might anyway prefer.
• Update 6/16/22: The 150k offer is available via referral link, as well as at some public links – I found it via google search, you can try this link.
• Update 6/9/22: The 150k component is still available via referral link, but the 10x restaurant part of the bonus is no longer available. Updated the image below.
• Update 6/8/22: Deal is due to end today.