American Express Platinum ‘Up To 175,000 Points’ Signup Bonus

Update 6/26/25: After being hard to get for a while, the 175k offer is now the regular public offer, and might be available via referral as well. However, it now says ‘up to 175,000’. The system will tell you how much you are eligible for before you have to submit the application, and many people are being offered a lower amount.

Update 6/11/24: This 175k offer is now showing via some referral links. Hat tip to Uscreditcardguide (No sharing of referral links is allowed in the comments below.)

The Offer

Direct link to offer (might need to open in incognito mode to get it to show)

• American Express is offering a new sign up bonus on the Platinum personal card:
  • Get 175,000 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 (“Starting May 8, 2024, SiriusXM will no longer be a participating partner of the $240 Digital Entertainment Credit), 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.
• Global Dining Access by Resy
• The Global Lounge Collection

Our Verdict

This is an all time high for a public offer, previous best was American Express Platinum 125,000 Points + 15x Shop Small/Restaurant For 6 Months (Resy Offer). Offer is also showing on referral links making it even better if you can refer a friend/be referred, feel free to find and share a referral here. This offer is worth doing if you get value from the benefits of the card due to the $695 annual fee. We will add this to our list of the best credit card bonuses. Read these things everybody should know about American Express before applying.

Hat tip to US Credit Card Guide