American Express Business Platinum 160,000 Point Offer

Update 1/7/23: More people targeted.

The Offer

160,000 link | 150,000 link | 150,000 link

• Get 100,000 points after $15,000 in spend within the first three months of card membership

Card Details

• Annual fee of $695 is not waived the first year
• Card earns at the following rates:
  • 5x points per $1 spent on purchases made with airlines or hotels booked directly from AmericanExpress Travel website
  • 1.5x points on qualifying purchases of $5,000 or more
  • 1x points on all other purchases
• $200 airline incidental credit per calendar year
• Lounge access:
  • Centurion lounge access
  • International American Express lounge access
  • Delta SkyClub lounge access
  • Priority pass select membership
  • Airspace lounge access
• Marriott gold status
• Hilton gold status
• Fee Credit for Global Entry or TSA Pre✓
• No foreign transaction fees
• View these other hidden benefits
• SoulCycle benefits

Our Verdict

If you’ve never had this card before, then the call in method is better due to the lower minimum spend requirement. The real nice thing about this offer is the fact it has no lifetime language meaning it’s possible to get the bonus if you’ve gotten the card before.

Update History:

• Update 11/14/22: Calling in using 855-531-3491 still works. This does have lifetime language. Hat tip to ChemE_nolifer.
• Update 10/29/22: More people targeted, none of the links are new so just try the previous ones. Hat tip to Any_Faithlessness_51
• Update 9/30/22: More targeted. Hat tip to joghi
• Update 9/23/22: More targeted.
• Update 9/9/22: Some people have been able to get the 170,000 points + 10,000 employee card offer by calling 855-531-3491 and requesting it. This offer has lifetime language. Hat tip to WeMustStopKony
• Update 8/17/22: More targeted.
• Update 8/6/22: More targeted, this time for a 170k offer. Note that this doesn’t require login and there has been issues with these types of links in the past, so keep that in mind before applying. Hat tip to Highsky
• Update 6/23/22: More targeted. Hat tip to MtM
• Update 6/1/22: More people got a targeted email today with this offer. Subject line, in some cases, is ‘You can earn 150,000 Membership Rewards® points if you are approved to add the Business Platinum Card to your wallet. Learn how.’ (Some of these offers are actually for 160,000 points with an extra 10k coming with employee card.)
• Update 2/15/22: More people targeted. E-mail subject line is ‘You can earn 150,000 Membership Rewards® Points after you add the reimagined Business Platinum Card to your wallet.’
• Update 11/18/21: A lot more people have been targeted for this now.
• Update 11/15/21: Many people are getting now an email with this 160,000 offer: 150,000 after spending $15,000 and 10,000 after adding an employee card.
• Update 7/14/21: There is a new 150,000 point link. You also earn $100 for every transaction greater than $1,000 made on Vendor Pay in the first 3 months. Hat tip to DDG
• Update 6/15/21: Here’s a link for the 160,000 offer: same 150,000 for $15,000 spend, plus 10,000 for adding an employee card within the first 3 months. Updated below. As always – YMMV.
• Update 6/9/21: There is also an offer for 160,000 points. Same as the 150,000 point offer but also another 10,000 for adding an employee card. E-mail subject line is ‘<name>, You’re invited to apply for an American Express Business Bundle’ Hat tip to bedogworthy.
• Update 6/9/21: There’s now a public link to this offer (and here’s another link). Won’t work for everyone, YMMV. There’s a stated expiration of this offer of 12/31/21; of course it could get pulled earlier. (There’s also a no-lifetime-language offer on the Business Gold card.) Hat tip to Frequentmiler
• Update 6/6/21: Another e-mail has gone out, 150k points again. Email has lifetime language, but actual application page does not. Subject line is ‘Limited-Time Offer for <name> You could earn 150,000 points’
• Update 5/10/21: Another round, this time 150k points.
• Update 4/24/21: Another round, try this link.
• Update 4/5/21: Another round sent out.
• Update 3/16/21: Another round sent out.
• Update 2/16/21: Another round sent out.
• Update 2/5/21: Another round has been sent out, this time the e-mail states the lifetime language but application page doesn’t. $595 annual fee is mentioned on application page. Hat tip to reader BS
• Update 12/28/20: Another round has gone out.
• Update 12/15/20: More people targeted. Remains to be seen if this new batch ends up having the annual fee waived first or not, just assume it doesn’t.
• Update 12/10/20: Despite the terms stating the annual fee is not waived first year, multiple people (1,2,3) have reported applying and then card member approval paperwork showing the $595 annual fee waived first year. This is American Express though so every chance they try to add the annual fee back. I’d apply expecting to pay the annual fee and then it’s a happy surprise if you don’t have to