[Targeted] American Express Business Platinum 100,000 Points – No Lifetime Language

Update: At least one reader has this offer and it does show the lifetime language, so check your offer carefully.

The Offer

No direct link, check your e-mails. Subject line is “Earn 100,000 Membership Rewards® points with the New Enhanced Business Platinum Card®”

  • American Express is sending out targeted e-mails for 100,000 points after $10,000 in spend within the first three months on the Business Platinum card. What’s significantly is the fact that the one bonus per lifetime language is absent.

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Card Details

  • Annual fee of $450 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
  • Internet Access:
    • Unlimited Boingo internet access
  • SPG gold status (this will also give you Marriott Gold status)
  • Hilton gold status
  • Fee Credit for Global Entry or TSA Pre✓
  • No foreign transaction fees
  • View these other hidden benefits
  • You can only get the sign up bonus on American Express cards once per lifetime. This does not apply to this offer! Double check fine print to make sure. 

Our Verdict

Yesterday we posted about a similar bonus of 60,000 points on the personal card, and now we have this offer on the Business Platinum. They have also recently offered upgrade offers of up to 75,000 on the business Platinum.

Is the offer worth applying for? If you’ve received a previous offer, value the benefits and are happy to paying the annual fee then yes. If you haven’t received a previous offer, you might be better offer waiting for either a bigger bonus (like 150,000 points) or a smaller minimum spend requirement. No guarantee you’ll see something like that in the near future though.

As always, make sure you read through these things everybody should know about American Express cards before applying.

Hat tip to reader Ngoc

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P (@guest_395421)
April 24, 2017 21:41

The personal application for Amex cards had the option to have your home address (mailing address) as a PO Box and then put your physical address separately. But the business application has no way to put a PO Box as the home address. Is there a way to get around this?

For personal credit cards, I have mistakenly put my physical address in the home address twice and both times, my applications went into pending and later got a letter to provide proof of address. Amazingly, they sent the letters to the mailing/home address they have on file for me, and not the address in the application.

Raj
Raj (@guest_393306)
April 21, 2017 12:46

I didn’t get the email offer, but I have a biz gold account and got an offer to upgrade by logging into Amex for 50,000 points for spending $10,000 in 5 months and another 25,000 points for another $10,000 in spend over those same 5 months.

Aaron
Aaron (@guest_393135)
April 21, 2017 04:57

Although it says it can’t be used by others I thought the business offers can be used by anyone with the link because it’s not associated with any SSN and such. (Would kill for one of these) But thanks so much for being awesome William! Y’all run an amazing blog’

sheila
sheila (@guest_392891)
April 20, 2017 19:33

DOC doesn’t reply to me again 🙁

Sheila
Sheila (@guest_393189)
April 21, 2017 09:37

Heehee…Just too eager to get a reply for myself with your good-looking profile picture!

Chuck
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Chuck(@chucksithe)
April 20, 2017 19:51
Hailey
Hailey (@guest_392819)
April 20, 2017 17:47

I have this offer……so i can get 100k MR points that i can transfer to affiliate partners (airline or hotels) right?

If i transfer to 1) Emirates or 2) Flying blue or 3)Delta or 4) Krisflyer/Singapore, when will points expire once transferred to any of these 4 flying partners, if i do not have any immediate plan to travel??

Hailey
Hailey (@guest_392917)
April 20, 2017 19:58

How to find out, about each programs expiration policy?

JD
JD (@guest_392589)
April 20, 2017 11:55

Question on this card – Do the 5x on flights and 1.5x on large purchases stack? Wondering if you could essentially earn 7.5x on the purchase of an expensive overseas business class flight.

JD
JD (@guest_392926)
April 20, 2017 20:09

Thinking 1.5x times 5.0x = 7.5x. Or it could be 5.0x + 1.5x = 6.5x. Either way, wondering if they stack

Sheila
Sheila (@guest_392471)
April 20, 2017 06:46

I received this offer but the email does not specify the person who is intended to receive it. Do you think it is safe to apply online or should I call to ensure I will be eligible for the bonus?

Rob
Rob (@guest_392373)
April 20, 2017 00:49

I have an email with this subject line and graphics but it has this language in the fine print:

1Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who have or have had this product. This offer is intended for the email recipient only.

Chris
Chris (@guest_392470)
April 20, 2017 06:22

Yeah, same here.

Lana
Lana (@guest_392585)
April 20, 2017 11:49

Same here

andy
andy (@guest_392672)
April 20, 2017 14:01

Same warning msg for me too.

Taylor
Taylor (@guest_392677)
April 20, 2017 14:14

Same here.

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon (@guest_392371)
April 20, 2017 00:47

You guys are killing me! I just finished the min spend on a Biz Rewards Gold and Biz Platinum, now you have me thinking I should get another one of each. 🙂

Daisy
Daisy (@guest_392441)
April 20, 2017 03:25

Can you have more than 1 card of same product? meaning you have ccurrent Biz Rewards Gold or Platinum and can still apply and be approved of another card (Gold or Platinum) and have 2 of same cards open with AMEX?

Kindly reconfirm

Daisy
Daisy (@guest_392916)
April 20, 2017 19:56

MR CRUMUDGEON, Care to reply and provide some insight?

msd2179
msd2179 (@guest_392365)
April 20, 2017 00:39

AF is $550 now, not $450 like in the post, right?

Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon (@guest_392372)
April 20, 2017 00:48

I think the business card stayed at $450