The Offer
- American Express is sending out targeted e-mails for 60,000 points after $5,000 in spend within the first three months on the Personal Platinum card. What’s significantly is the fact that the one bonus per lifetime language is absent. As always make sure your individual offer DOES NOT have the lifetime language.
Card Details
- Annual fee of $550 is not waived the first year
- Authorized Platinum cards are $175 for three user (then $175 per Platinum)
- 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 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)
- 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.
Our Verdict
This offer isn’t that interesting if you’ve never had the card before as 60,000 points is currently the standard sign up bonus and you can get 100,000 points. It is interesting if you’ve had the card before and it doesn’t contain the once per lifetime language as that means you can get the sign up bonus again for a card you normally wouldn’t be eligible for. I’d probably apply for this card if I was in that situation, unfortunately most people will not be targeted. As always make sure you read through these things everybody should know about American Express cards before applying or asking basic questions in the comments.
Hat tip to jags4186 on /r/churning
