The Offer
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- 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. The offer I saw did not have the lifetime language, please check your own offer for this 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)
- $100 Saks Fifth Avenue Benefit
- 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
- SoulCycle benefits
- View these other hidden benefits
Our Verdict
This offer is really only interesting if you’ve had this card before, otherwise you should hold out for a 100,000 point offer. We have seen targeted offers with no lifetime language for 100,000 points before but they are extremely rare and I wouldn’t be banking on that coming along for you. If you have had this card before and you think the sign up bonus/benefits are worth it when comparing to the $550 annual fee in the first year then I’d sign up as I don’t see a better no lifetime language bonus coming along. 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.
