[Targeted] American Express Personal Platinum 60,000 Points – No Lifetime Language

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.

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
• SoulCycle benefits
• View these other hidden benefits
• Once per lifetime language is NOT included in this offer, meaning YOU ARE eligible if you’ve had the card/bonus before

Our Verdict

You should only consider this offer if you’ve had the Platinum card before, otherwise you are better off waiting for a 100,000/125,000 point offer. I think it’s harder to justify the annual fee now that it’s more difficult to use the airline incidental credits and that Priority Pass doesn’t include restaurant access, but with the 60,000 point sign up bonus you should still come out well ahead. As always read through these things everybody should know about American Express cards first.