[YMMV] American Express Business Platinum 75,000 Points After $10,000 In Spend (No Lifetime Language?)

The Offer

Direct link to offer

• Receive a sign up bonus of 75,000 Membership Rewards points on the American Express Business Platinum Card. Bonus is broken down as follows:
  • 50,000 points for spending $5,000 within the first three months
  • 25,000 points for spending an additional $5,000 within the first three months

Card Details

• Valid until 8/31/2017
• 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 isn’t shown on the first page, not sure if shows after logging in or not. 

Our Verdict

It’s possible to get a 100,000 offer by calling in, but that doesn’t work for everybody. If you haven’t had the card before I’d recommend trying that and if that doesn’t work just waiting for a 100,000 point offer. If you have had the card before and are targeted for this offer and it doesn’t contain the “Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who have or have had this product” language then I do think it’s worth applying for if you can meet the large minimum spend requirement and get enough value out of the benefits to justify the $450 annual fee. We have seen a similar bonus on the BRG without lifetime language as well but unfortunately that isn’t available any longer. As always before applying please read our post on 25 things everybody should know about American Express cards as it will answer any basic questions you might have and also provides useful information for existing cardholders.

Hat tip to Churminator on /r/churning