Reddit · r/amex · Jul 16, 2024
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Likes 5x on direct flights and the lounges but finds 1x elsewhere pathetic.
Travel rewards card
Lounges and hotel stays outweigh the fee for frequent travellers; others call it a coupon book.
A score out of 100 for how well reviewed a product is. It rises with positive reviews and with how many there are; negative and mixed reviews take points off.
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Reddit · r/amex · Jul 16, 2024
MixedSummary of a Reddit comment
Likes 5x on direct flights and the lounges but finds 1x elsewhere pathetic.
Reddit · r/amex · Dec 24, 2023
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A self-audit shows they barely outpace the fee; streaming credits often needed manual fixes.
Reddit · r/churning · Jun 26, 2018
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Rarely rides Uber so uses the credit on Uber Eats burritos, getting about ten free lunches a year.
Reddit · r/churning · Dec 13, 2017
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Barely puts spend on the Platinum, keeping it for flights, prepaid hotels and roadside assistance.
Reddit · r/churning · Sep 28, 2016
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Only puts spend on the Platinum for big purchases covered by its purchase protection.
Customers who travel or live in cities say the lounges, Fine Hotels stays and credits (Uber, Resy, airline, Lululemon) outweigh the high annual fee. Others call it a coupon book that is hard to use and poor for everyday earning. Lounge crowding and recent hotel credit changes bothered some.
Of the 720 reviews with a clear verdict, 70% are positive, 11% mixed and 20% negative. The praise mentioned most is great travel perks. The most common complaint is poor support.
The praise reviewers mention most: great travel perks (122 reviews), great rewards (75 reviews) and helpful support (18 reviews). For example: Has never been turned away from a Centurion lounge with their Amex Platinum; the longest wait was 15 minutes.
The complaints reviewers mention most: poor support (11 reviews), hard to redeem (9 reviews) and buggy app (1 review). For example: Amex clawed back their Amex Platinum signup bonus over an unexplained refund, and five reps could not say why.
It's how well reviewed American Express The Platinum Card from American Express is, out of 100. Negative and mixed reviews take points off, and so does having only a few reviews: a product needs plenty of them, compared with the most-reviewed products here, to reach the high 80s and 90s. It's worked out from reviews only, needs at least 5 of them, and updates as new ones come in.
Category: Travel rewards card. Type: Premium travel rewards charge card. Fees: $895 annual fee. Rates & rewards: 5x points on flights booked directly with airlines or Amex Travel (up to $500K a year) and on prepaid hotels via Amex Travel.
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