Amex Platinum Charge Card 50K MR Bonus after 1K spend- lots of Benefits!
Mar 22, 2011 | 9:30 pm
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Amex Platinum Charge Card 50K MR Bonus after 1K spend- lots of Benefits!
I browsed through the first 3 pages of this forum and didn't see this deal posted yet. Please merge if i missed it.
Credit to DansDeals for this deal
To sum up:
Amex Platinum is a Charge Card with no pre-set limit. Meaning you must pay off the balance in full each month.
Get 50K Membership Rewards Points after 1K in purchases within 3 months. This can be transferred into miles. (essentially 51K)
Annual fee is steep: $450 BUT
Benefits
Get up to $200 in Airline Fee Credits 3 annually to cover incidental fees with your favorite airline. Additionally, get a 20% Travel Bonus4 with Membership Rewards Pay with Points when you redeem for part or all of your travel.
Access airport lounges around the world, including American Airlines Admirals Club, Delta Sky Club,US Airways Clubs, compliments of the Airport Club Access Program.2
Car Rental Program- More details can be found in link above.
From the DansDeals comments it looks like people are having success buying AA or Continental gift cards in $50 increments and getting that reimbursed as the $200 airline credit.
All the information you need about this card can be found in the DansDeals post.
Credit to DansDeals for this deal
To sum up:
Amex Platinum is a Charge Card with no pre-set limit. Meaning you must pay off the balance in full each month.
Get 50K Membership Rewards Points after 1K in purchases within 3 months. This can be transferred into miles. (essentially 51K)
Annual fee is steep: $450 BUT
Benefits
Get up to $200 in Airline Fee Credits 3 annually to cover incidental fees with your favorite airline. Additionally, get a 20% Travel Bonus4 with Membership Rewards Pay with Points when you redeem for part or all of your travel.
Access airport lounges around the world, including American Airlines Admirals Club, Delta Sky Club,US Airways Clubs, compliments of the Airport Club Access Program.2
Car Rental Program- More details can be found in link above.
From the DansDeals comments it looks like people are having success buying AA or Continental gift cards in $50 increments and getting that reimbursed as the $200 airline credit.
All the information you need about this card can be found in the DansDeals post.
Mar 22, 2011 | 9:45 pm
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: DFW/SEA
Programs: *A Silver, AA Gold + Miles Scattered Everywhere.
Posts: 2,045