Originally Posted by
LeisureFirst
If I could use my Amex Plat to book tables in New York, where I can't pull so many strings myself (well none directly, although I have a couple of friends who can), it might be useful, but they told me I can only use it in the UK.

Is your Amex that you're using to book NY restaurants UK-based?
Really? We only ever use Amex Plat to book overseas restaurants (for the reasons you've said yourself re being able to do it directly). Normally we identify a list of restaurants, number of diners and then leave the task with Amex to sort out - worked a particular treat for Australia, Singapore etc.
Might be new - we last did this in November.