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USA personal Platinum Card benefits site
USA Business Platinum Card benefits site
Activate card
USA cardholders work through this list to activate benefits:
Wait till Janaury 1st and purchase another $200 Airline ecerts (USA only)
USA Business Platinum Card benefits site
Activate card
USA cardholders work through this list to activate benefits:
- Enroll in Priority Pass Select .
- Enroll in Airline Fee Credit benefit and choose carrier. You must enroll and choose a carrier prior to making a reimbursable purchase. Read: AA AS B6 DL F9 HA UA WN
- Apply for Global Entry ($100 reimbursement) or TSA PreCheck ($85 reimbursement). Global Entry includes TSA PreCheck, but the application process is more involved.
- Enroll for Avis, Hertz and National Car Rental Privileges.
- Use National status to obtain Hertz Five Star status HERE.
- Enroll in Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status.
- Enroll in Hilton Gold Status
- Subscribe to Departures Extra email newsletter.
- Subscribe to Entertainment newsletter.
- Call 888-462-4725 to enroll in Neiman Marcus InCircle program.
- Activate free Shoprunner membership
- Order free supplementary Gold or Green cards for those whose airline or hotel accounts you plan to link to Membership Rewards. The additional card must be open for 90 days before linking is permitted.
- Business Platinum cardholders only: enroll in GoGo Preferred Program (in-flight internet access).
Wait till Janaury 1st and purchase another $200 Airline ecerts (USA only)
New Platinum Card: To-Do List
Mar 5, 2011, 9:40 pm
#61
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SEA
Programs: All Around Nobody
Posts: 861
Another new Plat AmEx members -- thanks to the recent amazing 50K MR deal - and I am LOVING the lounge access and will likely keep it next year - so the promo worked from AmEx's POV as well 
Question: outside of the basic MR points accrual, any reason to use Platinum for much charging - i.e., is there any type of "bonus" for hitting certain charging targets? I'm working on hitting a charging target for a bonus on my DL AmEx, so I've been using it more than the Plat (once I had hit the required $1K) - just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing on knowing about some "spend $X,000 in 12 months and get such-and-such bonus points" deal on the Plat...
Question: outside of the basic MR points accrual, any reason to use Platinum for much charging - i.e., is there any type of "bonus" for hitting certain charging targets? I'm working on hitting a charging target for a bonus on my DL AmEx, so I've been using it more than the Plat (once I had hit the required $1K) - just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing on knowing about some "spend $X,000 in 12 months and get such-and-such bonus points" deal on the Plat...
Apr 4, 2011, 7:10 am
#62
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: DEN
Programs: UA Plat
Posts: 754
Priority Pass Select
As of April 4, another task is to sign up for Priority Pass Select.
https://rewards.americanexpress.com/...umprioritypass
https://rewards.americanexpress.com/...umprioritypass
May 17, 2011, 1:48 pm
#65
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LAX
Posts: 6,769
May 19, 2011, 10:56 pm
#66
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 3
deceptive advertising
I got suckered by this when I was convinced to upgrade my Amex Delta Skymiles card to "Platinum". Unfortunately I was not told that most of the benefits of a Platinum card do not pertain to this "Platinum" version. This terminology is ridiculous and I think intentionally deceptive. I will probably cancel my card
May 20, 2011, 7:30 am
#67
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,958
Welcome to Flyertalk. It's unfortunate that MasterCard and VISA copied American Express' use of the terms Gold and Platinum for premium cards, and it's confusing that American Express then decided to use those same color designations on the affinity cards that it issues for airlines and hotel chains. However, I don't think there's any evidence that any card issuer intended to deceive customers about specific benefits or rewards. It's confusing if you don't do your homework, but it's not deceptive.
The card you have is clearly explained here:
http://www201.americanexpress.com/ge...Delta-Skymiles
The card discussed in this thread is explained here:
http://www201.americanexpress.com/ge.../Platinum-Card
The card you have is clearly explained here:
http://www201.americanexpress.com/ge...Delta-Skymiles
The card discussed in this thread is explained here:
http://www201.americanexpress.com/ge.../Platinum-Card
May 20, 2011, 10:33 am
#68
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,905
This is not a benefit exclusive to the Plat card. Premium Car Rental (Primary) Insurance is a benefit offered to most American Express Charge and Credit Cards. It is an optional benefit, which is paid each time of use, rather than a "complimentary" benefit like others which are detailed in this thread.
May 20, 2011, 1:35 pm
#69
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: MHT, DL DM & now KM!/ formerNW Plat /HH Diamond/SPG plat
Posts: 830
This is not a benefit exclusive to the Plat card. Premium Car Rental (Primary) Insurance is a benefit offered to most American Express Charge and Credit Cards. It is an optional benefit, which is paid each time of use, rather than a "complimentary" benefit like others which are detailed in this thread.
May 20, 2011, 2:43 pm
#70
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,905
May 21, 2011, 5:41 am
#71
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: MHT, DL DM & now KM!/ formerNW Plat /HH Diamond/SPG plat
Posts: 830
(sorry, didn't mean to hijack this AmEx thread)
May 24, 2011, 2:08 pm
#73
Join Date: May 2011
Programs: Delta FO, SPG Gold, Hertz #1 Gold, Amex Plat
Posts: 17
Another to-do for those that have an iOS or Blackberry device and use TripIt. Download the Travel by American Express app. Platinum and Centurion members that run this app will be given complimentary TripIt Pro membership, which normally costs $49/year. Other Amex cards can get a discount for membership.
Not a huge benefit, but worth using if you want to keep track of all your itineraries.
Details on the offer are here: http://help.tripit.com/entries/42804...it-pro-program
Not a huge benefit, but worth using if you want to keep track of all your itineraries.
Details on the offer are here: http://help.tripit.com/entries/42804...it-pro-program
May 24, 2011, 3:20 pm
#74
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 37
Another to-do for those that have an iOS or Blackberry device and use TripIt. Download the Travel by American Express app. Platinum and Centurion members that run this app will be given complimentary TripIt Pro membership, which normally costs $49/year. Other Amex cards can get a discount for membership.
Not a huge benefit, but worth using if you want to keep track of all your itineraries.
Details on the offer are here: http://help.tripit.com/entries/42804...it-pro-program
Not a huge benefit, but worth using if you want to keep track of all your itineraries.
Details on the offer are here: http://help.tripit.com/entries/42804...it-pro-program
May 31, 2011, 8:20 am
#75
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 2,905
Question: outside of the basic MR points accrual, any reason to use Platinum for much charging - i.e., is there any type of "bonus" for hitting certain charging targets? I'm working on hitting a charging target for a bonus on my DL AmEx, so I've been using it more than the Plat (once I had hit the required $1K) - just wanted to make sure that I wasn't missing on knowing about some "spend $X,000 in 12 months and get such-and-such bonus points" deal on the Plat...