Platinum [UK] Card: Was It Worth It This Year?
Dec 21, 2013, 6:09 am
#226
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Dec 21, 2013, 9:16 am
#227
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: UK
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Feb 4, 2014, 9:31 am
#228
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Greater Metropolitan Area
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I mentioned it in the Cathay-Specific thread - I got renewed for Gold AND Hertz Five Star without actually holding a Platinum card anymore. I've cancelled mine in June last year 
So it was definitely "worth it" for me
So it was definitely "worth it" for me
Feb 5, 2014, 8:45 am
#229
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Discussion of the winding down Cathay Pacific Marco Polo Gold status has been transferred to the dedicated thread because I am seeing parallel questions:
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Last edited by mia; Feb 6, 2014 at 9:31 am
Feb 13, 2015, 6:45 am
#230
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 2
Question for existing AMEX UK Platinum Charge Card Holders [metal card option]
Hi All,
Just wanted to gage people's opinions. For our £450 a year fee do you feel we should be given the option to have our cards made of metal? In the States they have a number of companies that offer simular services to Amex Platinum and you get a metal card. In the UK we pay more have limited options and get a poorly made plastic card.
Thanks
Andy
Just wanted to gage people's opinions. For our £450 a year fee do you feel we should be given the option to have our cards made of metal? In the States they have a number of companies that offer simular services to Amex Platinum and you get a metal card. In the UK we pay more have limited options and get a poorly made plastic card.
Thanks
Andy
Feb 20, 2015, 5:40 am
#233
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: London
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Feb 23, 2015, 1:57 pm
#234
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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I cancelled mine and wish I hadnt.
Stand alone Amex travel insurance cost me £100 and I've just found out it's not as good as the Plat cover was.
Car excess insurance was another £80.
I've spent about £60 so far entering lounges at £15 a pop using my Lounge Club card, which would have been free with PP.
Had to slum it at LAS because I had no Cent access.
Missed out on the Amex travel £100 off £300 spend offer.
Missed out on a few other Spend X Get Y promos exclusive to the Plat.
Looking back, I would have gotten value from it this year. YMMV.
Stand alone Amex travel insurance cost me £100 and I've just found out it's not as good as the Plat cover was.
Car excess insurance was another £80.
I've spent about £60 so far entering lounges at £15 a pop using my Lounge Club card, which would have been free with PP.
Had to slum it at LAS because I had no Cent access.
Missed out on the Amex travel £100 off £300 spend offer.
Missed out on a few other Spend X Get Y promos exclusive to the Plat.
Looking back, I would have gotten value from it this year. YMMV.
Mar 2, 2015, 12:01 pm
#235
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Leicestershire, UK
Posts: 146
I'm a Gold card holder and thinking of upgrading to Plat, mostly for the benefits on an upcoming family trip to the US. Have I got the following right?
TIA.
- £450/pa pro-rata for a Plat card plus a supp Plat
- The supp and I both get a PP card. This will allow the supp and I to both take 1 guest each into lounges for free.
- Travel insurance for myself, the supp and dependent children under 25. The medical cover is limited to £2m.
- Club Carlson Gold Elite (plus status in others too)
TIA.
Mar 2, 2015, 1:07 pm
#236
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: UK oop north
Programs: BMI Diamond Club RIP,BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,692
I'm a Gold card holder and thinking of upgrading to Plat, mostly for the benefits on an upcoming family trip to the US. Have I got the following right?
TIA.
- £450/pa pro-rata for a Plat card plus a supp Plat
- The supp and I both get a PP card. This will allow the supp and I to both take 1 guest each into lounges for free.
- Travel insurance for myself, the supp and dependent children under 25. The medical cover is limited to £2m.
- Club Carlson Gold Elite (plus status in others too)
TIA.
Mar 2, 2015, 1:17 pm
#237
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Leicestershire, UK
Posts: 146
Thanks. Is there any mechanism to extend the cover to cover pre-existing conditions? And would the cover apply if the air tickets were bought before I upgraded to Plat?
I'll read the T&Cs to check but a little difficult right now on a small phone.
I'll read the T&Cs to check but a little difficult right now on a small phone.
Mar 2, 2015, 1:31 pm
#238
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: UK oop north
Programs: BMI Diamond Club RIP,BAEC Silver
Posts: 1,692
It's my understanding that you cannot cover pre existing conditions. The medical cover does not need payment with the amex plat. Baggage cover, delay and cancellation cover does need the tickets to have been paid for with an amex issued amex card i.e not an mbna amex, as long as the seller accepts amex. Certain airlines only take visa/mastercard so you would then be ok.
Mar 3, 2015, 4:43 am
#239
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Tyrone,EU
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Posts: 2,811
Given that a high proportion of the population is on BP tablets, and/or cholesterol tabs, I think any issue relating to circulatory issues (i.e. heart) might be at risk for such people.
The plat health insurance is fine if you are totally healthy