OT: Amex Platinum is it worth £300 ?
Jun 30, 2006, 4:23 am
#1
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OT: Amex Platinum is it worth £300 ?
I'm pondering getting the Amex Platinum Card, I already hold the BA AMEX PP card - so it's only £180 extra...
I could have posted this on the Amex Board but I reckon I will get a better response from here.
I could have posted this on the Amex Board but I reckon I will get a better response from here.
Jun 30, 2006, 4:43 am
#4
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Most definitely, the full travel insurance for the whole family,2 priority pass cards, free BAP+ card,HH gold for a year, Starwood gold for 2 years and the FHR programme,plus the silly sods only charged me £275 renewal last month 
Jun 30, 2006, 4:47 am
#5
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I think its definitely worth it. Check out replies 2, 4, 14 (& a few others) in this link: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=557049
Jun 30, 2006, 4:50 am
#6
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Originally Posted by jaguarpig
HH gold for a year, Starwood gold for 2 years
Jun 30, 2006, 4:57 am
#8
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I've just downgraded from Plat to Gold as I didn't think I got the benefits. I have travel insurance with my bank, I still get the travel inconvenience package with the Gold charge card. I have lounge access with my BA silver card, and there's not a lot else I use.
Jun 30, 2006, 4:59 am
#9
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Okay but let's not pretend the saving on the BAPP is £120 - you should work on £30. Could you get decent travel cover for £100 (how big's the family?), and how much do you fly non-1W economy, since you have BA Gold.
The swing factor might be the car insurance, worth about £10-15 a day.
The swing factor might be the car insurance, worth about £10-15 a day.
Jun 30, 2006, 5:03 am
#10
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Yes, yes, yes......
Annual Travel Insurance : £70ish
2 x Priority Pass : £260 x 2 = £520
SPG Gold : 90% of my stays I've been upgraded
Hilton Gold : Free breakfasts and sometimes get an upgrade
Free BA Card = £120
There are other benefits also, but the above are the ones I find most useful.
Cheers,
Rick
Annual Travel Insurance : £70ish
2 x Priority Pass : £260 x 2 = £520
SPG Gold : 90% of my stays I've been upgraded
Hilton Gold : Free breakfasts and sometimes get an upgrade
Free BA Card = £120
There are other benefits also, but the above are the ones I find most useful.
Cheers,
Rick
Jun 30, 2006, 5:28 am
#11
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Location: Nottinghamshire
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Originally Posted by G-BOAC
Hang on. I thought SPG was forever, not just 2 years? It was forever when I signed up. Is this a new change I didn't know about from the recent changes/new packs they sent out? I'll have to go read them more closely...
Jun 30, 2006, 6:01 am
#12
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Originally Posted by jaguarpig
I just got the SPG pack through yesterday ...
Same story with my existing Hilton HHonors a/c, but other things like Priority Pass appeared very quickly.
Jun 30, 2006, 6:10 am
#13
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Originally Posted by Steady-EDI
jaguarpig, can I ask how long this took after you filled in the form? I applied to upgrade my existing account during the last week in May and still nothing.
Same story with my existing Hilton HHonors a/c, but other things like Priority Pass appeared very quickly.
Same story with my existing Hilton HHonors a/c, but other things like Priority Pass appeared very quickly.
On a different note, when I signed up to Amex Plat, SPG was for life. I'll be mighty pi55ed off if they've changed that and not had the decency to make the change explicitly clear.
Lewis
Jun 30, 2006, 7:50 am
#14
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Originally Posted by Steady-EDI
jaguarpig, can I ask how long this took after you filled in the form? I applied to upgrade my existing account during the last week in May and still nothing.
