First Things to Do Once You Get Your Amex Platinum Card

Update (July 2024): I have a 125,000 Amex Platinum offer available for use

From now until June 2023, there’s an amazing 150,000 points American Express Platinum offer through targeted referrals. Unfortunately I didn’t get the referral bonus but my friend did so I am sending his to all my friends who are thinking of getting the card.

Since Amex generally gives one sign up bonus per “lifetime” unless you are targeted again, it is much better to wait for a high offer. For reference, the current public offer is 80,000 and Resy also has its own public offer for 100,000. I believe I got mine many many years ago for 100k, so 150k is an amazing offer.

Below is a summary of annual fee, bonus spending, and credits:

American Express Platinum (Annual Fee $695)
5x points on flights
5x points on hotel and travel via AmexTravel.com
$15 Uber credit / month (additional $20 in December, $200 total annually)
$20 Entertainment Credit / month (Peacock, Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, NYT, Audible, Sirius, $240 total annually)
$300 Equinox credit annually (SoulCycle, Equinox+ or club membership)
$189 CLEAR Credit annually
$50 Saks credit each half of the calendar year ($100 total annually)
$200 Hotel Credit (Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts) annually
$200 Airline Fee Credit annually (baggage, pet, seat…