The Business Platinum Card® from American Express

We love the 35% Pay with Points rebate (we’ll elaborate, don’t worry)! The Business Platinum Card® from American Express features great travel benefits and several business statement credit opportunities.

Learn here how to apply for The Business Platinum Card® from American Express

(Looking for the personal/consumer version of the Platinum Card? Click here.)

Current Welcome Offer: Earn 150,000 bonus American Express® Membership Rewards® points after you spend $20,000 on eligible purchases on the card within the first three (3) months of being approved for card membership. Terms apply. (Learn here how to apply for this offer.)

Card Type: American Express

What Kind of Points/Miles the Card Earns: American Express® Membership Rewards®

Annual Fee: $695 for the primary cardholder. (See Rates and Fees)

Foreign Transaction Fees: $0 (See Rates and Fees)

Points Earnings (terms apply to each):

• 5X Membership Rewards points on flights and pre-paid hotels booked with American Express Travel
• 1.5X Membership Rewards points on eligible purchases at:
  • US construction material
  • hardware suppliers
  • electronic goods retailers
  • software & cloud system providers
  • shipping providers
• 1.5X Membership Rewards points on purchases of $5,000 or more everywhere else, (up to $2 million of these purchases per calendar year)
• 1X Membership Rewards points on all other eligible purchases

Travel Benefits:

• 35% Airline Bonus (Pay With Points Rebate)
  • This is the reason we hold the card — and will as long as Amex includes the benefit. Earn back 35% of Membership Rewards points you use to pay for all or part of an eligible flight booked with American Express Travel. Earn back up to 1 million points per calendar year.
  • An eligible flight is a First or Business Class ticket with or any class on an airline you select from a list of select carriers.
  • Enrollment is required and terms apply.
• Complimentary access to airport lounges
  • American Express Centurion Lounges when traveling with a confirmed seat on a same-day flight
  • Delta Sky Clubs when traveling on a same-day Delta-operated or -marketed flight.
  • Escape Lounge by Centurion Suites (with up to two guests) when traveling on a same-day flight
  • Priority Pass Select membership (enrollment required)
• $200 Airline Fee Credit: Select one qualifying airline and then receive up to $200 in statement credits per calendar year when incidental fees are charged by the airline to your card. (Enrollment is required.) Read this post for more information.
• $199 CLEAR® Plus Credit: Receive up to $199 in statement credits each calendar year for CLEAR Plus membership costs charged to your card. (Enrollment required. Taxes and fees not eligible. Terms apply)
• $120 Global Entry Credit: Receive either a $120 statement credit every four (4) years for a Global Entry application fee or a statement credit up to $85 every 4.5 years for a TSA PreCheck® (through a TSA official enrollment provider) application fee. (Terms apply.) Global Entry comes with TSA PreCheck and is the better value, in our opinion. So many travel credit cards offer this benefit — keep in mind you can “gift” it to someone else.
• Fine Hotels + Resorts: Enjoy early check-in and room upgrades (when available), daily breakfast for two (valued at up $60 total each day), a resort or spa credit (varies by property), and guaranteed late check-out. (Terms apply.)
• Complimentary Gold Elite Status with Marriott Bonvoy (enrolment required.)
• Complimentary Gold Elite Status with Hilton Honors (enrollment required.)

Business Purchases Statement Credit Opportunities:

• $120 Wireless Telephone Service Credit: Earn up to $10 back in statement credits each month on eligible purchases made directly with a U.S. wireless (cell phone) service provider. (Enrollment is required and terms apply.)
• $400 Dell Technologies Credit: Earn up to $200 in statement credits from January through June, then another $200 from July through December on eligible purchases made with Dell Technologies. Read this post that explains the benefit a little better. (Enrollment is required and terms apply.)
• $150 Adobe Credit: Earn up to $150 in statement credits each calendar year for eligible annual prepaid business plan purchases with Adobe on Creative Cloud for teams or Acrobat Pro DC with e-sign for teams. Note that personal or individual plans (i.e., “only for Photoshop”) are not eligible. (Enrollment is required and terms apply.)
• $360 Indeed Credit: Earn up to $90 per quarter in statement credits for eligible purchases made with Indeed. (Enrollment is required and terms apply.)

Learn here how to apply for The Business Platinum Card® from American Express

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