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Update: The chart has been updated with the Business Platinum rebate devaluation. If you open or upgrade a card to Business Platinum by 5/31/17 you will get 1 full year of uncapped 50% point rebates.
Originally posted on 3/7:
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If you are already a consumer Platinum cardholder and your annual fee is due before 9/1 then your fee for 2017 will be $450. If your fee is due on 9/1 or later you will be charged $550 for your next renewal.
The chart below summarizes all of the differences between the consumer and business versions of the Platinum card as of 3/30. It features the superior benefits in red font when there is a difference between the consumer and business card.
Note that the lounge benefits for additional cardholders as described below is only for additional Platinum cardholders, not for additional Gold or Green cardholders.
However several readers have reported that additional Gold and Green cardholders do qualify for Global Entry/PreCheck memberships!
Additionally if you pay for a ticket with a Consumer Platinum card and you also have a Business Platinum card, and you choose to have it rebated with points, you will still earn a bonus 4 points per dollar. More info on how that works in this post.
| Consumer Platinum Card | Business Platinum Card | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Fee | $695 | $695 |
| Additional Cardholder Fee | -$195 for each additional Platinum cardholder. -No fee for additional companion cardholders | -$350 for each additional Platinum cardholder. -No fee for additional expense cardholders |
| Annual Airline Fee Credit | $200 | $200 |
| Points earned on airfare | 5 per dollar from airlines (including online travel agencies) and on AMEXTravel.com | 5 per dollar, but only if booked on AMEXTravel.com |
| Points earned on hotels | 5 per dollar, but only if booked on AMEXTravel.com | 5 per dollar, but only if booked on AMEXTravel.com |
| Points earned on eligible purchases of $5,000+ | 1 per dollar | 1.5 per dollar |
| Points per dollar on bonus category purchases | 1 per dollar | 1.5 per dollar on electronic goods retailers and software & cloud system providers, construction material and hardware suppliers, and shipping |
| Annual CLEAR credit | $199 annual credit | $199 annual credit |
| Walmart+ credit: | $12.95/month | None |
| Paramount+ subscription: | Yes | No |
| Prepaid hotel credit: | $200/year | None |
| Digital entertainment credit: | $20/month on Peacock, WSJ, and The New York Times | None |
| Wireless credit: | None | $10/month |
| Adobe Credit: | None | $150/year |
| Indeed credit: | None | $90/quarter |
| Equinox credit: | $25/month | None |
| Uber Benefits | VIP Status $15 in monthly credit plus $35 credit every December | None |
| Dell Benefits | None | $200 credit every Jan-Jun and every Jul-Dec |
| Rebate on points redeemed for paid airfare | None | -35% rebate on a US airline of your choice in coach. -35% rebate on all airlines in business or first. -Maximum rebate of 1M points per calendar year. |
| Card design | Metal | Metal |
| Elite status | Hilton and Marriott Gold for primary and secondary cardholders | Hilton and Marriott Gold for primary and secondary cardholders |
| Centurion lounge access | Primary or secondary cardholder only. | Primary or secondary cardholder only. |
| Priority Pass membership | Primary or secondary cardholder plus 2 guests | Primary or secondary cardholder plus 2 guests |
| Airspace lounge access | Primary or secondary cardholder plus 2 guests | Primary or secondary cardholder plus 2 guests |
| Escape lounge access | Primary or secondary cardholder plus 2 guests | Primary or secondary cardholder plus 2 guests |
| Delta SkyClub access | Primary or secondary cardholders only. Must be flying Delta. | Primary or secondary cardholders only. Must be flying Delta. |
| Global Entry/Pre-Check Fee Refund | Once every 4 years for Primary and for each secondary cardholder | Once every 4 years for Primary and for each secondary cardholder |
| Fine Hotels & Resorts benefits | Early check-in, room upgrade, daily breakfast, Wi-Fi, late checkout, and an additional special amenity. | Early check-in, room upgrade, daily breakfast, Wi-Fi, late checkout, and an additional special amenity. |
| Lost/Stolen/Damaged Item Protection | Covers items up to $10,000 for losses within 90 days of purchase, up to $50,000/year. | Covers items up to $10,000 for losses within 90 days of purchase, up to $50,000/year. |
| Return Protection | Covers items up to $300 within 90 days of purchase if the store won't take a return or charges a restocking fee, up to $1,000/year. | Covers items up to $300 within 90 days of purchase if the store won't take a return or charges a restocking fee, up to $1,000/year. |
| Extended Warranty | Doubles the manufacturer's warranty up to 2 additional years. Covers up to $10,000/item and up to $50,000/year. | Doubles the manufacturer's warranty up to 2 additional years. Covers up to $10,000/item and up to $50,000/year. |
| Travel Accident Insurance | $500,000 per person | $500,000 per person |
| Lost Luggage Insurance | $3,000 per person | $3,000 per person |
| Car Rental Perks | -4 hour late return fee-free grace period at Hertz. -National Executive | -4 hour late return fee-free grace period at Hertz. -National Executive |
| Trip delay insurance | $500 of coverage for 6+ hour delays. | $500 of coverage for 6+ hour delays. |
| Trip cancellation and interruption insurance | $10,000 of coverage per trip and $20,000 per rolling 12 month period. | $10,000 of coverage per trip and $20,000 per rolling 12 month period. |
| Cell Phone Protection | $800 coverage | $800 coverage |
| Counts against your Chase 5/24 count | Yes | No |
| Foreign transaction fee | None | None |
Which Platinum card do you have and which benefits do you find most valuable?
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Wow. Great write up. Thanks for the side by side comparison chart.
Great chart!!
Hertz gold is free, isn’t it?
@Motty: ditto to the side by side write up!
My problem with these cards is that the airline fee credit is so limited that it’s not really worth anywhere close to $200. If the Amazon gift card was still working then it’s like cash but even buying a United gift card isn’t great. I bought two of those for my and wife’s PRG but I have no idea when I’m ever going to use them. Sure they’re nice to have, but it’s not worth anywhere close to $200 for me.
impressive Dan!
Very nice, thanks.
If I use my Business Platinum points to book flights on amextravel website (to get 50% back), I think it shows on the statement as a regular purchase, so will it be earning Amex points now 5 points per $1?
Can you make a chart like this for all credit cards pls??
I believe that the Business card 5x on hotels and airfare at Amextravel.com doesn’t start until next month, right?
@Motty:
Thanks!
@Daniel:
United gift registry is a good way to do it, the funds just stay there until you need it.
@max:
Try and let us know 🙂
@Brilliant chart:
You would need a 10 foot wide screen.
@Sam:
“The chart below summarizes all of the differences between the consumer and business versions of the Platinum card as of 3/30.”
@Brilliant chart:
@Dan:
Dan you did this and it helps a lot although it isn’t all credit cards it includes the best cards
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/97094
(chart is at the bottom)
Dan: Do the new changes to the Amex platinum card make the SPG Amex unnecessary?
It seems like you’ve enumerated all the card’s benefits except travel insurance.
Iirc, both of these cards offer travel insurance even if you didn’t pay for the trip with the card.
Thanks Dan. So much info coming out of AMEX with changes these days hard to keep track of what’s what.
Dan, I have both Plats. I also have AAA…should I cancel my AAA? I have never used Amex’s Premium Roadside Assistance. Is it comparable to AAA?
I think Business Platinum will become metal. Also it will be great if you notate which benefits authorized users (with a Platinum card as AU) will receive.
My bad! I see you already mentioned which benefits secondary card holders will receive.
I assume only those with secondary Platinum card will receive those benefits, and not those with secondary Gold or Green cards? Is that right?
Gr8 report
Hi Dan, do you know what is the benefits on additional consumer Gold cards?
For those with families who travel somewhat frequently (Pesach, summer, grandparents, etc), having a card (Business Platinum) that effectively gives you 2 points per cent is major.It turns a $400 flight into a 20,000 point charge, far better than the industry leading Sapphire Reserves 1.5 point per dollar. Multiply that for a few passengers and it’s a game changer (obviously keeping in mind that you need to stick with 1 airline, though ymmv in terms of calling to switch your airline of choice.)
For the high rollers who fly first or business, once again, 2 points per dollar for any airline is major.
@SPGer:
Not if you want Starpoints.
@Eli:
They offer Travel Accident Insurance if you die or are dismembered on a trip, not Travel Insurance.
@zow:
I have used Platinum and Sapphire Reserve for jump starts. They’re been great!
@Miz:
Based on what?
@Shimon:
Possibly Global Entry.
@50% Rebate is Huge:
Absolutely!
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/100685
@zow I need roadside lastweek. I have both Plat and aaa. Called Amex they put me on hold to look for someone near me to help. 40 minutes later they found someone. In the mean time I called aaa and they had someone out there in 30 min. That said there are different levels in aaa. If you need gas for example some levels will be carged…
Very nice comparison chart!
Being they you can add free gold cards on a consumer plat (that i wasn’t aware of before), what benefits do i gain by actually adding gold cards to my account, or what benefitshe does my additional gold member get for having a good card?
With regard to Priority Pass on the consumer card, if i recall correctly (at least as of recently) if was only free for the actual cardmember, not even for the spouse. Is that changing on 3/30 to make it similar to the sapphire reserve?
@max: No
@Deal Guy: You’ll get Amex offers on each of the AU’s you add, that’s about it.
does anyone know if this offer heryz platinum if the biz amex plat comes with hertz plat? thanks
Dan, are you sure the Business Platinum wont offer 5x on travel spend on airlines website as they are doing with the personal? On the recent email received yesterday it seemed to indicate on the terms in fine print that it is based on the way merchants are labeled as. Which would seem to indicate that it is not limited to amextravel.com.
How do the AmEx Consumer Platinum and the AmEx SPGcard compare with respect to collision and other coverage when one rents a car in Israel.
Do the green and gold AU cards have any other purpose than an extra piece of plastic to swipe with an alternate number?
Do they have any benefits? Do they count toward sign-up bonus spending? Which double/triple point categories do they get?
Lounges are good for when you have no choice but to Daven in the airport. Learning with a chavrusa, where you will be engaging in a loud heated disscusion about what the Rashba is really saying, maybe not so much.
@Nate: Believe they would each get global entry credit, certainly for the biz plat (per amex rep), but I think same for personal plat. Will count for min spend.
I have the same question as @Moe.
How worried should we be on this news that amex is looking into stopping the “gamers” ?
very upset about not being able to bring in immediate family!!
Dan, thank you for answering the comments so diligently. You are a real mentch.
@Deal Guy:
DDF reports say that they work for Global Entry refunds.
Post if you try it.
@paul:
No.
@Moe:
Yes.
@Deborah:
AMEX won’t cover rentals in Israel.
You want Chase for that.
@Anonymous:
What’s next?
You can’t get the bonus if you or your parents have had the card in your lifetimes 😉
@Dandaman:
It does stink.
@zow:
🙂
Off Topic. I was on the phone with Membership Rewards before and they told me i could add an additional user and if the user spends 500 within 3 months i will receive 5000 MR points. they are overnighting it. Anyone else got this offer?
thanks–how can i use the 20000 pt bonus for spending $1000 amex on flying blue when i don’t know when my son will be going to israel?
@Dan
what the about the amex corporate platinum card?
what differences does that one have.
The plus 2 passengers into the lounges on the consumer card are per year or on eah lounge visit ?
@Moish: Hello fellow Moish,
You can google it.
Btw, only $395 af, woohoo!
@Anonymous: You can do it everyday of the year, provided that you’re flying.
@Moish:
Only a $100 airline fee credit for starters.
@Anonymous:
Each visit.
I’m surprised you consider card material to be a factor at all.
@Jay:
I’m just laying out the facts. I’m sure there are people who prefer using a more prestigious feeling card.
Chase offer rental in Israel
But no car rental in Israel was accepting it
If you had a rental honor chase car insurance
Which company was it? At airport?
And then they ask for “liability ” or “theft ”
Extra $15 a day
What’s going on?
I have SPG and see your response above re: starpoints. Is starpoints benefit worth keeping AMEX SPG over getting AMEX Consumer Platinum? Any insight into this is much appreciated.
Is Schwab Platinum also Going up to $550? Is it the same benefits as Regular Consumer Platinum?
& the main question – Is it a different product for once per Lifetime bonus limits?
Thanks
I have a biz plat and my employees have the green card. Last month, I was able to get a global entry refund on every user that has a green card and applied for global entry. So it’s confirmed! The consumer card does not offer this same perk. The green card is fee free so it’s a no brainer.
@Anonymous:
How do you know it doesn’t work with the consumer card?
Can you add multiple plats to one uber account?
Got the Schwab card 3 days ago – SOUND A LIKE A DIFFERENT PRODUCT SO ELIGIBLE FOR BONUS – even though I had Regular AMEX Platinum bonus
offer was spend $3,000 and get 40,000 points
of course today sign up bonu is 60,000 points after $5,000 spend 🙁
Would rater 20,000 points for an extra $100 fee – especially since I
would have downgraded anyway after a month.
CSR 3 calls said no dice on offer match
Can I link my amex platinum card to both my Uber account and my son’s (which I pay for anyway) or do I have to choose one or the other for the VIP status and the $15 in credits?
Dan,
Got the Bus Plat a few weeks ago and chose UA as Primary Carrier, Whats the bestway to get the $200.00 Airline Credit now that UA no longer offers to purchase Gift Certificates
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/products/travelproducts/Pages/GiftCertificates.aspx
@Deme321:
One or the other.
@BW:
http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/101316
Regarding the Annual Airline Fee Credit:
Do platinum additional card holders ($300 fee) get the airline fee credit. Or is it 1 per account?
@B:
Only the primary card gets the airline fee credit.
@sara:
I see reported on ddf that $30 credit was received for 2 Plats
Can the same Platinum card be used on 2 different Uber accounts for $15 each?
Metal card can be ordered by ordering a replacement card, no need to call or chat.
@Nate:
I just tried it. When I added the card to the 2nd account it told me that the benefit is already on another account.
HI Dan.
I paid already $55 for 2 additional Gold Cards. will i be reimbursed?
Greatly appreciate the side-by-side of these cards! Potentially worth noting that the MRs earned through each have different values given the Biz Plat’s 50% Pay with Points rebate, so the potential 75k MRs from the Biz Plat are not necessarily the same value as the 60k MRs from the personal Plat. That said, the $20k spend hurdle is pretty enormous and puts the Biz Plat out of range for most people.
@Your Two Cents:
The points all combine.
@dan
Can you add the corporate platinum to this article?
@dan do you think they’ll do the 100k bonus again?
Hey dan,
If you upgrade or open a new business platinum but it’s connected to the same MR account as the platinim i ha e now will i still get the 1 year unlimited 50% on the new card?
Excellent chart. Thank you.
The letter I received from Amex on the change from 50% to 35% says it’s effective “one year from the date” the business platinum card was issued. In my case that’s early 2018 not 5/31/17.
What benefits has an “additional Gold cardholders”?
Hi Dan, I’m trying to cancel a flight on United without redepositing the miles (in order to rebook for after 61 days..) but it shows that a fee of upto $100 may apply to rebook for non elites, i recall you wrote that the option of canceling without redepositing has no fees, Am i wrong?
@Amex user: I’m not Dan, but cani take a stab at it? This is tied to the date the account is opened or upgraded. The MR account is just for the purpose of pooling your MR’s together. The fact that you have other platinums should not matter. So I believe
Can I downgrade and then re-upgrade my current Business​ Platinum to get the full year of rebates?
@dan: I do have both the amex bp and consumer im a bit confused, to use the 50% rebate the bp offers I can still book the flight with the personnel plat?? I always at the end clicked on the bp, your saying I should click on the pp and the mere fact of just having the bp I will be refunded the 50% as long as its on the airline of my choice?? TIA
@daniella: Yes. You’re gettin the hang of it
@dan: What’s a better card to have? Either Amex Platinum or Chase Sapphire Reserve? Can you get a comparison on those two cards?
Thanks for all your help!
Only cardholder has access to delta lounge?
No family members?
Which denomination of Delta gift cards would trigger the credit?
Dan –
How about AMEX Cards for DUMMIES. I fly 7-8 times per year.
Which card do I want. Thx!
@Danny: Both, if you can take advantage of the credits
@Anonymous: Yes, but they can pay.
@Sam Finkelstein: $50
@jon daba: as many as you can get
@Welder: @Welder:
Anyone have any idea about this? Or does opening a gold card and then upgrading work to get this year extension?
Was wondering if anyone can help I just applied for a business platinum and have a corporate platinum and a personal gold card I already linked all the cards including the business platinum to one MR account can I book already and get the 50% back before I get the physical card? Thanks
Is this chart still valid or Amex has made some changes?