The Platinum Card® is the best Premium Card in Canada for travellers.
With this welcome offer, you can earn up to 100,000 Membership Rewards points:
With this Card, you get:
You can use your Membership Rewards points in many ways:
For example, with this welcome offer, if you decide to transfer your Membership Rewards points to a partner loyalty program, you would have the choice of earning up to :
With this card, you also have advantages for your travels:
Last but not least, the Platinum Card® offers a wide range of insurance coverage: rental car theft and damage, $500,000 travel accident, emergency medical expenses (out-of-province or out-of-country), lost or stolen baggage, flight delays and misdirected baggage, hotel or motel burglary, Purchase Protection, Purchase Security.
Like all American Express Canada Cards, there is no minimum income requirement.
100,000 Membership Rewards points have a value of $1,000 if used against any purchase charged to your card. That’s a value of 1 cent per point.
But in our opinion, the value can be much greater by transferring your points to partner loyalty programs such as Aeroplan, British Airways Executive Club, Flying Blue or Marriott Bonvoy!
Personally, I use my Membership Rewards points by transferring them to Aeroplan to book flights:
Or I can use my Membership Rewards points through the American Express fixed-point travel program for certain North American destinations: the return is 2 cents per point.
American Express adapts the earning rate of the Platinum Card® to the consumption habits of its cardholders!
The Platinum Card® earns:
Membership Rewards points can be transferred to:
You can benefit from a $200 Annual Dining Credit.
This credit is automatically applied following a single transaction of CAN 200 or more, including taxes and gratuities, at one of the eligible restaurants.
The benefit is automatically reset to zero on January 1 of each year in which it is offered.
A premium card… means a metal card!
The Platinum Card® is one of the only cards in Canada that is made of metal, which reinforces the Premium (and different) side of the Platinum Card® from their competitors.
And this card is really beautiful, with only your name on the front: all the other information is on the back (although your wallet will weigh a little more)!
American Express Platinum Card® cardmembers have access to the worldwide collection of American Express lounges.
Here are the conditions of access for each type of lounge:
For example, you can enjoy free access to the Air France Lounge or the National Bank Lounge at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport.
American Express Canada offers an annual credit of $200 for travel booked via the American Express Travel site with the Platinum Card®.
This may be:
This credit is renewed each year based on Cardmembership anniversary date.
For more details on redeeming the $200 Annual Travel Credit, check out this article!
The Platinum Card® offers travellers another great benefit: a $100 Statement credit for a NEXUS membership. Simply charge your NEXUS membership (every 4 years) to your Platinum Card® to obtain this credit.
The Platinum Card® also offers status in a number of hotel loyalty programs, entitling customers to numerous benefits:
The Platinum Card® offers advantages with 2 major rental companies:
Holders of the Platinum Card® have access to the Fine Hotels & Resorts program, which offers a range of valuable benefits at high-end hotels such as:
Travel insurance from Platinum Card® are particularly advantageous, with very high levels of reimbursement, whether for flight delays, baggage delays, assistance abroad, or top-of-the-range car rentals…
Here is a summary of our insurance and coverage (this information is provided for information purposes only). Please refer to the brochure supplied with your Platinum Card®).
American Express has two charts:
And this is how we will be able to get the most value out of our Membership Rewards points!
Up to 1,000 Membership Rewards points = $20.
For more details on booking flights with your Membership Rewards points, check out this article!
Another way to use Membership Rewards points: by applying them to your purchases. The rate is 1,000 Membership Rewards points = $10.
Here are all the transfer partners for American Express Membership Rewards program:
See the details below for the current offer to apply for the Platinum Card®:
Remember:
No other card offers benefits comparable to those of the Platinum Card® which justifies the level of the fee.
For a frequent traveller, all the benefits of the Card far outweigh the effective cost of $399 (since each year, you receive a $200 credit on your travel reservations and $200 for certain restaurants):
To this, American Express adds an improved earning rate of:
Take advantage of this exceptional welcome offer:
Savings are here (if you don’t see the sign-up form, please click here):