Earn up to 150,000 points with this welcome offer for Business Platinum Card® from American Express:
You can use your Membership Rewards points in many ways:
150,000 points have a minimum value of $1,500 for a Statement credit, and much more if you transfer your points to a partner.
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 earn 1.25 Membership Rewards points per dollar on all purchases. What’s more, you’ll enjoy a host of travel and business benefits:
With this Card you can maximize your cash flow with up to 55 interest free days. It is a card that is particularly appreciated by contractors when making large purchases in home improvement stores, for example.
Finally, the Business Platinum Cardᴹᴰ from American Express stands out for the many insurances it offers: rental car theft and damage, $500,000 travel accident, emergency medical expenses (out of province or country), lost or stolen luggage, flight delay and misdirected luggage, hotel or motel burglary, Purchase Protection, Purchase Security.
Like all American Express Canada Cards, there is no minimum income requirement.
150,000 Membership Rewards points have a value of $1,500 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 like 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 use my Membership Rewards points via the American Express fixed-point travel program for specific North American destinations: the return is 2 cents per point (a value of $3,000 for 150,000 points).
With the Business Platinum Card® from American Express, you earn 1.25 Membership Rewards points per dollar on all purchases.
Membership Rewards points can be transferred to:
With your Business Platinum Card® from American Express, you can earn $10 in monthly credit on mobile plan payments, up to a maximum of $120. Read this article to find out how to use the $120 Annual Mobile Credit.
With your Business Platinum Card® from American Express, you can earn $100 in credit every six months for purchases made on Dell’s website. That means you could earn up to $200 in Dell credit annually!
Here’s an example of a purchase made just before December 31 that qualified for the $100 semi-annual credit. From January 1 to June 30, you can get a new $100 credit, and so on!
As a high-end card, the Platinum Card is a metal card!
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express is one of the only cards in Canada to be made of metal, which reinforces the Premium (and different) side of the Business Platinum Card® from American Express from the competition.
And this Card is really beautiful with only your name on the front: all the other information is on the back (but your wallet will weigh a little more)!
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express grants access to the American Express Global Lounge Collection.
Here are the conditions of access for each type of lounge:
For example, you can get complimentary access to the Air France Lounge or the National Bank Lounge at Montreal-Trudeau International Airport.
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express offers travellers another benefit: a $100 Statement credit for a NEXUS membership.
You just have to charge your NEXUS membership (every 4 years) onto your Business Platinum Card® from American Express to get this credit.
American Express Canada offers an annual travel credit of $200 for travel booked through the American Express Travel site with the Business Platinum Card® from American Express.
This may be:
This credit is renewed each year based on Cardmembership anniversary date.
The Business Platinum Card® from American Express also offers status with Marriott Bonvoy, entitling you to a number of benefits:
Holders of the Business Platinum Card® from American Express have access to the Fine Hotels & Resorts program, which offers a range of valuable benefits at top-of-the-range hotels such as:
Travel insurance from Business Platinum Card® from American Express is particularly advantageous, with very high reimbursement levels, whether for flight delays, baggage delays, assistance abroad, or top-of-the-range car rentals…
Here is a summary of insurance coverages (this information is informational. Please refer to the brochure supplied with your Business Platinum Card® from American Express).
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. That’s 150,000 points = $3,000!
For more details on booking flights with your Membership Rewards points, check out this article!
Another way to use Membership Rewards points is by applying them to your purchases. The rate is 1,000 Membership Rewards points = $10.
That’s 150,000 Membership Rewards points = $1,500!
Here are all the transfer partners for American Express Membership Rewards program:
Here are the only two criteria required by American Express to apply for the Business Platinum Card® from American Express :
There are no income requirements (American Express Cards do not require a minimum income), and you don’t have to provide proof of your company’s incorporation. This can come in handy for entrepreneurs or start-ups.
Check out these articles to help you:
It’s a Card I’ve had as an entrepreneur since early 2019. I get complimentary and unlimited access, for me and another person traveling with me, to airport lounges:
And it’s on this card I spend most of my out-of-categories expenses: 1.25 Membership Rewards points per dollar, points that I then transfer to the Aeroplan or Flying Blue programs!
Savings are here:
