Update 6/11/24: This 175k offer is now showing via some referral links. Hat tip to Uscreditcardguide (No sharing of referral links is allowed in the comments below.)
The Offer
Direct link to offer (might need to open in incognito mode to get it to show)
- American Express is offering a new sign up bonus on the Platinum personal card:
- Get 175,000 points signup bonus when spending $8,000 within 6 months.
Card Benefits
- Annual fee of $695 is not waived the first year
- Authorized Platinum cards are $195 per authorized user card
- Authorized Gold cards are free
- Full details here
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 5x points per $1 spent on purchases made with airlines or with American Express Travel
- 5x points per $1 spent on hotel & airline bookings made directly from the American Express travel website
- 1x points on all other purchases
- $200 airline incidental credit per calendar year
- $200 Uber credit ($15 per month and additional $20 in December)
- Walmart+ monthly credit – Cardholders will receive a $12.95 credit (covers the full cost of membership)
- SoulCycle At Home Bike Credit – Cardholders can receive a $300 credit when purchasing a SoulCycle bike (up to 15 bikes per year).
- Lounge access:
- Centurion lounge access
- International American Express lounge access
- Delta SkyClub lounge access
- Priority pass select membership
- Airspace lounge access
- $240 digital entertainment credit. This is a credit of $20 per month and can be used on Peacock,
Audible, SiriusXM (“Starting May 8, 2024, SiriusXM will no longer be a participating partner of the $240 Digital Entertainment Credit), The New York Times, WSJ. - $200 hotel credit. This can be used on select prepaid bookings (Fine Hotels + Resorts® and The Hotel Collection) when using American Express Travel
- $179 Clear credit
- $300 Equinox credit.
- Global Dining Access by Resy
- The Global Lounge Collection
Our Verdict
This is an all time high for a public offer, previous best was American Express Platinum 125,000 Points + 15x Shop Small/Restaurant For 6 Months (Resy Offer). Offer is also showing on referral links making it even better if you can refer a friend/be referred, feel free to find and share a referral here. This offer is worth doing if you get value from the benefits of the card due to the $695 annual fee. We will add this to our list of the best credit card bonuses. Read these things everybody should know about American Express before applying.
Hat tip to US Credit Card Guide
I can only get 80k and 125k to show up. Even tried referral links from Reddit and the one down below that someone said worked on sept 20 2024. Tried on desktop brave, edge, iPhone safari brave. All browsers with and without private, on and off WiFi. Didn’t try vpn. For vpn do you guys choose certain states? Does another country do anything?
I have weird experience with this ! I have only BCP and it shows 100k for gold (6k spend) and only 80k for platinum. Yesterday, Tried to use referral link for 175k for platinum but when i apply, it says I am not eligible for welcome offer and can withdraw application without affecting credit score. Chatted with amex and they said nothing we can do about this. I tried gold card and it worked with the 100k offer so applied successfully and got instant card too. I retested amex platinum and same popup of not eligible for welcome offer (I never tried the 80k offer as i dont want it to auto approve).
But later last night i noticed an email from amex with 175k offer that was sent a week ago. So i tried that link just for fun and miraculously, that one got approved (8k in 6 months) with instant card info !.
Now need to figure out how can i spend 14k in 6 months ! Any one know any hacks? The credit union that i know accepted amex is no longer accepting !
When I click the offer link from this page and am not logged into my AMEX account, I see “You may be eligible for as many as 175,000 languages.” However, if I am logged into my AMEX account, I see the “Earn 80,000 Membership Rewards® Points” offer. Does that mean I would only receive 80K points if I apply and am approved?On a related note – I have a Gold card offer in my AMEX for 60K only, whereas I received a mail for a 100K offer(valid till 2/28/25).
Also,
Thank you in advance!
Broadly speaking, does Amex still limit Amex bonuses to once per lifetime, even if the language is not explicitly included in the offer terms?
Using the link above, I get an offer for “up to 175,000” points, and the offer terms there clearly state that “You may not be eligible to receive a welcome offer if you have or have had this Card, the Platinum Card® from American Express Exclusively for Charles Schwab, the Platinum Card® from American Express Exclusively for Morgan Stanley or previous versions of these Cards.”
However, if I log into my Amex account and see what cards are recommended to me, I see an offer for 125k point for Amex Platinum and 100k points for Amex Gold, even though I have previously (>4 years ago) received the bonus from these cards. Looking at the offer terms, the language above is clearly absent.
I’m trying to understand if it’s worth trying to apply for this card again. I realize I may ultimately end up in popup jail and be told I won’t receive a bonus if I apply, but I’d like to first see if others have DP around this.
I was in pop-up jail for many years and could never get out, even with fairly regular use of my old “Blue Cash” Amex. I tried today on a whim and didn’t get the pop-up, and then was approved, so I guess I would say it is worth another try.
Just got a 175,000 point offer in the mail. Debating signing up for it and downgrading my CSR when it comes due in June. I have a large charge due in the next six months for a LTC policy so I’ll be able to him the $8k spend requirement (assuming they take AMEX, I guess I should check).
I also see the 175,000 offer under my AMEX Offers.
Amex Platinum offers all now saying “UP TO 175K” rather than guaranteeing – and won’t tell you till after you apply. That’s a load of malarkey.
What’s the big deal about it? If you don’t like the exact offer you get after applying – just cancel the application.
the big deal is the you could just re-try incognito mode a few times and get a real 175k offer. now you have to apply first and once you get your offer and its not 175k you can forget about the 175k
As of today 1-2-25, My AMEX Platinum Business referral is “250,000 Membership Rewards® points after they use their new Business Platinum Card® to make $20,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of Card Membership.” . Nothing on my personal Plat.
All the links in the referral links post seem to be expired.
Not currently
i tried for 175 and all it offered was a pathetic 80k. i withrew…screw amex.
Trying to decide between this and the Schwab AMEX platinum.
Wanted to know if this cash loophole works to get 1 cent/point instead of 0.6 cents/point. I heard this works but wanted to know if anyone has done it and can verify. If it works, this deal is better than the Schwab deal for cash.
If I buy a refundable fare from American Express using points and get a refund, I get a statement credit back, not points. A statement credit isn’t cash, but it’s close – good anywhere AMEX is accepted.
Would that work to get more than the 0.6 cents/point from the 175k bonus points?
https://www.americanexpress.com/us/customer-service/faq.cancelled-trip-booked-using-points.html
I do not travel, so none of the travel benefits have value for me. Haven’t left my metropolitan area in years.
If you have a history of canceling or downgrading American Express Card accounts within your first year and you cancel or downgrade your new Card account within your first year, we may not credit, we may freeze, or we may take away the Membership Rewards® points from your account. If we determine that you have engaged in abuse, misuse, or gaming in connection with this offer in any way or that you intend to do so, including if you return purchases you made to meet the Threshold Amount, we may not credit, we may freeze, or we may take away the Membership Rewards® points from your account. We may also cancel any accounts you have with us.