[Targeted] American Express Platinum 75,000 Point Upgrade Offer

Update 4/9/22: More people targeted

Update 4/22/21: More people targeted.

Update 3/30/21: 75k offer now also has 10x on gas & grocer for up to $15,000 in spend in the first six months.

Update 3/11/21: Deal is available again, this time an offer of up to 75,000 is available.

The Offer

  • Get 75,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $5,000 in purchases on the American Express Platinum Card in the first 3 months from the date your account is upgraded.

 

Card Details

  • Annual fee of $550 is not waived the first year
    • Authorized Platinum cards are $175 for three user (then $175 per Platinum)
    • 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 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)
  • Lounge access:
    • Centurion lounge access
    • International American Express lounge access
    • Delta SkyClub lounge access
    • Priority pass select membership
    • Airspace lounge access
  • SPG gold status (this will also give you Marriott Gold status)
  • Hilton gold status
  • Fee Credit for Global Entry or TSA Pre✓
  • No foreign transaction fees
  • SoulCycle benefits
  • View these other hidden benefits

Our Verdict

Two readers just mentioned getting this offer, either via popup in their login or via email. If you haven’t had the card before, you’re better off doing this 100,000 + 10% signup bonus offer, but if not eligible for that offer, then this is a really nice deal. If you have any questions about upgrade offers, please read this post before asking any questions. General American Express questions are likely answered here.

Hat tip to readers Churning_Fun and Art
    Chuck
  • On April 9, 2022, 20:30
Tags: american express platinumplatinum

View Comments (81)

  • I’m planning to seek retention for my gold card before upgrading. My last retention offer was 15 months ago. If I got a retention that requires $3k spend in 3 months then upgraded before doing the spend (this $3k spending for retention seems to be standard now based on FT comments). Then the upgrade spending for the offer on my card is $6k.

    Q1. If I upgrade immediately after receiving retention offer, will I still get the retention bonus after meeting both spending requirements, or does upgrading invalidate a retention bonus if spending has not been met?

    Q2. Will I need to spend $3k + $6k or just $6k total (but I guess I’ll find this out if I get a retention offer then upgrade and have spent at least $6k)?

  • I had a Green card that I recently upgraded to a Gold for 40,000 points last month. Now, that same card has the 75,000 upgrade offer for Platinum (I've had both the Gold and Platinum before). I'm thinking of completing the Gold upgrade bonus then upgrading for the Platinum bonus. Any RAT concerns with upgrading a card twice in two months?

    • There should not be. I’ve done this before on a no-fee Hilton upgraded to Surpass then to Aspire in the span of 2 months. Of course this was back in 2020 so things could have changed a lot in 2 years.

  • I called recently to upgrade a Gold to Platinum. I was offered 25k MR for $2k spend. I took it because I had no idea something like 75k would ever be an option.

  • Forget about the signup bonus. I want SPG status!

    "SPG gold status (this will also give you Marriott Gold status)"

  • I got the Retention bonus for my Amex gold card 3 months back. Is it okay to get the upgrade offer now?

  • I've had the 75K upgrade offer for a few weeks already, but I'm gonna keep holding out for a 100K offer.

  • I got a 100k points after spending $6k in 6 months and 5x points on restaurants, gas and groceries for 6 months up to 50k.

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