The Offer
No direct link to offer, sent out via e-mail subject line ‘Grow Your Business with the Power of Platinum!’ or ‘Elevate your enterprise with The Business Platinum Card®: Enjoy exclusive benefits and perks for your second business.’
- American Express is offering up to 200,000 points on the Business Platinum card. Two different offers:
- 150,000 points after $15,000 in spend
- 200,000 points after $15,000 in spend
Card Details
- Annual fee of $695 is not waived the first year
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 5x points per $1 spent on purchases made with airlines or hotels booked directly from AmericanExpress Travel website
- 1.5x points on qualifying purchases of $5,000 or more
- 1x points on all other purchases
- $200 airline incidental credit per calendar year
- Lounge access:
- Centurion lounge access
- International American Express lounge access
- Delta SkyClub lounge access
- Priority pass select membership
- Airspace lounge access
- Marriott gold status
- Hilton gold status
- Fee Credit for Global Entry or TSA Pre✓
- No foreign transaction fees
- View these other hidden benefits
- SoulCycle benefits
Our Verdict
Not as good as the 250,000 offer that is still showing. The advantage to this offer is that it doesn’t have lifetime language so you can get the bonus even if you’ve had the card before. High annual fee but the lounge benefits can be worth it for some people, especially when it comes with this healthy of a sign up bonus.
Hat tip to /r/churning & ToP
View Comments (42)
Has anyone successfully asked CS to switch your offer to a higher points version? I signed up a few months back under a worse promo - 120k/$15k/3 months and wondering if they would consider switching.
Nope. They are well-known for not matching or adjusting offers.
Can someone confirm if the “lifetime” versus “no lifetime” language that is reference regardless of Amex Platinum type? Ex: I currently have Amex Platinum Personal (Schwab).
I had the offer for this in my app when looking under offers on my gold card for 200k SUB and NLL. I already have a business platinum and have had it since January. Unfortunately I was at work when I saw it and couldn't do the application....now I no longer see the offer :(. I even tried installing the app on another phone to check,but no luck.
Ugh. I have had four in the last year and a half, but in the last six months, nothing.
Now all I get is the lame $250 or 25,000 offer for $15k spend on the BBC (not THAT one haha) or the BBPC.
Is there a way to try to get targeted for these emails?
where is the
link？Thanks.
There isn't one, requires receiving an e-mail.
From above; The OfferNo direct link to offer
Saw 250k tonight... tempting but still working on Biz gold :/
Apply first think later
Is there any way to know how long this offer might last?
Got in through email, however I'm a sole prop and always used my social in the EIN section of the application. Now with this new application I have to add an EIN, it won't take my social. Anyone experience the same?
Bro, ein is free to get takes 5min on irs website, just get it. It won't make any difference in the taxes when you do them.
Type in your social as EIN. It will work
Should be an option to change to sole proprietorship. Sometimes it doesn't show until you've filled a few options below it.
@guest_1834963 There should be a dropdown and you can change it to SSN from EIN.
YIKES if trüe (not doubting you, just hoping you're wrong and it's not universal)
Got in through email, however I'm a sole prop and always used my social in the EIN section of the application. Now with this new application I have to add an EIN, it won't take my social. Anyone experience the same?
wish I could spend enough for the SUB but I'll have to wait until next year.