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The Platinum Card

The Platinum Card is a travel credit card from American Express. It has an annual fee of AED 3,255, and needs a minimum salary of AED 30,605 a month.

American Express The Platinum Card

Annual fee

AED 3,255

Joining fee

Free

Min. salary

AED 30,605/mo

Rewards in

Membership Rewards Points

Material

Metal

Card highlights

  • Earn 1 Membership Rewards point per AED 4 spent, no cap, points never expire
  • Unlimited lounge access at 1,700+ lounges via Priority Pass (1 guest included) plus Centurion and Amex Lounges
  • Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold Elite, GHA Discovery Platinum and more, without qualifying stays
  • AED 1,100 annual travel credit, Fine Hotels perks, up to AED 740 dining credit a year and USD 1M travel insurance

Earn rates

CategoryRate
Travel1.41%
Retail1.41%
Supermarket1.41%
Dining & food1.41%
Fuel1.41%
Transport1.41%
Online shopping1.41%
International spend1.41%
Utilities0.99%
Education0.35%
Real estate0.14%

Current welcome offer

Earn 50,000 Membership Rewards points as a welcome offer

  • 50,000 points when you spend USD 12,000 within 90 days
  • Welcome Credit of AED 900 when you spend AED 37,000 within the first 3 months
  • New Amex cardmembers only, applied online or via the Amex MENA app by 31 December 2026
  • Must not hold, or have held in the past 6 months, a basic card issued by Amex in the UAE
  • Pay the annual fee and make 1 transaction within 30 days of activating the card

Benefits & perks

  • •Priority Pass lounge access: 1,700+ lounges in 145+ countries for cardmember and 1 guest (additional guests at USD 35 each)
  • •Unlimited access to American Express Lounges and Centurion Lounges for cardmember and supplementary cardmembers
  • •Annual travel credit of AED 1,100 on airline bookings of AED 11,000+ via Platinum Travel Service
  • •Fine Hotels and Resorts: room upgrade, daily breakfast for 2, USD 100 credit, 12pm check-in and 4pm check-out
  • •The Hotel Collection: room upgrade, USD 100 credit, 12pm check-in and 4pm late check-out (2-night minimum)
  • •Hotel elite status: Hilton Honors Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite, Radisson Rewards Premium and more
  • •International Airline Programme: 3% to 25% off First and Business Class fares with select airlines
  • •Dining credit: up to AED 740/year (AED 185/quarter) at 300+ participating restaurants, valid until 31 December 2026
  • •Hertz Gold Plus Rewards Five Star status: priority service, up to 15% off, 1 car class upgrade and 4-hour grace period
  • •Cruise Privileges Programme: USD 300/stateroom onboard credit with AmaWaterways, Oceania Cruises and more (5-night minimum)
  • •Unravel travel platform: up to 50% off hotel stays and 10% off all bookings when paying with the card
  • •Complimentary VIP Card at The Bicester Village Shopping Collection for an extra 10% off purchases, valid until 31 December 2026
  • •Travel accident insurance: up to USD 1,000,000
  • •Emergency medical treatment cover: up to USD 150,000
  • •Travel inconvenience cover: up to USD 300 per event for cancellation, delay, missed connections and luggage delay
  • •Personal belongings cover: up to USD 2,000
  • •Purchase protection: up to USD 2,000 per occurrence (USD 50,000 per year)
  • •Refund protection: up to USD 550 per item and USD 1,800/year
  • •Car rental insurance: up to USD 30,000
  • •Pay Over Time: convert purchases to instalments of 3, 6, 9 or 12 months while continuing to earn points
  • •Up to 5 complimentary supplementary cards (1 Platinum, 4 Gold) for family members aged 12+
  • •Up to 6 virtual cards at no extra cost, with customisable spending limits
  • •Platinum Concierge Services: recommendations, reservations and travel planning by phone or email
  • •Membership Rewards enrolment: complimentary with no separate programme fee, points never expire and no earn cap

About this card

  • •Annual travel credit (needs AED 11,000 of travel a year): AED 1,100
  • •Fine Hotels & Resorts (2 stays): about AED 2,018
  • •Hotel elite status (Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold, GHA Platinum): about AED 3,500
  • •Lounge access (4 visits): AED 1,908
  • •International Airline Programme (1 business class trip, 10% off): AED 1,500
  • •Dining credit: AED 740
  • •Car rental elite status: AED 500
  • •Cruise privileges: AED 300
  • •Purchase protection and travel insurance: AED 500
  • •Platinum concierge service: AED 728
  • •Estimated total value: AED 12,794

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