American Express Platinum Card: 19 Things You MUST DO Now

Timeline
0:00 Start Here
0:34 Priority Pass
1:14 Other Airport Lounges
2:16 Global Entry/TSA PreCheck
2:43 CLEAR
3:33 Travel Incidental Credit
4:45 Calendar Reminders
5:43 Digital Entertainment Credit
6:30 Uber
9:21 Saks
8:20 Equinox
9:09 Walmart+
9:39 ShopRunner
9:55 Rakuten
10:31 Hotel Status
11:51 Amex Fine Hotels and Resorts
13:02 $200 Hotel Credit
13:37 Car Rental Status
13:59 Cell Phone Protection
14:42 Amex Platinum Concierge

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[bjmdj]

Booking flights with Alaska Airlines using my platinum card not selecting seats. Then after the flight is paid for I go and upgrade the seats to premium cabin costing ~$20-$50 each way triggers the incidental credit. I dont know if its specifically the amount charged, just alaska or if amex sees two charges from the same airline on the same day. This has worked 100% of the time.🍣

[JeffJacquesmd]

I’ve been a Platinum card holder for over a decade and use many of the perks, but I always learn something when I watch your videos. Brilliant

[jazzman]

Don’t forget about purchase protection which covers purchases within 90 days of purchase. I recently had an expensive sweater which was stained with sunscreen. I submitted a claim and was reimbursed the full cost of the item. You can claim up to $50, 000 per year and $10, 000 per claim item. This covers accidental damage and theft. Does not cover consumables like cologne or personal hygiene items. This gives great peace of mind if something happens to a new item within three months.

[drandrewwhite]

The car rental status is phenomenal. You get faster service and better cars for the same price. As a tall dude getting upgraded to a larger car for the same price is well worth it. It’s hard to put a value on the lounge access for delta but it is incredibly convenient when flying delta.

[RK-iiwp]

I use the Uber, Saks, Streaming, Walmart+, and entry into Delta Sky Club or Centurion Lounge several times a year. I did use the credit for Global Entry. Decided to add The Delta Platinum for the companion ticket since I've been doing a lot of traveling and Delta is who I usually end up flying with. 🍣🍣

[hothotheat]

My big beef with AMEX is that it’s not widely accepted overseas. I don’t want a card that requires a backup when I’m out of the United States. If AMEX could find a way to increase their footprint like Visa, I’d be more inclined to go with them. Other than that, it’s a very, very strong card for booking travel.

[Direct-Profile-]

Thanks for the tip on switching airlines for the fee credit. I kept putting it off because I thought I would have to call Amex, but the chat function you recommended worked and it was switched in less than a minute lol. Thanks Sebby!

[TheGalacticVoid]

Walmart+ has been an absolute game-changer in small college towns. They often deliver faster than Amazon does, and their customer service is better than what Amazon's used to be.

Also, I feel like there should be a big asterisk for the Saks credit. I'm someone who tries to stay as close to the credit value as possible, but it's so hard to do with Saks because of the free shipping requirement, and their return policy isn't amazing. While I did get some very helpful organizational stuff, I really only planned on buying $50 worth of stuff instead of $120. I still got quality stuff out of it, just not at the value I was expecting.

[SpencerJohnsonOfficial]

🍣 I feel like one day this video is gonna have to be about the 50 things you must do with your Platinum card with the amount of random credits they keep throwing on this card lol. This was a really great video highlighting stuff I'm sure a lot of folks were unaware of, so great work on this one as always Sebby!

[leg]

A Saks store rep shared this tip.. stack the deal by buying gift cards w/ ur $50 credit! She said she has customers who do this and stash the cards for a future purchase. 🍱🍣

[jessicanelson]

Our travel advisor gets us $200 in on board credit (depends on cruise line and cabin) for each cruise through the platinum. It adds up.

[Lillysammy]

Had precheck and clear while my family didn’t. The expedited line was just as long as the regular line on Saturdays. In fact, in NYC, the family finished faster, twice. Better trick for vacation travelers, fly Saturdays and you won’t need precheck or clear.

[TheMaddenComebackKid]

With regards to the Uber credit, I love mentioning that the credits are tied to the USD (regardless of what the T&C say...as of June 2023). If your destination uses USD, then the credit should kick in.

I used it while in Ecuador, and it was super helpful since Uber scooters/motorcycles were about $1.25-$2/ride. I was able to zip around town for a while before paying out of pocket.

Most of the countries that use USD are in Latina American, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands.

I'm headed to Panama in 3 days. They have theirbown currency, but it seems like they are fine with USD too. Ill have to see if the credit works.

Happy Travels ✈️

[andreyv]

My favorite lesser known perks:

- Return protection:
I have used this a few times when the retailer wouldn't accept the return and Amex covered the item cost
- Cell Phone insurance:
I haven't used it yet, but my wife recently cracked her screen so we will be fixing it and filing a claim soon. Screen repair is $330 and you're only on the line for $50 deductible.

[mellman]

One thing I have noticed about PP is that their lounges can be sort of subpar when compared to Airline lounges and AMEX lounges.

[theanimecompletionist]

Amex Plat went from a mid card to a W when I booked ANA F The Suite on Monday for December. I made a post on it. So now I’ve flown ANA F The Suite, JAL J + F and just need ANA J The Room to complete my first/business premium flight products to/from Japan.

[prettyflytraveler]

I just did a deep dive of the benefits as I consider whether it is worth the annual fee. I realized that I was missing out on a lot of benefits. I just started traveling again and realized that my Priority Pass expired! It was quite the mission to figure out how to get it renewed but I did. I was disheartened to realize that there are so few lounges in the airports that I frequent. Thanks for this video and hopefully I can get more value from my card this year.😊 When I tried to switch my preferred airline online it said I had to wait until January even though I never used the incidental. I might try calling if I decide to use it before the new year.

[randomsonmymind]

Great video. 2 points I wanted to add. First is the extended warranty is fantastic. Our dryer broke and the company that we bought the dryer from wouldn't service it even though there was a manufacturer warranty because of where we live. I submitted a claim to AMEX and they fully reimbursed my payment because I paid with the platinum card. Two is the hertz status. I paid for a 5 passenger medium SUV (with my csp card for the primary insurance) that was around $290 for a future rental. Assuming we could get an upgrade, the 7 passenger medium SUV is around $635 so I'd be saving hundreds of dollars because of presidents circle status with the platinum card.

[DexterpresOU]

Super underrated channel. Great content.

[Bob_Sacamano]

Sebby, please do a video on getting max value from the FHR credit! 🍣