American Express Platinum Offers New Suite of Traveler's Benefits

(Dive Travel Business News - December 2, 2010) -- American Express is offering Platinum Card members a new suite of benefits that are worth hundreds of dollars, including an airline fee credit of up to $200, a 20 percent travel bonus and a travel app.

Card members can check a bag or enjoy an in-flight meal on American Express. American Express will cover up to $200 per year of incidental airline fees that are charged on the Card member’s enrolled Platinum Card on their selected airline.

Platinum Card members can now redeem points and earn 20 percent of those points back every time. When card members use the Membership Rewards Pay with Points feature to pay for part or all of their travel including airlines, hotels, cruises and vacation packages, they will get 20 percent of those points credited back to their account. For example, if a card member redeems 30,000 points to pay for an airline ticket, American Express will credit 6,000 points to the card member’s Membership Rewards account.|

Card members can use a free and new mobile app, valued at $49 per year, which acts like a personal travel assistant. The app brings together a suite of mobile travel tools available in TripIt Pro to include: an easy way to organize and share travel plans, real time flight updates, and more.

This is in addition to existing offers such as airport lounge access, which gives complimentary access into many domestic airport club lounges including American Airlines’ Admirals Club, Delta Sky Club and US Airways Club. That is $1,400 worth of club memberships each year. And, card members who stay at one of more than 650 properties that are a part of the Fine Hotels & Resorts Program will receive a room upgrade (upon availability), daily continental breakfast for two, 4 p.m. late check-out and an additional special amenity worth a minimum of $450 per stay. For more information, visit American Express.