Review: Is the Amex Business Platinum the best card for you? is an excellent choice.
While the card comes with a $595 annual fee (See Rates), it s well worth it if you can make the most of perks like up to $200 per calendar year in statement credits toward U.S. Dell purchases , up to $200 in airline incidental fee credits , and airport lounge access.
The Amex Business Platinum Card currently offers a welcome bonus of 100,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $15,000 on eligible purchases within your first 3 months of card membership.
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That s not a small amount of spending, but it s doable for lots of small businesses and once you ve completed the minimum spending requirement, you ll have at least 115,000 American Express Membership Rewards points (from the bonus and spending).
A Delta Air Lines retrofitted Boeing 767-400. (Photo by Benji Stawski/The Points Guy)
If you spend a lot on airfare and hotels booked through Amex Travel, it may be worth keeping your Amex Business Platinum card. After all, the Amex Business Platinum earns 5x Membership Rewards points on flights and prepaid hotels booked through with American Express Travel. TPG values American Express Membership Rewards points at two cents per point. So, you’d get an approximate 10% return on purchases that earn 5x points.
Additionally, you’ll get a 35% rebate when you Pay With Points for select flights. Specifically, you’ll get 3.5 points back for every 10 points redeemed when you use Membership Rewards Pay with Points through Amex Travel for: