As per Amex’s most recent earnings call, the refresh of the Amex Platinum Card was a massive success. That & more as we wrap up stories that we covered during the week gone by.
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Wow! 500,000 requests in a month for the ‘mirror finish’ design on the Amex Platinum Card!
While I’m not someone who gets swayed by a card’s design, Amex surely knows how to create a buzz. As per Amex’s own report, over 500,000 requests came in for the new mirror finish design of the Amex Platinum card. That’s a massive number of requests in a single month after Amex refreshed the card.
Will Amex launch an ultra premium card one level above the Amex Platinum Card?
During their most recent earnings call, a question was asked to Amex’s CEO about whether Amex is thinking of launching a brand new card that could fill the space between the Amex Platinum Card and the Centurion Card, which is available to customers by invitation only.
Why the Amex Platinum Card is no longer a premium travel credit card
There was a time when the Amex Platinum Card was ‘the’ card for premium travel. In this blog post, I argue why that’s no longer the case and surprise surprise, someone at American Express also agrees with me.
AWS Outage hits Delta & United, leaving some passengers perplexed
Earlier last week, AWS suffered a major outage, affecting applications and services across multiple industries and the travel industry wasn’t spared either.
Travel Disrupted as AWS Outage Hits Airlines, Hotels & OTAs
Initial reports seemed to indicate that the impact of the outage was primarily affecting airlines, causing a few delays. However, in addition to airlines, the outage also affected hotel chains like Hilton and Hyatt, with the issues spreading to OTA websites and car rental companies as well.
Earn 90,000 points & enjoy 0% intro APR with these limited time offers!
These are fantastic welcome bonus offers if you’re eligible and are looking to quickly scoop up 90,000 points, in addition to enjoying an intro APR of 0% for the first 12 months of card membership.
Your complete guide to the latest $150 American Express credit
This is a really valuable benefit that American Express has added. On Friday, Amex added a brand new $150 credit to the Business Gold Card. With this brand new benefit, you can earn up to $150 in credit each calendar year with Squarespace and Acuity scheduling.
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New Credit Card Offers
American Express Business Credit Cards
- Earn 200,000 Membership Rewards points with the Business Platinum Card
- Earn 150,000 Membership Rewards and enjoy a 0% intro APR on the Business Gold Card
Chase Sapphire Cards
- Earn 125,000 bonus points with the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card
- Earn 200,000 bonus points with the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card for Business
Co-branded Delta SkyMiles cards
- No annual fee for the first year, earn 80,000 bonus miles with the Delta SkyMiles Gold American Express Card
- Earn 90,000 bonus miles with the Delta SkyMiles Platinum American Express Card
- Earn 125,000 bonus miles with the Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express Card
- No fee for the first year, earn 90,000 bonus miles with the Delta SkyMiles Gold Business American Express Card
- Earn 100,000 bonus miles with the Delta SkyMiles Platinum Business American Express Card
- Earn 110,000 bonus miles with the Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business American Express Card
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