If you don’t have the American Express Platinum Card and want to get one with the first year annual fee waived, apply here for a special offer for Ameriprise clients. Normally the first year annual fee is $450 and is not waived, so this can be a huge value.
Reports are that the application works regardless of having an account open with Ameriprise, but apply at your own risk.
The AMEX Platinum has these benefits:
- Priority Pass Lounge Access
- Lounge access to American Airlines, Delta Airlines, and US Airways clubs
- $200 Airline Fee Credit (or gift card credit) Per Calendar Year ($400 in your first year of cardmembership)
- $100 Global Entry Credit
- Concierge Access
- Automatic Starwood Gold Status (Doesn’t even have to be your account, you can gift to ANYONE)
If you’ve wanted those benefits, but were leery of the $450 fee, this offer may be for you. But you may also want to consider the Mercedes-Benz Platinum Card.
The Mercedes-Benz version is open to all and has all the same benefits listed above. But it also comes with 50,000 Membership Rewards after spending $1,000 within three months. The Mercedes-Benz version has a $475 annual fee that is not waived, so choosing it is like “buying” 50k Membership Rewards for $475, a choice I’d make every time.
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I thought this is a totally different product.
Nope! It’s the same Amex Plat. I have it. Works great
is there no initial sign up bonus on this card?
There is no sign up bonus. Just $0 annual fee
Nice post.
How do you gift the Starwood Gold Status to anyone with this offer?
It’s very simple. You call the number on the back of the card and tell them that you want to use your free starwood gold benefit. They will proceed to call someone from starwood and connect you. At that time, you tell the starwood agent what account you want to become gold.
I would also be interested to hear details on how to give SPG gold to someone else.
Zero MR points? Nada?
NADA
Wow, a FW thread that’s from April 12 2012. Anyone have more RECENT experience with this one?
I got the card. I wasn’t charged a fee. Got my $400 Airline credit too!
I’m an ameriprise client but I know someone who isn’t a client. His fee was waived too!
I applied for this card just on Tuesday evening just after you put up the post and was told that my application was being processed. I just received my approval email!! I am NOT an Ameriprise customer. Thank you so much for posting this offer!
I was approved for this but AmEx is telling me they are not aware of this offer and will need to investigate it before determining if my fee will be waived for the first year
I am not an Ameriprise customer
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And I welcome anyone who wants to give their Starwood preferred gold status so it is not to go wasted. Just doing my part