Business Platinum Card®
$895 a year.
- Annual fee
- Cardmember agreementFiled with the CFPB · PDF
“Annual Fee: $895 ¤†”
- Foreign transaction fee
- Issuer's pageamericanexpress.com
“No Foreign Transaction Fees ¤”
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What it's worth
| Spending | First year | After |
|---|---|---|
| Light spender | −$775 | −$775 |
| Typical spender | −$595 | −$595 |
| Heavy spender | −$235 | −$235 |
The spending each assumes, a month
- Light spender: groceries $300, dining $100, gas $100, everything else $500
- Typical spender: groceries $600, dining $300, gas $200, travel $150, everything else $1,250
- Heavy spender: groceries $900, dining $600, gas $300, travel $600, airfare $300, hotels $300, everything else $2,500
Assumed: not counted: 2x Single purchases of $5,000 or more; points valued at an assumed 1¢; not counted: 5x Flights booked through American Express Travel, including flights booked on AmexTravel.com; not counted: 5x Prepaid hotels booked through American Express Travel, including Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection.
Estimates from the published terms above, as checked Oct 4, 2026; not advice. How we value cards
How you earn · Membership Rewards
- 5× pointsFlights booked through American Express Travel, including flights booked on AmexTravel.com
- 5× pointsPrepaid hotels booked through American Express Travel, including Fine Hotels + Resorts and The Hotel Collection
- 2× pointsEligible purchases in key business categories
- 2× pointsSingle purchases of $5,000 or more
- 1× pointsEverything else
Rates and fees
| Annual fee | Cardmember agreementFiled with the CFPB · PDF “Annual Fee: $895 ¤†” |
|---|---|
| Foreign transactions | Issuer's pageamericanexpress.com “No Foreign Transaction Fees ¤” |
| Grace period | Issuer's pageamericanexpress.com “Depending on when you make a purchase on your Card, you have between 25 to 53 days to pay with no interest if you have paid the prior month's statement balance and current statement balance in full by the due date” |
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Benefits
- Hotel Credit: $300 semiannual
- Hilton Credit: $50 quarterly
- Airline Fee Credit: $200 annual
- CLEAR+ Credit: $219 annual
- Global Entry Application Fee Credit: $120 every 4 years
- TSA PreCheck Application Fee Credit: $85 every 4 years
- Dell Technologies Credit: $150 annual
- Dell Technologies Additional Credit: $1,000 annual
- ChatGPT Business Credit: $300 annual
- Adobe Credit: $250 annual
- Indeed Credit: $90 quarterly
- Wireless Credit: $10 monthly
- American Express One AP Statement Credit: $2,400 annual
- Amex Travel Online Flight Statement Credit: $1,200 annual
- The Hotel Collection Credit: $100 other
- Global Entry or TSA PreCheck application fee credit every 4 years
- Access to Centurion Lounges
- 10 complimentary Delta Sky Club visits each year when flying on an eligible Delta flight
- Priority Pass Select membership; enrollment required
- Access to other select partner lounges
- Access to over 1,550 airport lounges worldwide is described on the product page
- Complimentary Leaders Club Sterling Status from The Leading Hotels of the World®; enrollment required
- Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite Status; enrollment required
- Hilton Honors Gold Status; enrollment required
- Complimentary premium status for select Avis, Hertz, and National car rental programs; enrollment required
- 35% of points back when using Pay with Points for flights booked through Amex Travel with a selected qualifying airline, up to 1,000,000 points back per calendar year
- Fine Hotels + Resorts provides a suite of benefits with an average total value of $550 per stay, based on 2025 bookings
- The Hotel Collection offers a $100 credit toward eligible charges for bookings of two nights or more
- No foreign transaction fees on purchases made outside the United States
- Platinum Travel Consultants provide custom itineraries and travel recommendations
- Premium Global Assist Hotline provides 24/7 medical, legal, financial, and other emergency coordination and assistance while traveling more than 100 miles from home
- Global Dining Access by Resy provides exclusive reservations, Priority Notify, and a Resy profile badge
- Platinum Nights by Resy provides access to reservations on select nights at participating restaurants in select cities
- Amex Presale Tickets and Amex Reserved Tickets access for select events, while supplies last
- Employee Cards, merchant category alerts, QuickBooks connectivity, online statements, Account Manager, Year-End Summary, and Vendor Pay features
- Rental car
- Trip delay: Up to $500 per trip, maximum 2 claims per Eligible Card per 12 consecutive month period
- Trip cancellation: Up to $10,000 per trip and up to $20,000 per Eligible Card per 12 consecutive month period
- Baggage: Up to $2,000 for checked baggage and up to a combined maximum of $3,000 for checked and carry-on baggage; subject to a $3,000 aggregate limit per covered trip
- Cell phone: Up to $800 per claim, limit of 2 approved claims per 12-month period
- Extended warranty
- Purchase protection: Up to $10,000 per covered purchase, up to $50,000 per calendar year
Questions
- What is the annual fee?
- $895 Filed with the CFPB · PDF, since Sep 29, 2026
- Does it charge a foreign transaction fee?
- No. americanexpress.com, since Oct 4, 2026
Other points cards with fees over $300
- The American Express GoldAmerican Express · $325 a year+$895 a year
- Bilt PalladiumBilt · $495 a year+$810 a year
- Business GoldAmerican Express · $325 a year+$700 a year
Against this card, for our typical spender's value (rewards and credits minus fees, after the first year).