Amex Business Platinum Card Bonus Back Up to 25,000 Points
Update: Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. View the current offers here.
On the heels of increased offers for the Premier Rewards Gold and Delta Amex, American Express is upping the signup bonus on the Business Platinum Card to 25,000 Membership Rewards points after spending $5,000 in the first three months of cardmembership- up from the most recent bonus of 0 points. It is possible to get both a personal and business Amex card in the same day, but in my most recent experience, it will still be two credit pulls. Still could be worth it, since these bonuses are much better than normal.
New offer details:
You might not think 25,000 Membership Rewards points is much, but the bonus offer on this card is usually at a dismal 0 points, so this is a big improvement on that, while not as high as very limited-time targeted offers of up to 100,000 Membership Rewards points that some people have reported getting (or as good as the limited-time 100,000-point sign-up bonus on the personal card from back in January). Still, if you've been thinking about getting this card, now might be a good time to do so since this size bonus is only offered periodically and the last time it was around was back in October 2012, and before that in February 2012 I've actually been meaning to switch to a Business Platinum card, because it comes with more perks than the personal version including a 20% rebate when using Pay With Points (so each point is worth 1.25 cents), which is no longer offered on the personal Platinum Card (except for some recently opened accounts, in which case it has been extended just until October 2013).
The Business Platinum card comes with the same core benefits as the personal Platinum Card, which I outline in this post, but which include among others: -Annual $200 airline rebate -Airport Lounge Access -Free Global Entry ($100) -Automatic Starwood Preferred Guest Gold Status -Fine Hotels & Resorts Program -Premium Companion Ticket Benefit -Purchase Protection And more, which all help make the annual fee more than worth it.
Just note, the terms and conditions state "Welcome bonus offer not available to applicants who have had this product or any other Business Gold or Green Card account within the last 12 months". I got the Business Gold last February, and I know many of you have gotten in on limited-time and one-day offers on the Business Gold when the sign-up bonus was raised to 75,000 points like the one last month, so technically we wouldn't be eligible for this sign-up bonus. However, I've heard of people still getting Amex bonuses even when they technically don't qualify, so you never really know, though Amex has been getting very strict with sign-up bonus qualification.
TPG featured card
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Terms & restrictions apply. See rates & fees.
| 1X | Choose to earn up to 1X points on rent and mortgage payments with no transaction fee |
| 2X | Earn 2X points + the option to earn 4% back in Bilt Cash on everyday purchases |
Pros
- Choice to earn up to 1 Bilt Point per dollar spent on rent and mortgage payments
- Elevated everyday earnings with both Bilt Points and the option to earn Bilt Cash
- $400 Bilt Travel Portal hotel credit per year (up to $200 biannually)
- $200 Bilt Cash annually
- Priority Pass membership
- No foreign transaction fees
Cons
- Moderate annual fee
- Designed primarily for members seeking a premium, all-in-one card
- Earn points on housing with no transaction fee
- Choose to earn 4% back in Bilt Cash on everyday spend. Use Bilt Cash to unlock point earnings on rent and mortgage payments with no transaction fee, up to 1X.
- 2X points on everyday spend
- $400 Bilt Travel Hotel credit. Applied twice a year, as $200 statement credits, for qualifying Bilt Travel Portal hotel bookings.
- $200 Bilt Cash (awarded annually). At the end of each calendar year, any Bilt Cash balance over $100 will expire.
- Welcome bonus (subject to approval): 50,000 Bilt Points + Gold Status after spending $4,000 on everyday purchases in the first 90 days + $300 of Bilt Cash.
- Priority Pass ($469/year value). See Guide to Benefits.
- Bilt Point redemptions include airlines, hotels, future rent and mortgage payments, Lyft rides, statement credits, student loan balances, a down payment on a home, and more.