Amex Platinum UK: 80,000 Points + £150 Selfridges Bonus

The American Express Platinum Card in the UK is now offering 80,000 Membership Rewards points plus a £150 Selfridges eGift card when you spend £6,000 in your first three months. Those points convert 1:1 into 80,000 Avios, making it the biggest sign-up bonus on any UK personal travel card, and the offer runs until 12 January 2027.

The standard Platinum bonus of 50,000 points was already strong. For a limited time, American Express has lifted it to 80,000 Membership Rewards points and added a £150 Selfridges eGift card, which can be spent online or in store.

The clock starts when your application is approved, and you cannot extend it by delaying activation. The Selfridges eGift card arrives by email and can take up to eight weeks after the three-month period ends, although it is likely to be triggered once you hit the spend target.

The eGift card cannot be used over the phone or by post, cannot buy other gift cards, and is excluded at the Apple concession in the London store, Yo! Sushi, Jenki and the cinema. Other restaurant restrictions apply.

At a valuation of 1p per point when transferred to airline miles, 80,000 Membership Rewards points are worth roughly £800. Even in the worst-case scenario, converting to Nectar points to spend at Sainsbury's or Argos, they are worth around £400.

Add the £150 Selfridges eGift card and the first-year dining credits and the numbers get bigger. You receive £200 of UK dining credit and £200 of international dining credit each year, split into two £100 halves. In your first 12 months you get three of each £100 credit: one to use by 31 December 2026, one for January to June 2027 and one for July 2027 up to your card anniversary.

To see what your Avios could be worth on a specific route, try our Avios Value Calculator or check the Points Converter to compare Amex transfer options.

You will not receive the bonus if you have held a personal Platinum, Gold or Green American Express card, or The American Express Rewards Credit Card, in the 24 months before you apply. Only personal cards count towards this rule.

You will still qualify if you hold a British Airways, Nectar, Marriott Bonvoy or Platinum Cashback American Express card. You also qualify if you are only a supplementary cardholder on someone else's Gold or Platinum account, because Amex treats that card as belonging to the primary cardholder. Corporate and Business Amex cards that earn Membership Rewards points do not disqualify you either.

Not sure where you stand? Our Amex welcome bonus eligibility tool walks you through the rules in a minute or two.

To hit £6,000 in three months, plan around genuine upcoming spending: a holiday, home improvements, annual insurance premiums or tax bills if you can pay by card. Never spend money you would not otherwise spend just to chase points.

The sign-up bonus alone can justify a short trial, but the card's long-term value depends entirely on how you travel. The main benefits include:

Earning is modest at 1 Membership Rewards point per £1, or 2 points per £1 on Amex Travel bookings paid online. Many cardholders put everyday spend on other cards and treat Platinum as a benefits card.

The risk is reduced by the pro-rata fee refund if you cancel. Trying the card for a few months is relatively low cost, provided you pay your balance in full each month and are not tempted to carry debt on the card.

Yes. Holding a British Airways, Nectar, Marriott Bonvoy or Platinum Cashback American Express card does not disqualify you from the 80,000-point bonus and £150 Selfridges eGift card.

Membership Rewards points transfer to Avios at 1:1, so 80,000 points become 80,000 Avios. They also convert 1:1 to Virgin Points, Flying Blue, Asia Miles, Delta, Qantas and SAS miles.

Yes. You can cancel at any point and receive a pro-rata refund of the £650 annual fee, which makes a short trial relatively low risk.

The enhanced offer runs until 12 January 2027, so there is plenty of time to plan your £6,000 of spend.

If you qualify, can comfortably spend £6,000 in three months and will use at least some of the travel and dining benefits, this is about as good as the Platinum Card welcome offer gets. The points alone are worth £400 to £800, the Selfridges card adds £150, and the pro-rata refund limits the downside. The offer ends 12 January 2027, so you have time to line up the spend before applying.

These are the top credit card welcome bonuses we're tracking. Offers change frequently - see all cards.

1. HSBC Premier World Elite Mastercard: Receive 70,000 reward points when you spend £2,000 on your card in the first 90 ... (£2.9/yr)

2. Platinum Card: 50,000 points after spending £6,000 in 3 months (£6.5/yr)

3. Business Gold Card: 40,000 points after spending £3,000 in 3 months (No annual fee)

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