American Specific India is aggressive in selling Metallic card ever since 2019 as they despatched out the improve supply to “nearly” everybody with 125K factors as welcome bonus, as an alternative of the same old 100K factors.

After that Amex was solely sending improve gives within the vary of 100K-110K MR factors. However now in Jan 2024 they’ve provide you with the perfect ever improve for Amex Plat Cost Card on this decade: 135,000 Amex MR factors. Listed below are the main points together with the earlier greatest supply we noticed in 2019

135K Improve Provide (Jan 2024)

• Becoming a member of Payment: Rs.60,000+GST = Rs.70,800
• Welcome Provide: Get 1,00,000 Membership Rewards® factors on upgrading to the Platinum Card & upon spending Rs. 50,000 on the Card in first 60 days of Card membership.  Moreover, as a part of this supply, an extra 35,000 Bonus Membership Rewards^® factors can be credited to your Card Account inside 120 days from the profitable processing of Card utility and fulfilment of requisite standards. So whole 135,000 MR factors.
• Provide legitimate from 1 January 2024 – 31 January 2024.

If I’ve to check it with the earlier supply, it appears they’ve eliminated the “renewal” profit, which anyway isn’t a giant deal as you’ll be able to see under.

125K Improve Provide (Earlier greatest)

• Becoming a member of Payment: Rs.60,000+GST = Rs.70,800
• Welcome Provide: Get 1,25,000 Membership Rewards® factors on upgrading to the Platinum Card & upon spending Rs. 90,000 on the Card in first 3 months of Card membership. (100K common factors + 25K factors further)
• Renewal supply: Rs.20,000 price Taj Vouchers on first yr renewal.

This maynot be the perfect improve supply as few of them had been capable of seize the steel card for 35K+GST becoming a member of payment (by swapping jet card) and lock in that low payment for all times – which is superb however that will not return anytime quickly.

Do you have to go for it?

For first yr, its an excellent supply and if 50% and even 30% bonus on Marriott factors switch supply exhibits up this yr too, you’ll be fortunate as you possibly can get an incredible worth if you redeem the factors with Marriott Lodges or by additional transferring to United Airways.

In case you favor to go for easier redemptions, you might as properly go for Taj/Amazon Vouchers or others by way of Amex Gold Assortment (24K or 18K) so long as both Gold cost (or) MRCC is in the identical pool of factors as they are often linked collectively.

That apart, getting worth on common spend or by way of advantages that comes with the cardboard calls for a life-style of it’s personal. Do take a look on the detailed overview of Amex Platinum Cost Card (up to date for 2024) for extra on that.

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