A useful Amex Platinum checklist starts with timing. Current benefits use monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and calendar-year schedules, with separate enrollment and purchase-channel conditions.
Monthly checks
- Digital entertainment: up to $25 monthly on eligible direct purchases from participating providers; enrollment required.
- Uber Cash: $15 monthly plus a $20 December bonus after adding the card to an Uber account and using an eligible Amex Card for the transaction.
- Walmart+: a statement credit for one qualifying monthly membership paid with the card; auto-renewal and exclusions apply.
Quarterly and semiannual checks
- Resy: up to $100 quarterly on eligible U.S. Resy purchases; enrollment required.
- lululemon: up to $75 quarterly at eligible U.S. stores and online purchases; enrollment and exclusions apply.
- Hotel credit: up to $300 semiannually on eligible prepaid Fine Hotels + Resorts or The Hotel Collection bookings through American Express Travel, up to $600 per calendar year. The Hotel Collection requires at least two nights.
Calendar-year checks
- Up to $200 for qualifying incidental fees from one selected eligible airline.
- Up to $219 toward an eligible CLEAR+ membership.
- Up to $120 for an eligible auto-renewing Uber One membership.
Record real use
Mark a benefit used only after the qualifying transaction and expected credit are confirmed. Keep the issuer terms and purchase record until the credit posts. Amounts and participating partners can change.
Open the Benefits Calendar, review the Amex Platinum card profile, and use optional account reminders. No card number or bank login is required.
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