American Express Platinum Reserve Credit Card Review
Rewards card with lounge access
The American Express Platinum Reserve has a ₹10,000 annual fee + GST, waived on ₹10,00,000 annual spend. It earns 1% back on regular spends and up to 3% on Reward Multiplier portal, with 12 domestic + 2 international airport lounge visits a year. Best for: domestic lifestyle and dining spenders — our verdict: recommended.
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The Platinum Reserve packs a lot of lifestyle value: 12 domestic lounge visits, monthly vouchers, golf and a stack of hotel/dining memberships. It rewards consistent Rs. 50,000+ monthly spenders and shines for dining and travel within India, but the base 1%-ish earn rate and 3.5% forex markup mean it is a perks card, not a rewards engine.
Rewards card with lounge access
The Bottom Line
The Platinum Reserve Credit Card is built for lifestyle and dining enthusiast and golf player. With a ₹10,000 annual fee that is waived on ₹10,00,000 yearly spend, it offers 3% rewards on reward multiplier portal (online) and 11,000 bonus points. It makes the most sense if your spending matches lifestyle and dining enthusiast and golf player.
It earns a base reward rate of 1% and stacks best when your spending lines up with Lifestyle and dining enthusiast, Golf player. The renewal fee gets easier to justify once you can hit ₹10,00,000 in yearly spend.
Who Should Get This Card
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Best fit for
IdealSomeone who will use the Taj Epicure Plus, Accor Plus and EazyDiner memberships plus monthly Rs. 50,000-spend vouchers to extract more than the Rs. 10,000 fee.
A golfer who can take up to 2 complimentary rounds a month (24 per year) on qualifying spends.
Probably not for
SkipWithout Rs. 50,000/month spends for vouchers and Rs. 10 lakh/year for the fee waiver, the card's economics fall apart.
The 3.5% forex markup and only 2 international lounge visits limit its overseas usefulness.
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Reward Rates
Platinum Reserve Credit Card offers 1% basic reward rate.
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Welcome Offer
11,000 bonus Membership Rewards Points on spending INR 30,000 within 90 days of cardmembership, subject to realization of the joining fee. Available only in the 1st year.
Milestone Benefits
INR 1,000 gift voucher on spending INR 50,000 or more in a calendar month (worth up to INR 12,000/year if sustained every month). Voucher options include Flipkart, BookMyShow, MakeMyTrip, Myntra, PVR Cinemas, or Shoppers Stop (enrollment required).
100% waiver of the INR 10,000 annual renewal fee on total spends of INR 10,00,000 or more in the immediately preceding membership year.
Fees & Charges
Eligibility
- Min Income: ₹6 Lakhs
- Age 18+, resident Indian, min annual income Rs 6L; good credit history; self-employed company must be trading 12+ months.
Exclusions & Terms
Forex markup
- Foreign currency markup
Cash Transactions
- Does not earn Membership Rewards Points.
EMI conversion at Point of Sale
- Does not earn Membership Rewards Points.
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₹10,000 annual fee. Apply on the American Express website.
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