{"id":30862,"date":"2026-09-11T06:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/american-express-platinum-travel-credit-card-rules-changed-what-happens-to-key-benefits\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T06:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T06:55:02","slug":"american-express-platinum-travel-credit-card-rules-changed-what-happens-to-key-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/11\/american-express-platinum-travel-credit-card-rules-changed-what-happens-to-key-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"American Express Platinum Travel credit card rules changed: What happens to key benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-id=\"19989162\">American Express has revised the milestone rewards on its Platinum Travel Credit Card with effect from September 10, removing the 7,500 Membership Rewards points linked to annual spending of \u20b91.9 lakh and changing the benefit available at the \u20b97 lakh spending level.<\/p>\n<p>The \u20b94 lakh annual spending milestone, which offers 10,000 Membership Rewards points, remains unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>At the \u20b97 lakh spending level, the earlier benefit of 22,500 additional Membership Rewards points has been discontinued. Cardholders reaching the milestone will now receive a \u20b920,000 Taj Experiences e-Gift Card, compared with \u20b910,000 earlier.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/images.cnbctv18.com\/cnbc-assets\/html\/mutual-fund.html?v=7.9&amp;page_type=article\" title=\"embedded-content\" width=\"100%\" height=\"370px\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Under the earlier structure, reaching \u20b97 lakh in annual spending could earn 40,000 Membership Rewards points through the milestone benefits, along with a \u20b910,000 Taj Experiences e-Gift Card.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/personal-finance\/american-express-platinum-travel-card-changes-rewards-sept-10-lounge-rules-oct-1-19972594.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Under the revised structure,<\/a> the milestone benefits comprise 10,000 Membership Rewards points and the \u20b920,000 Taj voucher.<\/p>\n<p>The change means cardholders spending between \u20b91.9 lakh and \u20b94 lakh annually will no longer receive the 7,500 points that were earlier available at the \u20b91.9 lakh milestone. For those spending \u20b97 lakh, the benefit has shifted from additional reward points towards a higher-value Taj voucher.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lounge access rules change from October 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>American Express will make another change to the Platinum Travel Credit Card from October 1, when complimentary domestic airport lounge access will become linked to spending.<\/p>\n<p>Under the revised rules, cardholders will need to spend at least \u20b91 lakh in the preceding calendar quarter to qualify for up to two complimentary domestic airport lounge visits in the following quarter.<\/p>\n<p>The card currently offers up to eight complimentary domestic airport lounge visits a year, subject to a maximum of two visits per quarter.<\/p>\n<p>This means that from October 1, lounge access will depend on meeting the quarterly spending threshold rather than being available independently of spending.<\/p>\n<p>For cardholders with lower or irregular quarterly spending, the change could affect how often they can use the complimentary lounge benefit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More American Express changes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Platinum Travel changes come amid a wider set of revisions to American Express products and services in India.<\/p>\n<p>The issuer is set to discontinue its Reward Multiplier programme from September 30. The programme currently provides accelerated Membership Rewards points on purchases with select brands. American Express has said accelerated rewards will continue on eligible purchases through ShopWise, its e-voucher platform.<\/p>\n<p>American Express is also discontinuing the &#8216;Check Your Spending Power&#8217; feature from September 16. Its Emergency Card Replacement service will be discontinued from October 8, after which replacement cards will follow the standard replacement process.<\/p>\n<p>Separately,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/personal-finance\/american-express-india-shift-centurion-credit-card-travel-hotel-services-new-provider-oct-11-19987282.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> American Express India has informed Centurion cardholders<\/a> that its Travel and Lifestyle Services will move to third-party provider Aspire Lifestyles India Private Limited from October 11.<\/p>\n<p>Aspire Lifestyles will handle travel and lifestyle requests from that date, while American Express has said the services will continue to be available as a Centurion Card benefit.<\/p>\n<p>These include travel bookings, Fine Hotels + Resorts, International Airline Program, The Hotel Collection, meet-and-greet services, airport transfers and golf services. Cardholders will continue to have access to a dedicated relationship manager and 24&#215;7 support, according to the communication.<\/p>\n<p>There is a transition period for new travel-related bookings, which are unavailable from September 7 through October 10.<\/p>\n<p>American Express has said it regularly reviews its card benefits to ensure they remain relevant to the changing needs and preferences of cardholders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbctv18.com\/personal-finance\/american-express-platinum-travel-credit-card-rules-changes-key-benefits-19989162.htm\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American Express has revised the milestone rewards on its Platinum Travel Credit Card with effect from September 10, removing the 7,500 Membership Rewards points linked to annual spending of \u20b91.9 lakh and changing the benefit available at the \u20b97 lakh spending level. The \u20b94 lakh annual spending milestone, which offers 10,000 Membership Rewards points, remains&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30863,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}