Point Calculator: AMEX Platinum Card Canada

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Earn 3X points on dining and food delivery purchases in Canada.

Earn 2X points on travel.

Earn 1X points on all other purchases.

Earn additional point on eligible hotel or car rental bookings through AMEX Travel Online.

Key Cardholder Benefits

Every calendar year, you'll receive a $200 CAD Travel Credit that is good towards a single travel booking of $200 or more charged to your Platinum Card through American Express Travel Online or through Platinum Card Services.
Receive up to $100 CAD in statement credits when NEXUS application or renewal fees are charged to your Platinum Card.
As an American Express Platinum Card member, you and all authorized users with a Platinum card will have access to 1,300+ airport lounges in over 500 airports around the world and 140 countries. This include Centurion Lounges, Plaza Premium Lounges, Delta Sky Club (when flying Delta), Airspace Lounges, Escape Lounges, Priority Pass Lounges, and Executive Lounges by Swissport.
With Fine Hotels + Resorts, Platinum Cardmembers can receive benefits such as guaranteed 4:00 p.m. late check-out, complimentary daily breakfast for two and other benefits at over 1,100 iconic properties worldwide.
Enroll in complimentary Hilton Honors Gold status and Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite status.
Receive special benefits at Toronto Pearson International airport.
Be protected with excellent travel coverage including out-of-province emergency medical insurance, trip cancellation/interruption insurance, car rental theft and damage insurance, and much more.

Rewards Value

Redemption option	Redemption value (in cents)
Transferring points to airline partners	1.2 - 2
Airfare via AMEX Fixed Points Travel program	1.5 - 2
Travel via AMEX Flexible Points Travel program	1
Charity donations	1
Redeeming points towards card purchases	1
Gift cards	0.76
Using points at checkout on Amazon.ca	0.7
Shopping for merchandise through AMEX Shop	0.4 - 0.6

Membership Rewards Points earned with the AMEX Platinum Card are worth between 1.5 and 2 cents each on average towards airfare. This means 30,000 points has a cash value of $450 to $600.

Points can also be redeemed for charity donations, card purchases, and towards travel using the AMEX Flexible Points Travel program at a value of 1 cent apiece.

Transfer Partners

Membership Rewards points earned with The Platinum Card can be transferred to the following travel partners:

Annual Fees

The Platinum Card has an annual fee of $699. You can add additional Platinum Cards for $175 annually and additional Gold Cards for $50 annually.

AMEX Points Calculator

Input your monthly and yearly spend amounts into the AMEX Platinum Point Calculator to find out how many points you can earn. Compare the results side by side up to two credit cards from any issuer.

Any spend entered into the primary card column (the first column) will carry over to all credit card calculators on the site, so there's no need to re-enter spend when viewing other credit cards.

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Credit Cards

Use this section to add credit cards to the calculator. You can search for a card or go through our top recommendations for each category.

Once you select a card, you'll be shown the details of the card. Any link you click on in the details will open up in a new tab, so you will not lose your calculations.

Clicking on Add Selected Card will add it to the calculator.

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Add a credit card to compare side by side based on spend, benefits and fees.

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Search for a credit card by name, rewards program, or the rewards currency it earns.

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Family Cards

These cards are part of the same family and generally earn the same type of rewards.

Travel Cards

Travel credit cards are great for building rewards redeemable towards a wide variety of travel including airfare, hotels, car rentals, cruises, and more. Most travel cards also offer a range of benefits that can make your trips more enjoyable and save you money.

Cash Back Cards

Cash back is one of the most flexible form of rewards and most easy to understand. Rewards earned are worth face value and they can be used towards almost anything.

Business Cards

Put money back into your business by earning cash back, points, or miles on business expenses. Many cards also offer travel insurance, purchase protection, and more.

Airline Cards

These are the best credit cards if you're looking to use rewards towards award flights. Some of these cards also offer various benefits such as lounge access the ability to earn qualifying miles through spending.

Hotel Cards

If you're looking to use rewards towards free nights at hotels, these are the best cards for you. Many of these cards also offer great benefits such as annual free nights, complimentary elite status, and more.

No Annual Fee

If you're looking to minimize your immediate costs while still earning plenty of value, you may want to consider a credit card with no annual fee. Some of these cards also offer lower interest rates and balance transfer offers.

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Annual Fee:

Authorized User Fee:

Bonus Categories:

Add Categories - Adds any missing bonus categories from the selected card to the Category Spending section once added. Copy Spend - Copies spend values from the first column to the second/third column on card add.

Category Spending

Use this section to enter how much you plan on spending either monthly or yearly across different categories for each card listed.

You can click on the option button for access to a lot of useful tools you can use to quickly adjust spending for the calculator.

Change the order of the categories in the Category Spending section. This has an impact on cards that have spend limits and bonus caps on categories.

Resets all fields in the Category Spending section for all columns. Also clears all saved spend values that carry from calculator to calculator.

Add Categories

Search for categories and click 'Add Category' to add it to the calculator. If you want to be more specific, you can specify domestic or international spend.

Type at least 3 characters.

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Spend Region:

Category Spending Total

The amount of rewards earned from card spending.

Rewards & Bonuses

If a card earns bonus points, miles, or cash back, it will be listed here. You'll be able to edit or toggle on/off most bonuses listed here.

Do note that some bonuses may be automatically calculated based on spend entered in the Category Spending section.

If you want to factor in an intro or welcome bonus, you can also do that here by entering it in the Extra Value field. You can click on View Offers when applicable to see current sign up bonuses for all top credit cards by category.

Extra Value

Use this field to add additional rewards to include in the calculation such as an intro or signup bonus.

Extra Value

Use this field to add additional rewards to include in the calculation such as an intro or signup bonus.

Extra Value

Use this field to add additional rewards to include in the calculation such as an intro or signup bonus.

Rewards & Bonus Total

The amount of rewards earned from card bonuses.

Total Rewards & Cash Value

This is the total of all points, miles, and cash back earned between Loyalty & Memberships, Category Spending, and Rewards & Bonuses.

You can view the average value of the rewards based on popular redemptions and the transfer of rewards to partners (where applicable).

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Average Value

This is how much we value the rewards earned with the card on average based on our valuations. Cards that may offer bonus/additional value are reflected here.

Transfers To Partners

Redemptions to do with transferring rewards to partner loyalty programs and redeeming them for high value (when applicable). These redemption values typically require knowledge of the best transfer partners.

Cash Back, Statement Credits

Redemptions to do with turning your rewards into cash back or using it as a statement credit to offset purchases made to the card.

Travel

Redemptions to do with using your rewards towards travel such as airfare, hotels, and car rentals (not including transfers to partners).

Gift Cards

Redemptions to do with using your rewards towards the purchase of gift cards.

Reward Transfers To Partners

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Currency Worth

Enter how much you value a single rewards point or mile in cents or regional currency equivalent (X.XX). The value of cash back cannot be changed.

Rewards Cash Value

The average cash value of rewards earned in the Grand Total section based on the set Currency Worth.

Monetary Bonuses

This section lists all monetary bonuses. This includes annual credits and top-tier benefits that can offer great monetary value.

If there's a perk or benefit missing that you find valuable, you can add how much you value it in the Extra Cash Value field.

Extra Cash Value

Use this field to add additional cash value to the calculations.

Extra Cash Value

Use this field to add additional cash value to the calculations.

Extra Cash Value

Use this field to add additional cash value to the calculations.

Total Cash Value

The total cash value of all listed benefits plus the cash value of rewards earned.

Fees

With great benefits comes great annual fees. If a card has a fee that you have to pay annually (or monthly in rare cases), it will be listed here. You have the ability to change it.

If the card charges a fee for adding authorized users, it will also appear in this section.

Annual Fee

This is the fee you must pay annually to have the card.

Authorized User Fee

This is the cost to add additional users or supplemental cards to the account. Enter total amount of authorized users.

Total Card Value

This is the total cash value of each listed card when factoring in all rewards and all fees.

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Transfer Partners

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