American Express Platinum Credit Cards offering upto INR 5000 cashback this quarter

American Express has launched into H2 2021 with a bang. For all their cardmembers, American Express has offered the Shop Small for INR 1000, Receive INR 500 promotion valid through November 2021. For Platinum and Gold Cardmembers, American Express launched the new Salon Cashback promotion in association with Lakme Salons, while continuing the earlier Salon Cashback with Truefitt & Hill. Now, there is more in store for the American Express Platinum Reserve Credit Card and American Express Platinum Travel Credit Card holders.

Get up to INR 5,000 as cashback on Platinum Reserve Credit Card

The new More Value for Platinum Reserve promotion that has been launched in August 2021, for the American Express Platinum Reserve Credit Cardmembers and will be valid till November  7, 2021. This promotion is now available in the Amex Offers section for cardmembers.

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The promotion needs to be saved on the credit card (explained here). Once saved, cardmembers receive a 25% cashback on their purchases from Flipkart, MakeMyTrip and Zomato, up to an amount of INR 5,000.

Here are the salient terms of this promotion:

  • Offer valid for payments made online at flipkart.com, makemytrip.com, zomato.com or in-app. Not valid for payments made in-person.
    • Flipkart: Excludes payments made upon delivery.
    • MakeMyTrip: ‘PayLater’ payment option is only valid for Hotel and Flight bookings where payment is made by 07/11/2021.
  • 25% cashback will be applied every time, and the offer is limited to a maximum of ₹5,000 cashback applied to the Card during the offer period.
  • Not valid for payments made via a third party establishment or payment processor (including, but not limited to, digital wallets).
  • Cashback should appear on your billing statement within five business days from qualifying spend but may take up to 90 days from the offer end date 07/11/2021.

This offer is a tad bit better than the earlier Q2 2021 offer, where 20% cashback was offered on the same lines.

Get up to INR 2,500 as cashback on Platinum Travel Credit Card

A new More Value for Platinum Travel promotion has been launched in August 2021, for the American Express Platinum Travel Credit Cardmembers and will be valid till November  7, 2021. This promotion is now available in the Amex Offers section for cardmembers.

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The promotion needs to be saved on the credit card (explained here). Once saved, cardmembers receive a 25% cashback on their purchases from Flipkart, MakeMyTrip and Zomato, up to an amount of INR 2,500.

Here are the salient terms of this promotion:

  • Offer valid for payments made online at flipkart.com, makemytrip.com, zomato.com or in-app. Not valid for payments made in-person.
    • Flipkart: Excludes payments made upon delivery.
    • MakeMyTrip: ‘PayLater’ payment option is only valid for Hotel and Flight bookings where payment is made by 07/11/2021.
  • 25% cashback will be applied every time, and the offer is limited to a maximum of ₹2,500 cashback applied to the Card during the offer period.
  • Not valid for payments made via a third party establishment or payment processor (including, but not limited to, digital wallets).
  • Cashback should appear on your billing statement within five business days from qualifying spend but may take up to 90 days from the offer end date 07/11/2021.

Bottomline

American Express Platinum Credit Cardmembers stand to receive a 25% cashback when they pay for their Flipkart, MakeMyTrip and Zomato purchases with their cards. The benefit of making this a statement credit is that you will also be able to use any other promotion codes for your purchases.

Have you received this promotion on your American Express Platinum Credit Cards?


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