Amex Platinum Edge
Quick answer: The Amex Platinum Edge carries a A$195 annual fee and 9 catalogued benefits, 1 of them dollar credits worth A$200 a year at face value; its best earning category is Gas at 3x. MaxWorth is the only benefits tracker with hand-verified Australian card data, and it never asks for a bank login.
Earning rates
| Category | Rate | True cash-back value |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | 3x | 2.1% |
| Groceries | 3x | 2.1% |
| Foreign Transactions | 2x | 1.4% |
| Everything else | 1x | 0.7% |
True cash-back value = rate × MaxWorth's valuation of the card's points currency; see the methodology.
Credits (1)
$200 Annual Travel Credit
A$200/yr$200 credit toward flight, hotel, or rental car bookings made through American Express Travel. Credited annually; can be used across multiple qualifying bookings up to the $200 total per cardmembership year.
Protections (8)
Trip Cancellation and Amendment Cover
A$100/yrCovers non-refundable deposits, cancelled excursion costs and unused pre-paid travel/accommodation costs if a Trip must be cancelled, curtailed or changed due to injury/illness of the Card Member or a Close Relative, natural disaster at the destination, or an Australian government travel advisory upgrade. Section limit up to $10,000 (international and domestic); sub-limits: travel agent commission up to $750 or 15% of booking (whichever is less), additional travel/accommodation costs up to $3,000. $250 excess applies.
Medical Emergency Expenses Cover
A$100/yrCovers overseas medical/dental treatment, repatriation/evacuation and related costs on an International Return Trip. Section limit up to $2,500,000; sub-limits include repatriation/evacuation up to $2,500,000 (including $1,000,000 for terrorism-related costs), emergency dental up to $1,000, incidental expenses up to $50/24hrs (max $1,200), extra accommodation up to $150/24hrs (max $1,500), return economy airfare up to $1,500. Death benefit (repatriation/funeral/burial): up to $15,000 (up to €30,000 if in a Schengen state). $250 excess applies (NIL for death benefit).
Smartphone Screen Cover
A$100/yrCovers breakage to the front screen of a smartphone following accidental drop or impact, when the smartphone was purchased (or is being paid off via card-linked instalment plan) using the card. Up to 2 eligible claims per 365-day period, up to $500 per smartphone. 10% of repair cost excess applies; smartphones older than 3 years are excluded.
Personal Accident Cover
A$50/yrAccidental Death or Permanent Disablement cover during a Trip: up to $25,000 for general trip accidents; up to $300,000 for accidents while travelling as a passenger on Public Transport (or from exposure/disappearance while on Public Transport), scaling down to $150,000 for partial disablement (loss of one hand/foot/eye).
Travel Inconvenience Cover
A$50/yrCovers costs from flight delay/cancellation/denied boarding (4+ hours: up to $500 per person, up to $1,000 if travelling together), extended delay (up to $1,400 per person over 24-hour periods), checked baggage delay (6+ hours: up to $500, extended 48+ hours: up to $1,000), and delayed arrival to a booked Special Event (up to $2,000 per person, up to $4,000 together).
Personal Baggage, Valuables, Money and Travel Documents Cover
A$50/yrCovers damage, destruction, loss or theft of personal baggage, valuables, money and travel documents during a Trip. Section limit up to $10,000; sub-limits: money/travel documents up to $500, valuables in aggregate up to $4,000 (smartphone sub-limit $500, laptop $2,500, camera $1,000, any other item $1,000). $250 excess applies.
Personal Liability Cover
A$50/yrCovers legal liability for property damage or injury to another person caused by the Card Member during a Trip, up to $1,000,000 (international and domestic).
Retail Purchase Protection
A$50/yrCovers three retail scenarios on eligible items purchased with the card: (a) Card Purchase Cover - theft/damage within 90 days, up to $20,000/365-day period, per item up to $2,500, $50 excess; (b) Card Refund Cover - refund if retailer wont take back an unwanted item within 90 days, up to $2,000/365-day period, per item up to $500; (c) Buyers Advantage Cover - extends manufacturers warranty by up to 1 additional year, up to $10,000/365-day period, per item up to $10,000.
How to track it
Add the Amex Platinum Edge to MaxWorth and every credit above appears with its cycle set; you get a push before each one expires and the card's annual-fee ROI runs from what you mark used. No Australian bank account is ever connected. What MaxWorth covers for Australian cards.
Other American Express Australia cards
- Amex Platinum Business · A$1,750 · 4 benefits
- Amex Platinum Card (AU) · A$1,450 · 6 benefits
- Amex Qantas Business Rewards · A$450 · 3 benefits
- Amex Qantas Ultimate · A$450 · 5 benefits
- Amex Velocity Platinum · A$440 · 4 benefits
- Amex Business Gold Plus · A$395 · 4 benefits
- Amex Explorer · A$395 · 5 benefits
- Amex Qantas Premium · A$249 · 3 benefits
Source: the issuer's published terms, entered and verified by hand in the MaxWorth database; amounts in AUD. Methodology.