Starting Jan. 1, 2027, Fine Hotels + Resorts® bookings will require a minimum two-night stay to qualify for the American Express Platinum Card’s® $600 Hotel Credit. The Hotel Collection already requires a two-night stay.
Amex also made a couple of smaller updates to its travel benefits:
- CLEAR+ is now available at 60+ airports, up from 55+.
- The card still includes access to more than 1,550 airport lounges, but Amex has updated its language around Delta Sky Club access to specify 10 visits when flying on an eligible Delta flight.
- Amex now highlights the size of its hotel programs — more than 1,900 Fine Hotels + Resorts properties and 1,400+ Hotel Collection properties — rather than calling out early check-in and guaranteed 4 p.m. late checkout in its marketing materials.
Most of the Platinum Card’s other major benefits are staying the same, including its Uber, Resy, digital entertainment, airline fee, lululemon, and Walmart+ credits.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The two-night minimum stay requirement for Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR) bookings takes effect on January 1, 2027. Until December 31, 2026, prepaid one-night FHR stays booked through Amex Travel still qualify for the statement credit. (Bookings through The Hotel Collection already require a minimum two-night stay.)
The benefit provides up to $600 per year in statement credits—structured as up to $300 semi-annually (January–June and July–December)—on eligible prepaid bookings made through American Express Travel. Note that American Express has also rebranded this benefit as the $600 Lodging Credit.
Yes, you can still book a single-night stay at an FHR property in 2027 and receive standard program perks (such as daily breakfast for two, room upgrades upon arrival when available, and guaranteed 4 p.m. late checkout). However, a one-night stay will no longer trigger the $300 semi-annual statement credit starting January 1, 2027.
American Express made three notable updates to its travel perks and marketing language:
CLEAR+: Expanded availability to 60+ airports (up from 55+).
Airport Lounges: While cardholders retain access to more than 1,550 airport lounges, Amex updated its terms language to explicitly highlight the cap of 10 Delta Sky Club visits per year when flying on an eligible Delta flight.
Hotel Program Marketing: Amex now emphasizes the overall size of its hotel portfolios—over 1,900 Fine Hotels + Resorts properties and 1,400+ Hotel Collection properties—rather than leading with early check-in and 4 p.m. late checkout in promotional copy.
No. Aside from the updated hotel/lodging credit rules (which also expand to include eligible two-night prepaid Airbnb Luxe stays), the card’s other core statement credits remain unchanged—including Uber, Resy, digital entertainment, airline incidental fees, lululemon, and Walmart+.
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