{"version":"1.9","identifier":"a7ddc2a8-87d2-4eff-a45f-f9eb81d1e098","language":"en-US","title":"Amex Adds Airbnb to Amex Travel and Renames the Platinum Hotel Credit","layout":{"columns":7,"width":1024,"margin":32,"gutter":20},"componentLayouts":{"text":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"maximumContentWidth":720,"margin":{"top":12,"bottom":12}},"photo":{"columnStart":0,"columnSpan":7,"margin":{"top":20,"bottom":20}}},"componentTextStyles":{"default":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":18,"lineHeight":29,"textColor":"#171717"},"headline":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue-Bold","fontSize":36,"lineHeight":42,"conditional":[{"conditions":{"maxViewportWidth":480},"fontSize":28,"lineHeight":34}]},"intro":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":20,"lineHeight":28,"textColor":"#555555"},"caption":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":13,"lineHeight":19,"textColor":"#666666"},"byline":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":13,"lineHeight":20,"textColor":"#666666"},"body":{"fontName":"HelveticaNeue","fontSize":18,"lineHeight":29,"paragraphSpacingAfter":14,"linkStyle":{"textColor":"#00704a"}}},"metadata":{"canonicalURL":"https://www.pointsfrog.com/news/amex-airbnb-partnership-platinum-lodging-credit","datePublished":"2026-10-26T13:18:28.239066Z","dateModified":"2026-10-26T13:18:41.247215Z","authors":["Patrick Karsh"],"excerpt":"Platinum members can now earn 5X points on prepaid Airbnb stays booked through Amex Travel. But from 2027, Fine Hotels and Resorts stays must be two nights to get the renamed Lodging Credit.","thumbnailURL":"https://pub-fac99da959e344fe99d810d309cef7df.r2.dev/photos/article/a7ddc2a8-87d2-4eff-a45f-f9eb81d1e098/09e166ba2ff6bdbeee7efa40fa3d3b5e.jpg","keywords":["bank"],"generatorName":"Frog News","generatorVersion":"1.0"},"components":[{"role":"title","text":"Amex Adds Airbnb to Amex Travel and Renames the Platinum Hotel Credit","textStyle":"headline","layout":"text"},{"role":"intro","text":"Platinum members can now earn 5X points on prepaid Airbnb stays booked through Amex Travel. But from 2027, Fine Hotels and Resorts stays must be two nights to get the renamed Lodging Credit.","textStyle":"intro","layout":"text"},{"role":"byline","text":"By Patrick Karsh · Published October 26, 2026","textStyle":"byline","layout":"text"},{"role":"photo","URL":"https://pub-fac99da959e344fe99d810d309cef7df.r2.dev/photos/article/a7ddc2a8-87d2-4eff-a45f-f9eb81d1e098/09e166ba2ff6bdbeee7efa40fa3d3b5e.jpg","caption":"Representative photo of an Airbnb listing, from the Airbnb newsroom · Airbnb","accessibilityCaption":"Representative photo of an Airbnb listing, from the Airbnb newsroom","layout":"photo"},{"role":"caption","text":"Representative photo of an Airbnb listing, from the Airbnb newsroom · Airbnb","textStyle":"caption","layout":"text"},{"role":"photo","URL":"https://news-assets.withairbnb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2026/09/Briar-Vale-Fairy-Tale-Cottage-Logan-OH.jpeg","caption":"Representative photo of an Airbnb listing, from the Airbnb newsroom","accessibilityCaption":"Representative photo of an Airbnb listing, from the Airbnb newsroom","layout":"photo"},{"role":"caption","text":"Representative photo of an Airbnb listing, from the Airbnb newsroom","textStyle":"caption","layout":"text"},{"role":"body","format":"markdown","text":"American Express and Airbnb have launched a new partnership. Announced on October 22, 2026, it puts more than 1 million Airbnb listings on AmexTravel.com and in the Amex Travel app. Along with it, Amex is changing how the Platinum Card's hotel credit works, and one change will make the credit harder to use for short stays.\n\n## What the partnership does\n\nCard members can now search and book Airbnb stays through Amex Travel. According to the Amex press release, earning depends on the card.\n\n* **Consumer and Business Platinum:** 5X Membership Rewards points on prepaid Airbnb bookings made through Amex Travel.\n* **Amex Green:** 3X points on third-party travel sites, which include Airbnb.\n* **Other Membership Rewards cards:** 2X points.\n\nBookings still connect to Airbnb. Amex says guests manage the stay, including messages with the host, on the Airbnb platform.\n\nNerdWallet notes one limit. You can't redeem Membership Rewards points for Airbnb stays through this partnership. It is a way to earn, not to spend.\n\n## The Hotel Credit is now the Lodging Credit\n\nThe Platinum Card's $600 Hotel Credit has a new name: the Lodging Credit. It is still worth up to $300 twice a year.\n\nThe new name reflects that some Airbnb stays now count. Prepaid bookings of two nights or more at Airbnb Luxe properties, made through Amex Travel, are eligible for the credit. Airbnb Luxe is Airbnb's high-end collection of homes, so this won't apply to most ordinary listings.\n\nThere is also a new $250 Airbnb Experiences credit. Amex says Platinum members unlock it after they make a prepaid Airbnb Luxe booking. It can be used through the end of that calendar year.\n\n## The catch for Fine Hotels and Resorts\n\nThe bigger change for many card members comes next year. Starting January 1, 2027, NerdWallet reports, Fine Hotels and Resorts bookings must be at least two nights to qualify for the Lodging Credit.\n\nToday, a single prepaid night at a Fine Hotels and Resorts property can earn the credit. That has been a popular way to use $300 on a quick weekend trip. From 2027, that won't work.\n\nThe Hotel Collection already requires a two-night stay, so nothing changes there. And NerdWallet notes that one-night Fine Hotels and Resorts stays will still get the program's usual benefits. They just won't trigger the credit.\n\n## What this means for you\n\nFor most Platinum members, the Airbnb part is a nice extra. It adds a new way to earn 5X points on vacation rentals. But because only Luxe stays count toward the credit, many people will rarely use it for that.\n\nThe Fine Hotels and Resorts change matters more. If you like to use your credit on one-night stays, plan to use your remaining 2026 credits before the end of the year. After that, you will need to book at least two nights at a Fine Hotels and Resorts or Hotel Collection property, or a qualifying Airbnb Luxe stay, to get value from the Lodging Credit.\n\nBoth the Consumer and Business Platinum cards carry an $895 annual fee, according to NerdWallet. Changes like this one are worth weighing when your renewal comes up.\n\n## What people are saying on X\n\n<https://x.com/Kiplinger/status/2113970407602884773>\n\n## Sources\n\n* [American Express press release on Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261022795632/en/American-Express-and-Airbnb-Launch-Exclusive-Partnership-Bringing-Over-1-Million-Listings-to-American-Express-Travel)\n* [Airbnb newsroom: A new way to book stays through American Express Travel](https://news.airbnb.com/introducing-a-new-way-to-book-stays-through-american-express-travel)\n* [NerdWallet: Amex adds Airbnb and restricts Platinum credit](https://www.nerdwallet.com/travel/news/amex-adds-airbnb-and-restricts-platinum-credit)","textStyle":"body","layout":"text"}]}