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Earlier this month American Express announced a complete makeover of the famed Gold card. Previously American Express offered both the standard Gold card and the more expensive Premier Rewards Gold card. With the announcement Amex did away with the Premier Rewards Gold card and is again referring to their popular card simply as the Gold…
Last week American Express announced a complete overhaul of the Premier Rewards Gold card. The old card, which carried a $195 annual fee offered 3X points on airfare, and 2X points on dining, supermarkets, and gas stations, and 1X points on all other purchases. That card came with a $100 airline of choice credit which dropped…
For a while now the American Express Premier Rewards Gold Card has been mostly forgotten. The issue was that the old Premier Rewards Gold card was dated. The card has been around for many years now and has only had minor enhancements in past years. None of those enhancements have helped set the card apart…
One thing I often forget about writing a points, miles, and travel blog is what it’s like to not thing about miles all day long. I’ve long forgotten the early days of trying to navigate the world of miles and points. Because of this I often forget that your average person probably doesn’t think too…
Many of American Express’ flagship credit cards actually aren’t credit cards at all. Instead, American Express’ most famous cards are actually Charge Cards. This doesn’t make much of a difference when swiping your card, but it makes a significant difference at the end of each month. At the end of each month payment on charge…
American Express Offers, more commonly referred to Amex Offers are a great way to save money or earn extra Membership Rewards points. These offers are essentially coupons that you add to your American Express card. When you make a qualifying purchase the coupon is automatically applied to your purchase. In most cases these offers are…
Amazon just rolled out an incredible promotion that allows shoppers to take 20% off combined orders of $250. In total, shopper can save up to $50 by taking advantage of this easy to use offer. Use American Express Membership Rewards Points At Checkout Amazon is currently offering up to $50 in savings when Amex customers…
A few days ago I wrote about the new exiting American Express Cobalt card. At that time American Express pulled their “coming soon” teaser page. On various Reddit and FlyerTalk pages only a handful of people had reliable information about the card. The release of this card felt similar to the release of the Chase…
With the introduction of the Chase Sapphire Reserve card the premium credit card space, once ruled by the American Express Platinum card, has become even more competitive. Several years ago, the Platinum card from American Express had some incredible benefits that justified the $450 annual fee, buy today the cards benefits are lackluster at best.…
