The Points Mom

American Express Business Gold Rewards Gave Us 8,000 Membership Rewards Points For The Trouble Of My 2 Minute Phone Call

  Recall that as of January 23, 2015, you can choose one of the five categories to earn 3x Membership Rewards points per $1.  (You earn 2x Membership Rewards points in the remaining four categories and 1x points on all other purchases).    These categories are… Airfare purchased directly from airlines Advertising Gas Stations Shipping […]

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Comparing Travel Redemption Options of the Major Banks

In this post, I am going to talk about redeeming points for travel.   This post will not focus on transferring points, but rather on, using points to pay for travel.  Also, as you will see below, some of these cards offer a point discount/bonus when redeeming and others offer a point rebate.  You can […]

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American Express Platinums-Time to Make Your Airline Selection for the $200 Airline Fee Credit

It is time to choose or change your airline selection for the $200 American Express Platinum and the Business Platinum Airline Fee Credit benefit for 2015.  I chose United, as we are going to Telluride in February and will likely have excess baggage fees due to all of our ski equipment.  Read about our free flights […]

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Complimentary Wi-Fi Internet Access On Flights…A New Business Platinum Card Benefit Coming Soon

  American Express will soon be offering Business Platinum Card Members access to the Gogo Preferred Program exclusively from American Express. Business Platinum Card Members will soon be able to access 10 complimentary Gogo inflight internet passes each calendar year. Card Members will be able to use each pass for inflight Wi-Fi internet access on […]

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