Trip Delay Insurance-If a round-trip is paid for entirely with your eligible Card and a covered reason delays your trip more than 6 hours, Trip Delay Insurance can reimburse certain additional expenses purchased with the same eligible Card. Some cards offer up to $500 per trip, maximum 2 claims per eligible Card per 12 consecutive month […]
Category: American Express
Amex’s Trip Cancellation and Interruption Insurance Benefit
American Express has added Trip Cancellation and Interruption Insurance to some of their higher end cards. These cards being the American Express Platinum, American Express Business Platinum, Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card, Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card, American Express Delta SkyMiles Reserve Card and the American Express Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business Credit Card. The benefit kicks in if you […]
New Restaurant Reservation Booking Tool In The Amex Mobile App
I got an email from American Express sharing that they are introducing a new reservation booking tool in the Mobile App. The new feature will allow Platinum Card, Business Platinum card and Centurion Members to search, book, and manage reservations from more than 10,000 restaurants (and they say growing) worldwide from the Amex Mobile App. They […]
A Tip For All Of You Platinum Cardholders Signing Up For TSA PreCheck Or Global Entry For Your Family
As many of you know, your American Express Platinum card has the benefit of receiving one Global Entry ($100) statement credit or one TSA Pre✓ ($85) statement credit every 4 years for an application fee charged to your card. That is great if you need to pay the application fee for yourself, but […]
Hmmm, Did Rob Really Just Get Another Delta SkyMiles American Express WITH A BONUS!
There is a new line of Delta SkyMiles American Express cards as of today and the bonus offers are high! However, can those of us who have already had the older version of the card, get a bonus on the card? My answer is…. I don’t know yet. Most American Express cards clearly state […]
What Does The Bonus Category “Travel” Mean For The American Express Green Card?
With the new American Express Green card you earn 3x points on travel by way of that you will earn 2 additional points (for a total of 3 points) for each dollar charged on eligible travel purchases. For purposes of these bonus points, eligible travel includes: airfare, hotels, cruises, car rentals, campgrounds, trains, taxicabs, rideshare […]
When You Should And Shouldn’t Pay With Amex Points
If you are an American Express cardholder of a card that earns Membership Rewards Points, you can Pay With Points for your travel. Amex has made things a bit complicated in that the number of points required depends on the type of travel you are booking and sometimes, the type of card you have. IMO, there […]
Even Without Our Increased Bonus, This Card Was A No Brainer For Me And Rob
The other day, the retro American Express Green Card got a revamp! Before that, you were only able to earn extra (2x) Membership Rewards points booking travel on Amex travel, but all of that is now changed. Now, you earn 3x Membership Rewards points on on travel (including flights, hotels, transit, taxis, tours, ridesharing services, parking […]
You No Longer Have To Make That Annoying Phone Call When You Want To Use Your Free Bonvoy Night
With many of the Bonvoy cards that are issued by Chase and Amex, you receive 1 free night every year after your cardmember anniversary. The free nights range from stays worth 25,000 Bonvoy points to 50,000 Bonvoy points, depending on which card you hold. I love the free anniversary nights, and advise people that these […]
Changes To The Amex Line Of Delta Cards And The Emails I Sent To My Clients Relaying These Changes
Instead of me doing a new post outlining the changes coming to all of the American Express Delta SkyMiles cards beginning January 30, 2020, I decided to be efficient and just cut and paste the emails that I send to my clients that have these cards. Email to my clients that hold the American Express Blue […]