As the battle between Chase and American Express rages on to woo high spending consumers, American Express has made yet another move to try to one up the competition, but is it enough? Beginning March 30, 2017, American Express will be adding benefits to the personal American Express Platinum card, BUT Amex will also […]
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Amex Is Trying To Stay Competitive-New Benefits For Amex Platinum Card Members
Amex is rolling out some new benefits for some of it’s card holders starting tomorrow October 6, 2016. As they should! After all, they need to stay competitive with new hot cards being issued by other banks, like the Chase Sapphire Reserve. These new benefits are most helpful to those card holders who use their […]
Centurion Lounge Has Opened At Houston International Airport
The Centurion Studio has opened at Houston International Airport. Don’t forget, having an American Express Platinum card or an American Express Business Platinum card, gives you complimentary access to the Centurion Lounges. You must present your Platinum Card, your same-day boarding pass and an ID for complimentary access. You and your immediate family or two guests can access […]
No More Amex At Costco Starting June 20, 2016
Starting tomorrow, June 20, 2016, Visa is taking over as the exclusive credit card for Costco, which means all other non-Visa credit cards will no longer work. Note, you do not need to use the Costco-branded Visa card. Other Visa cards will be accepted. You can also still pay with cash, checks, debit cards, […]
Amex Set To Transfer JetBlue Card To Barclays March 21, 2016
Recall that back in the winter of 2015, it was announced that the relationship between JetBlue and Amex was coming to an end. At that time, they stopped offering the American Express card to new card members and current cardholders were in limbo as to what would become of their cards, with speculation as to […]
Hyatt Hotels And Resorts No Longer An American Express Open Savings Partner As Of January 1, 2016
Recall that American Express OPEN offers various cards for small businesses such as the American Express Business Platinum card and the American Express Business Gold Rewards card. Built-in to these business cards is an OPEN Savings benefit. This benefit provides either a 5% discount or 2 additional Membership Rewards points for each eligible dollar spent […]
As Of January 1, 2016, Best Western Rewards Will No Longer Be A Membership Rewards Transfer Partner
Effective January 1, 2016, Best Western Rewards will no longer be a point transfer lodging partner in the American Express Membership Rewards program. Any Membership Rewards point transfers to Best Western Rewards must be made by December 31, 2015. These transfers will be considered final, non-refundable, and subject to the Best Western Rewards program terms […]
Hilton Gold Status- A New Benefit With The American Express Platinum Card
As an American Express Platinum Card Member you are eligible to enroll in complimentary Hilton HHonors Gold status. If you already have Hilton HHonors Gold status, you can maintain the benefit in the future because you do not need to meet any stay requirements as long as you have the card. […]
American Express Now Accepted At Sam’s Club
Remember last year when American Express and Costo ended their relationship? Well now, American Express has hooked up with Sam’s Club. So if you shop at Sam’s Club, you can now pay for your merchandise with an American Express card. […]
American Express Is No Longer Offering the American Express JetBlue Card
You can no longer apply for the American Express JetBlue card. Back in the winter of 2015, it was announced that the relationship between JetBlue and Amex was coming to an end. The first thing to go seems to be the credit card. The link to apply is unavailable. Reportedly, JetBlue has made […]