Amex temporarily increases the Gold card welcome bonus up to 30,000 points – Business Traveler

American Express has launched a new promotion for its Preferred Rewards Gold credit card, with which new cardholders can earn a bonus of up to 30,000 Rewards points.

The offer runs until July 16 and new cardholders will receive a 25,000 bonus points when they spend £3,000 in the first three months (normally 20,000).

Additionally, they will receive an additional 5,000 bonus points when making any transaction in the 15th month of Card membership, bringing the total bonus available to 30,000 points.

Note that the Amex Gold card has no annual fee for the first year; After this, the fee is £195 per year, so any cardholder who keeps the card until month 15 (to activate the extra 5,000 bonus points) will have to pay the annual fee. fee.

In addition to welcome bonus points, Amex Gold cardholders earn at least one point for every £1 spent, plus 2,500 bonus points for every £5,000 spent, up to a maximum of 12,500 bonus points.

Amex Rewards points can be converted 1:1 into Avios or Virgin Points, and can also be transferred to other airline and hotel loyalty programs in varying proportions.

Other benefits of the Amex Gold card include £5 cashback on Deliveroo purchases up to twice a month and four Priority Pass lounge entries per year.

Additionally, Amex has also launched an enhanced referral bonus for existing cardholders who invite friends.

For the Gold card, existing cardholders will receive 14,000 bonus points for each successful referral made before July 16 (normally 9,000), while the invited friend will earn 30,000 bonus points when spending £3,000 on the first three months (normally 22,000). .

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