The Offer
- Receive 75,000 membership rewards points after $5,000 in spend within the first 3 months. This application does not have the language that says you’re eligible to only receive the sign up bonus once per lifetime, so you should be able to get this again if you’ve held it before.
- If you log in and it says “our systems are down” it means you’re not targeted
Card Details
- Application must be received by May 5th, 2017 to be eligible
- Annual fee of $450 is not waived the first year
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 2x points per $1 spent on purchases made directly from the American Express travel website
- 1.5x points per $1 spent on qualifying purchases of $5,000 or more (up to 1 million extra points per year)
- 1x points on all other purchases
- 50% of points back when redeemed for first/business class tickets or any fare class with your selected airline (our critical evaluation here)
- $200 airline incidental credit per calendar year
- Lounge access:
- Centurion lounge access
- International American Express lounge access
- Delta SkyClub lounge access
- Priority pass select membership
- Airspace lounge access
- Internet Access:
- 10 free GoGo passes
- Unlimited Boingo internet access
- SPG gold status
- Fee Credit for Global Entry or TSA Pre✓
- No foreign transaction fees
- View these other hidden benefits
Our Verdict
The current bonus on this card is 100,000 points but there are two reasons to consider this 75,000 point offer:
- It has a much lower minimum spend requirement of $5,000 vs $15,000 total for the 100k point offer
- This bonus does not include the language that you can only get this bonus if you’ve never gotten the bonus on the card before.
Let me know if you’re targeted or not in the comments. There is also a similar offer on the American Express Business Gold card that also doesn’t have the restrictive language. As always read these things you should know about American Express cards before applying.
