American Express: bonus Membership Rewards points for Amazon Prime Day

To the point For theAmazon Prime Day event on July 15-16, 2019, American Express is offering select cardholders bonus Membership Rewards points!

Bonus Membership Rewards points 5 Membership Rewards points / dollar with the Cobalt Card 3 Membership Rewards points / dollar BONUS with the Platinum Card

Amazon Prime Day is an annual event reserved for Prime members.

Amazon Prime allows you to get free 1-2 day shipping as well as access to various services! To become a Prime member (with a 30-day trial), go here!

Bonus Membership Rewards points

Some American Express cardholders have begun receiving promotional emails related to the Amazon Prime Day event.

Here are the 2 offers received on our side.

NB: it is likely that AIR MILES (airmilesshops), Aeroplan (netboutique) or ebates will offer promotional offers for Amazon Prime Day. Enough to make “coup-double”… 😉

5 Membership Rewards points / dollar with the Cobalt Card

On July 15 and 16, 5 Membership Rewards points will be available for every $1 spent on Amazon.ca, for American Express Cobaltᵐᶜ cardholders targeted by the offer who have registered their card.

The limit for this offer for the American Express Cobaltᵐᶜ card is $500. This is an opportunity to earn up to 2,500 privilege points!

And easily unlock the welcome bonus of 2,500 Membership Rewards points per month in the first year 😉

To register, simply click on the link in the email that was sent to you.

Tip: Earn 5 Membership Rewards points / dollar every day with the Cobalt Card

If you want to earn 5 Membership Rewards points per dollar for all your purchases on Amazon.ca… but also:

SAQ/LCBO
Home Depot
Petro Canada, Esso
Gap / Old Navy / Banana Republic
Netflix, App Store, iTunes, Google Play
…

Simply use your American Express Cobaltᵐᶜ card at a Metro / Super C grocery store or Couche-Tard convenience store to purchase… gift cards for these stores!

Beginning August 20, 2019, an annual cap of $30,000 (that’s 150,000 points…) will be established by American Express for purchases in the 5 point/$ categories (grocery/convenience store/restaurant/bar). Beyond that, you will get 1 point / dollar.

The travel hacker's credit card in Canada

We have dubbed the Cobaltᵐᶜ American Express card as the travel hacker’s favorite credit card in Canada.

The American Express Cobaltᵐᶜ Card does not require a minimum income (unlike other “Premium” cards that require $60,000 – $80,000 / year)… but has many advantages making it excellent on many fronts:

accumulation of points in Canada
accumulation of points abroad
flexibility in the use of points
American Express promotional offers
travel insurance

Discover all its advantages in this article.

3 Membership Rewards points / dollar BONUS with the Platinum Card

On July 15 and 16, it will be possible to earn 3 Membership Rewards points for every dollar spent on Amazon.ca, for those who have <a class=”thirstylink” title=”American Express Platinum^MD card targeted by the offer and who will have registered their card.

Since <has class=”thirstylink” title=”The American Express Platinum^MD card earns 1 Membership Rewards point/dollar of purchase at Amazon.ca, you will earn 4 Membership Rewards points per dollar of purchase as part of this offer.

The limit of this offer for <a class=”thirstylink” title=”American Express Platinum^MD card is $2,000. This is an opportunity to earn up to 8,000 privilege points!

To register, simply click on the link in the email that was sent to you.

The frequent flyer credit card in Canada

For travelers, there are no maps that come close to <a class=”thirstylink” title=”The Platinum^MD card from American Express.

It provides many benefits such as:

an annual credit of $200 for travel
unlimited access to airport lounges worldwide
High status in many hotel loyalty programs (Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy…)
travel insurance with high coverage
…

In addition, this card allows you to accumulate:

3 Membership Rewards points / dollar for your purchases in restaurants – bars
2 Membership Rewards points / dollar for your travel purchases.

And it’s the only card available in Canada being… metallic!

In short, a card that every frequent traveler has in his wallet! Especially since <a class=”thirstylink” title=“the first year, all the advantages and points obtained far exceed the cost of the subscription!