Amex Gold: Up to 60,000 Welcome Bonus Points!

American Express Canada has six airline partners.

Here are all of them, with the transfer ratio and duration:

So when you sign up for the American Express^® Gold Rewards Card, you will receive a welcome bonus of up to 60,000 Membership Rewards points, which is 60,000 points with Aeroplan, Avios, Skymiles, etc.

American Express’ fixed point travel program is a fare schedule for some economy class flights:

And on some business class flights:

To book this type of flight, you will have to go to the American Express Travel portal.

Let’s take the example of a round trip flight between Montreal and New York.

In this example, the flight costs $462.87.

Here, with the Fixed Travel Program, you can use 15,000 Membership Rewards points and pay $162.87 in taxes.

So you save $300 with 15,000 Membership Rewards points.

So 1,000 Membership Rewards points = $20.

With the soft-spot travel allows you to redeem Membership Rewards points to pay for your ticket in whole or in partincluding taxes, fees and carrier surcharges, in a ratio that entitles you to a $10 account credit for every 1,000 points.

Let’s take the same round trip between Montreal and New York with the Flexible Points option.

In this example, the flight costs $462.87.

Here, with the flexible point travel program, it is possible to redeem 46,287 membership rewards to cover the full ticket.

To compare with fixed points, you save $150 with15,000 Membership Rewards points.

So 1,000 Membership Rewards points = $10.

American Express membership rewards can be applied to the account for any travel purchase charged on the card.

Here, 1,000 Membership Rewards points = $10.

American Express membership rewards can be applied to the account for any current purchase charged on the card.

Here, 1,000 Membership Rewards points = $10.

A little-known option: redeem your Membership Rewards Points as a statement credit for your Card Annual Fee.

For example, when you renew the American Express^® Gold Rewards Card, you could use 25,000 Membership Rewards points to pay the $250 Annual Fee.

Here, 1,000 Membership Rewards points = $10.

You can redeem your Membership Rewards Points on American Express’ online store. The first option is gift cards. There are dozens of them.

For example, an Air Canada gift card:

You could use 13,000 Membership Rewards points to get a $100 gift card.

Here, 1,000 Membership Rewards points = $7.70

The second option on the American Express store is for products. Hundreds of them exist.

This toaster costs $75 in stores.

Here, 1,000 Membership Rewards points = $5

Another little-known option: redeem its membership rewards on Amazon.ca.

Here, 1,000 Membership Rewards points = $7.

Finally, it is possible to donate your Membership Rewards Points.

Here, 1,000 Membership Rewards points = $10.

Throughout the year, American Express runs promotional offers for American Express^® Gold Rewards Cardmembers.

Voici trois exemples récents:

With the American Express^® Gold Rewards Card, you get great insurance!

Save when you travel with the flight and damage Insurance for rental cars included with your Card This insurance provides compensation for theft, loss and damage up to the market value of the rental car with a maximum MSRP of $85,000 depending on the year of the model.

To take advantage of this benefit, you simply need to refuse loss or damage protection or any other similar option offered by the rental company and bring the entire rental to your Card. This insurance is available at no extra cost and you do not have to pay the insurance charged by the car rental company (usually costing between $16 and $23 per day).

Can provide coverage of up to a maximum of $5,000,000 for eligible emergency medical expenses incurred by a person of under 65 years old while travelling outside his province or territory of residence in Canada for First 15 consecutive days of an insured trip.

Having booked your flight with your Card you can receive up to $500 (maximum in combination with Flight Delay Insurance) for any necessary and reasonable routine purchases of clothing and minor items deemed essential that you make in a four-day periodIf your luggage is not returned to you within the six hours after arrival at destination of your departure flight.

If you carry the full amount of your airfare to your Card you are insured in case of loss or damage of your personal belongings, carry-on baggage or checked baggage while travelling up to $500 per trip for all insured people.

Charge your airline tickets to your Card and get up to $500 (maximum in combination with Misdirected Baggage Insurance) for all necessary and reasonable expenses incurred within 48 hours at a hotel, motel or restaurant, or for small items, if your flight is delayed or you are denied boarding for four hours or more without providing alternative transportation.

Travel accident insurance gives you automatic coverage of up to 250,000 for accidental death and dismemberment for you, your spouse and your dependent children under age 23 when you travel on a common carrier (plane, train, boat or bus) and you charge the full price of all tickets to your Card. Supplementary card holders, their spouses and dependent children under the age of 23 are also covered.

Simply pay for your hotel or motel room with your card and you will receive coverage of up to $500 in case of loss of most personal belongings in the event of a burglary at your hotel or motel room.

Eligible items purchased on your card may be insured for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase against accidental property damage and theft up to a maximum of $1,000 per claim (all items purchased combined).

Your coverage can automatically extend the manufacturer’s initial warranty up to an additional year when you carry all eligible items to your Card.

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