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Today only American Express is offering a sign-up bonus of 75,000 Membership Rewards points after $10,000 of spend within five months on the Business Gold Rewards Card (Bonus ID 7616). I got this card a few months ago with a 50,000 point sign-up bonus, so this is a really good deal, especially since there’s no annual fee for the first year. Much like the Premier Rewards Gold card, this card offers triple points on airfare, double points on gas (though not groceries), and one point per dollar on everything else.

I emailed American Express to see if they’ll honor the bonus for my card. While the days of “bumping the bonus” are over on targeted credit card offers, I’m curious to see if they honor it for me since this is a publicly available offer. I’ll report back.

Posted on November 3rd, 2011 by lucky
Filed under: American Express, Credit Cards, Great Deals | 18 Comments »

  1. November 3rd, 2011 at 4:18 am

    Today Only: 75,000 Membership Rewards Points for New Small Business Amex - View from the Wing said,

    [...] Mile at a Time beat me to the punch on this, he’s in Dubai so he has a bit of a time zone advantage [...]

  2. November 3rd, 2011 at 6:16 am

    Rick i said,

    I just met the minimum spend with the lunches I paid for in chicago. basedon your tip, I have sent in the secure message emphasizing it is available tp the general public. Time will tell on th response.

    thanks Lucky

    Rick

  3. November 3rd, 2011 at 6:45 am

    75,000 Bonus Points on AMEX Business Gold – Act Quick; Ends Today (Nov 3) | Million Mile Secrets said,

    [...] One Mile at a Time alerts us to a 1 day (ends on November 3) offer on the American Express Business Gold card which offers 75,000 Membership Rewards points after spending $10,000 within 5 months. [...]

  4. November 3rd, 2011 at 7:13 am

    scott said,

    Appreciate the heads up Lucky — I’d been on the fence with this card, but since the bonus now doesn’t require a bump or 1st year fee, I’m in.

  5. November 3rd, 2011 at 7:46 am

    Craig said,

    Seems to be a lot of focus on credit cards lately.

    For “small business” cards, just remember they don’t have a lot of the same protections under the CARD act as consumer cards do.

    http://bucks.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/extending-credit-card-protections-to-small-business-users/

  6. November 3rd, 2011 at 7:52 am

    Lantean said,

    great offer, i just wish i could be sure to meet the min spend. in the times of no coins it’s not as easy as it used to be…
    :(

  7. November 3rd, 2011 at 7:54 am

    Amazing Deal Alert: 75,000 Points for Amex Business Gold Rewards- TODAY ONLY | The Points Guy said,

    [...] protections, so be careful before putting all of your spend on a business credit card.Hat tip Lucky! [...]

  8. November 3rd, 2011 at 7:57 am

    Other Ben said,

    Lucky, are you ever gonna finish Beaches and Mountains? LOL

  9. November 3rd, 2011 at 8:23 am

    Ekartash said,

    I have a business gold card already. Would they honor this bonus if I applied for another (for a different company)?

  10. November 3rd, 2011 at 8:45 am

    Mike said,

    If i already have a Amex Gold Delta card (non business), am I pretty sure bet to get this card (assuming credit is good)?

    Second question, how valuable does everyone think Amex “point” are good for? How do you spend them? Thanks.

  11. November 3rd, 2011 at 9:33 am

    Everett said,

    So I’m not actually a “business”. How do I apply for this card? I was going to list my name as the business name (sole propieter) but what do I put for the Federal Tax ID number? Thanks!

  12. November 3rd, 2011 at 9:38 am

    MB said,

    Thanks for posting this. I’ve never gotten into Membership Rewards…but after what I learned at the Chicago Seminars I thought I ought to consider it. This deal was enough to make me pull the trigger.

    THANKS!

  13. November 3rd, 2011 at 10:26 am

    Ozaer N. said,

    Lucky…..I read ur in DXB….make sure you visit BUQT’AIR restaurant in Jumeraih Beach….you wont be disappointed!

  14. November 3rd, 2011 at 10:49 am

    lucky said,

    @ Other Ben — Hah, I’m trying to. It’s a lot of work and I haven’t had much free time unfortunately.

    @ Ekartash — If it’s for a company with a different tax ID I suspect it might work. But otherwise I don’t think so.

  15. November 3rd, 2011 at 10:50 am

    lucky said,

    @ Mike — Absolutely, it shouldn’t be too tough to be approved for this card. I consider American Express points to be worth about 1.8-2.0 cents each, though it’s tougher to value them as highly post-September 30.

    @ Everett — For your tax ID just list your social security number. That should work.

    @ MB — Good choice!

    @ Ozaer N. — Thanks, will try to.

  16. November 3rd, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    Easy Victor said,

    Thanks for the heads up! I was just approved. Will clear the spend in about 2 weeks, so 75k should post soon after!

  17. November 3rd, 2011 at 8:59 pm

    John said,

    Just got instant approval. Thanks Ben!

  18. November 3rd, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    Ozaer N. said,

    Awesome—got instant approval !! I’ll save it and xfer to BA when have the 40% bonus

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