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I mentioned last Friday that the American Express Green Card has a new higher welcome offer with 60k points. Let’s take a look.
Amex Green Card 60k + $200
The American Express Green Card currently has an elevated welcome bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards points after spending $3000 in the first three months.
- 20% back on travel and transit during first 6 months, up to $200 in credit
- 3X points on travel
- 3X points on transit including trains, taxis, ride share apps, tolls, parking, buses and subways
- 3X points on restaurants
- $189 CLEAR Plus travel credit annually
- $100 LoungeBuddy credit annually
- Trip delay insurance
- No foreign transaction fees
- $150 annual fee
Why get this card?
If you’ve never had an Amex card that earns Membership Rewards points, this card is a good starting point. The annual fee of $150 is less than the Amex Gold ($250) and Amex Platinum cards ($695). Plus, the required spending for the bonus is lower than both of those cards.
If you get a CLEAR Plus membership or LoungeBuddy membership or charge any travel and transit during the first 6 months, you’ll likely receive statement credits that wipe out your annual fee.
Membership Rewards are a flexible currency. You can book travel with the points, or transfer to travel partners including:
- British Airways
- Delta
- Air France/KLM
- Iberia
- Virgin Atlantic and more!
Keep in mind that Amex has a “once per lifetime” rule for cards. If you’ve ever owned this card before, you are not eligible for the bonus.
Author: Nancy
Nancy lives near Dallas, Texas, with her husband and three kids. Her favorite vacations include the beach, cruising and everything Disney.
Despite this being an all time high offer, I’m having a hard time getting excited about it. All of the benefits, including the bonus multipliers, are found on plenty of other cards.
And while the app will process as a charge card, meaning, if your Amex credit card slots (of five) are already maxed out, you’ll get an approval. However, strangely enough Amex will treat it like a credit card, meaning it takes up one of those slots. I guess it’s a round about way to get a 6th “credit card”. But it’s also a personal card which counts against your 5/24, and I’m 6 weeks away from falling below that.
Despite all that… it’s still tempting!
@projectx Interesting point about it potentially filling a 6th card slot! I don’t care so much about the benefits, I just want the bonus points. 🙂