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American Express Gold

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American Express Gold

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$325.00/yr · Amex Membership Rewards · no foreign transaction fee

🎁 Welcome offer: 60,000 pts after $6,000 in 6 mo

Related community datapoints

  • AU offer paid as rewards balance, not statement creditAn authorized-user offer's $25 posted one day after the qualifying transaction — but as redeemable rewards rather than a statement credit. Check your rewards balance before assuming an offer didn't track.

Earning rates

  • 🍽️ Dining & restaurants

    4x
  • 🛒 Groceries

    US supermarkets, up to $25k/yr

    Capped at $25,000/year

    4x
  • ✈️ Travel (flights, hotels)

    Flights booked direct or via Amex Travel

    3x
  • 💳 Everything else

    1x

Statement credits

$424.00/yr
  • $10.00 Dining creditGrubhub, Resy restaurants, and select partners, enrollment required
  • $10.00 Uber CashUS rides & Uber Eats
  • $7.00 Dunkin' creditEnrollment required
  • $50.00 Resy creditUp to $50 twice a year at Resy restaurants

What are the points worth?

  • Cash back0.60¢ / pt
  • Balanced1.50¢ / pt
  • Aspirational travel2.00¢ / pt

💡 Weak as cash (0.6¢) — the value is in transfers. Rakuten payouts can land here too.

✈ Airlines: Delta SkyMiles, Air Canada Aeroplan, British Airways, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Virgin Atlantic, Singapore KrisFlyer, Emirates Skywards, ANA Mileage Club, Avianca LifeMiles, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, Etihad Guest, JetBlue TrueBlue, Iberia Plus, Aer Lingus AerClub, Hawaiian Airlines

🏨 Hotels: Hilton Honors, Marriott Bonvoy, Choice Privileges

Community data points

anecdotal
  • AU offer paid as rewards balance, not statement credit

    An authorized-user offer's $25 posted one day after the qualifying transaction — but as redeemable rewards rather than a statement credit. Check your rewards balance before assuming an offer didn't track.

    1 recent report · last reported 2026-07 · user-reported, not bank policy

Reward data is community-maintained and may be out of date — welcome offers in particular change constantly. Verify with American Express before applying. Not financial advice.