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Old Feb 27, 2015, 9:22 am
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Summary of Premier Rewards Gold costs and benefits, effective 6.1.2015:

Cost
$195 Annual fee
$100 Reduced by Airline Fee Reimbursement
$ 95 Net

Benefits
No foreign transaction fee

Travel Protection:
Auto rental CDW (Secondary)
Roadside Assistance
Baggage Insurance (lost, stolen or damaged; not coverage for delays)
Travel Accident Insurance (Life insurance, excludes award redemptions)

Shopping Protection:
Return Protection ($300 maximum per item, 90 days)
Purchase Protection (damage or theft, 90 days; no coverage for lost)
Extended Warranty (Up to one extra year; 5 years maximum)

Rewards
3x Airfare
2x Gasoline
2x Dining
2x Groceries (no cap)
1x General


Compare with American Everyday Preferred

Cost
$ 95 Annual fee

Non-Benefit
2.7% Foreign transaction fee

Travel Protection:
Auto rental CDW (Secondary)
Roadside Assistance
Baggage Insurance (lost, stolen or damaged; not coverage for delays)
Travel Accident Insurance (Life insurance, excludes award redemptions)

Shopping Protection:
Return Protection ($300 maximum per item, 90 days)
Purchase Protection (damage or theft, 90 days; no coverage for lost)
Extended Warranty (Up to one extra year, 5 years maximum)


Rewards (assuming 30 transactions per month)
4.5x Groceries (capped at $6,000 per year)
3.0x Gasoline
1.5x General


Compare with Chase Sapphire Preferred

Cost
$ 95 Annual fee

Benefits
No foreign transaction fee

Travel Protection
Auto Rental CDW (Primary)
Lost or Delayed Luggage Reimbursement (covers award tickets)
Trip Cancellation or Interruption Insurance (covers award tickets)
Travel Accident Insurance (Life insurance, $500,000)

Shopping Protection
Return Protection ($500 maximum per item, 90 days)
Purchase Protection (damage or theft, $500 per item, 120 days; no coverage for lost
Price Protection ($500 per item, 90 days)
Extended Warranty (Up to one extra year, 3 years maximum)

Rewards
2x Travel
2x Dining


Compare with Citi Premier, effective 4.19.2015

Cost
$ 95 Annual fee

Benefits
No foreign transaction fee

Rewards
3x Travel
3x Gasoline
2x Dining
2x Entertainment
1x General
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Amex Premier Rewards Gold new benefits and higher annual fee, 6.1.2015

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Old Aug 26, 2016, 4:15 pm
  #376  
mia
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Originally Posted by CaroPalms
...if I used PRG to book flights on AMEX Travel, would I get 3x points or only 2x points?
If the charge is processed by an airline you should earn four points per dollar:

1 point from American Express for spending a dollar
2 points from American Express for buying airfare
1 point from Orbitz for using the American Express travel portal
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Old Sep 8, 2016, 11:42 am
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Airline Fee Reimbursement PRG + Platinum

Recently got the PRG card with the $100 airline fee credit.

I already have the Platinum Card and have already gotten my $200 rebate this year, do I need to select Delta again for the Gold card before getting reimbursed? Or should it carry over from the selection I made on the platinum card....
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Old Sep 9, 2016, 7:26 am
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I don't have more than one card with airline fee reimbursement, but I do seem to recall reading that you have to select an airline for each one separately - it won't automatically carry over.
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Old Sep 9, 2016, 1:57 pm
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Originally Posted by hi55us
Recently got the PRG card with the $100 airline fee credit.

I already have the Platinum Card and have already gotten my $200 rebate this year, do I need to select Delta again for the Gold card before getting reimbursed? Or should it carry over from the selection I made on the platinum card....
You must select an airline for the PRG. It may be the same airline that you chose for your Plat or a different carrier. But you must select one for each card separately.
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Old Sep 22, 2016, 2:05 pm
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Question about Extended Warranty benefit has been moved to a more specific thread:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...-warranty.html
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Old Jan 5, 2017, 8:10 am
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Not sure where to ask this but I'm planning to close my PRG in a few months and want to maximize the MR I transfer before cancelling and wanted to buy some gas gift cards. Anyone DPs on doing this?
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Old Jan 5, 2017, 8:14 am
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Originally Posted by meraki
... want to maximize the MR I transfer before cancelling and wanted to buy some gas gift cards. ...
Do you mean that you want to earn MR point by purchasing gasoline gift cards -or- that you want to redeem points for gift cards?
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Old Jan 5, 2017, 8:30 am
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^ I want to earn MR by buying gas gift cards
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Old Jan 5, 2017, 8:42 am
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You need to buy them at a gasoline station or supermarket to earn double points. My observation from shopping for holiday gifts in Miami and Los Angeles is that gasoline gift cards were not readily available from supermarket/office supply outlets this year, and the one I did find was $50 denomination. Based on this unscientific survey I imagine you will do better buying from a gasoline station of the brand you typically use, but because Chase Freedom is 5X on gasoline this quarter I wouldn't be doing it with this card.
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Old Jan 5, 2017, 8:47 am
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Yeah I don't have the Freedom card, otherwise that would be my preferred method.
Maybe I'll buy a card in a small denomination at a gas station and see if I get 2x MR. Thanks
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 10:31 am
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Can I still use the United MPX application to get the Amazon gift card for the $100 travel credit for the year with the premier gold card?
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 10:34 am
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Originally Posted by slamny
Can I still use the United MPX application to get the Amazon gift card for the $100 travel credit for the year with the premier gold card?
No. Discussion here:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...s-ua-only.html
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 11:39 am
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Originally Posted by mia
How about AA e-gift card?
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 11:59 am
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Originally Posted by slamny
How about AA e-gift card?
Yes, there is a separate thread for each qualifying airline. Read the Wikipost at the TOP of the thread before acting:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...s-aa-only.html
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Old Jan 9, 2017, 7:04 pm
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Originally Posted by hi55us
Recently got the PRG card with the $100 airline fee credit.

I already have the Platinum Card and have already gotten my $200 rebate this year, do I need to select Delta again for the Gold card before getting reimbursed? Or should it carry over from the selection I made on the platinum card....
I have both the Plat and PRG and yes you must select an airline designation for each card. I have my PRG set to WN while my Plat set to AA.
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