S.P.A.M. - Blue sky american express referral

received this email from american express- no annual fee card

Show your friends what a Blue Sky from American Express Card can do for them, and you can earn 2,500 points for each friend approved.1,2 And, if you refer three friends and they are approved for the Card through this offer, you can earn 7,500 bonus points which can be redeemed for a $100 statement credit on eligible travel purchases.

Each approved friend can earn 2,500 points4 after their first purchase on the Card and enjoy the same benefits as you:

• Earn points toward free travel on any airline, hotel, cruise, and more5
• No blackout dates or restrictions
• No annual fee

pm me if interested

Thanks
Babs

What are the points worth? That is, how many points do you need for an airline ticket of a given price?

every 7500 points you can apply for a $100 credit to your account. The credit can only be used towards travel related charges - I just booked two tickets for an up coming trip- which I have enough points built up for credit of $200. this card is nice as it does not have an annual fee. Points are 1 per $. You dont have to worry about rewards availability etc as it builds a credit for your account. Sort of like using miles and cash on some of the airline rewards. After you charge a travel related expense - you can apply for the credit-cars,planes, hotels etc.

Yeah, I have this card and it's pretty nice since it doesn't limit you to one airline (or hotel or car rental company). You can PM me also if you need a referral.

Hi FlyerTalkers, it’s Rachel with Amex Customer Care.

I just wanted to let everyone interested in the Blue Sky from American Express Card:

•You would accrue 1 Blue Sky point for every eligible dollar spent. Points can be redeemed for statement credit within 60 days of the billed charge toward the following travel related charges:
Airlines
Hotels
Car Rentals
Cruise lines
Travel agencies
Tour operators
Online Travel sites

For 7,500 points you would receive a $100.00 credit, 15,000 points is a $200.00 credit and so on. They also just recently added other ways to redeem your points for American Express Gift Cards and other gift cards.

I hope this information is helpful for you.

Rachel
Amex Customer Care

That's about a 1.3% return - not bad with no restrictions if you are using it to pay for coach tickets or hotels or cars. But it doesn't work out well if you want a business or first class ticket, as they are so much more expensive than coach tickets. That's one place where the mileage cards are much better.

I can see that. Personnally I never accumulate enough miles to fly first class. The non fee card is a real bonus. I have just found this card works well for me. another biggie is no restriction to one airline.