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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 10:36 am
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Originally Posted by dqdude
There is some good news for those with the business version of the SPG Amex. 4 pts at U.S. Restaurants, Gas stations, wireless phone and shipping. Again... Only for U. S. Based purchases. This isn't great for those of us that travel internationally a lot and spend big $ at restaurants.
Does anyone know why Amex hobbles their cards this way? Similarly, their new Hilton cards have category bonuses that only work in the USA. Chase's category bonuses work internationally. I don't understand why Amex is making the choice to reduce the usefulness of their co-branded travel cards by making them not nearly as valuable to those who travel.
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