Feb 27, 2015, 9:22 am
Last edit by: italdesign
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
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
Amex Premier Rewards Gold new benefits and higher annual fee, 6.1.2015
Mar 5, 2015, 10:44 am
#91
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
Programs: Milege+, SkyMiles, AAdvantage, HHonors Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 1,685
Mar 5, 2015, 11:04 am
#92
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,959
New York Times reports that the standard Gold Card will also be refreshed:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/bu...-affluent.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/bu...-affluent.html
The company announced on Thursday new benefits for holders of its gold cards, including double points for all restaurant transactions in the United States for its premier rewards gold card and regular gold card. It will begin offering a personalized travel service for those cardholders as well as a $100 annual credit for airline incidentals, including meals and baggage surcharges. And it will eliminate foreign transaction fees. Other types of gold cards will get new benefits as well.
The new gold card benefits, which will begin June 1, won’t come without some added cost to cardholders: The annual membership fee for the premier rewards gold card will rise $20, to $195 per year. For the regular gold card, it will rise even more, to $160 from $125.
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The premier rewards gold card membership grew 10 percent year over year from 2013 to 2014, a company spokeswoman said.
The new gold card benefits, which will begin June 1, won’t come without some added cost to cardholders: The annual membership fee for the premier rewards gold card will rise $20, to $195 per year. For the regular gold card, it will rise even more, to $160 from $125.
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The premier rewards gold card membership grew 10 percent year over year from 2013 to 2014, a company spokeswoman said.
Mar 14, 2015, 3:22 pm
#94
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: EWR
Programs: PRG Amex , IHG Platinum Ambassador, Enterprise Plus, Hertz Gold
Posts: 93
US restaurants ONLY
I Just noticed when I read my latest statement that the additional MR point for dining is for US restaurants ONLY. Not sure what will happen in practice.
Mar 14, 2015, 4:10 pm
#95
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: AS, US, Hilton, BA, DL, SPG, AA, VS
Posts: 1,628
All AmEx cards that give bonus points for restaurants have this restriction. The others, I believe, all include international restaurants.
Mar 16, 2015, 7:41 pm
#96
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 8
Got this in the mail today, it does not mention anything about the annual fees: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tbxvcjl432...anges.pdf?dl=0
Mar 31, 2015, 7:12 pm
#97
Join Date: May 2012
Location: NYC
Programs: AA PLT
Posts: 223
Will the PRG be a "new" card when the fee/benefits change this year?
When the annual fee goes up to $195 and the new benefits (like 2x at restaurants) takes effect, will that make the PRG a new card in the sense that you can get the bonus again if you apply for it under those new terms?
Apr 1, 2015, 6:51 am
#98
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,959
Apr 1, 2015, 3:32 pm
#99
formerly known as s2kdriver80
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Long Island, New York, USA (JFK <--> OTP)
Programs: Delta SkyMiles, SPG, Marriott Rewards, Amex MR, Chase UR
Posts: 317
Any rumors of these personal PRG/Gold changes being mirrored on the business side? Would be nice to have no FTF on the Business Gold.
Apr 3, 2015, 7:51 am
#100
Join Date: Sep 2008
Programs: American AAdvantage
Posts: 1,046
I'm planning a vacation in early September. Since there's no fees for foreign transactions, it appears that I should wait until June 1st to purchase some portions of my vacation.
If I purchase a ticket on a foreign airline on Expedia, is any part of the transaction made in the country of that airline?
If I purchase a ticket on a foreign airline on Expedia, is any part of the transaction made in the country of that airline?
Apr 3, 2015, 8:15 am
#101
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,959
Apr 3, 2015, 11:09 am
#102
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: SAF
Programs: HH Gold, IHG Gold
Posts: 675
I have been waiting to be able to find a 50K points offer again and today got lucky (I hope anyway). I went to AMEX site on a cache/cookie cleared browser and saw it - $1,000 spend first year fee waived. I have never had the card in the past so should technically qualify but we will see. I was instantly approved anyway and plan to hit the spend as soon as the card arrives.
The clincher on this for me was the upcoming 2x on dining. That along with everything else will make this worth it for me.
The clincher on this for me was the upcoming 2x on dining. That along with everything else will make this worth it for me.
Last edited by G2244; Apr 3, 2015 at 11:22 am
Apr 3, 2015, 2:57 pm
#103
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 600
I haven't been able to find an answer anywhere so I am going to post here and see if I have any lucky.
I have a Amex Gold Rewards Plus card and have no idea whether or not these new benefits that PRG members will be receiving (along with the applicable bump in annual fee) will be given to me as well. I can't even find the "Rewards Plus" card on the Amex website so I am thinking that I had an older version of this rewards Gold Card and simply got grandfathered in.
Can anyone out there tell me whether or I will be eligible to get these new benefits starting June 1, 2015 or should I call up customer service and change my card to the PRG?
Thanks.
I have a Amex Gold Rewards Plus card and have no idea whether or not these new benefits that PRG members will be receiving (along with the applicable bump in annual fee) will be given to me as well. I can't even find the "Rewards Plus" card on the Amex website so I am thinking that I had an older version of this rewards Gold Card and simply got grandfathered in.
Can anyone out there tell me whether or I will be eligible to get these new benefits starting June 1, 2015 or should I call up customer service and change my card to the PRG?
Thanks.
Apr 4, 2015, 10:30 am
#105
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 186
No you won't be, and no, you should not. It is a different product. Apply for the PRG to get the 50,000 MR point bonus.