For a while, I wasn’t really checking our AMEX Offers. Unless I’d read about a particularly good one, I wasn’t going through them on all of our cards. I’ll admit it, I was a slacker.
After looking at all the restaurant offers that are currently available, I dug through my accounts to look at the travel offers. Boy, there are a bunch of them!
I don’t think I’ll be able to use them because most of our upcoming stays are paid for with points but if you’re going to have a paid hotel stay in the next few months, it would pay to check them out.
A few reminders:
- Check all of your AMEX cards before enrolling in any offer. Different cards may have different offers for the same place. You only have one shot to enroll any of your cards for a specific offer.
- Not all cards will receive an offer. In fact, you may not receive an offer on any of your cards. Thus is the fickle world of AMEX Offers.
- If you receive similar yet different offers on two cards, you should be able to sign up for both. For instance, if you see an offer for cashback on one card and extra points on another, you should be eligible for both offers.
- Only Membership Rewards earning cards will offer bonus points, all co-brand cards and cashback cards will offer statement credits. However, you may see cash-back offers on Membership Rewards cards.
- Business cards will often show different offers than personal cards. Be sure to check both.
The Peninsula Hotels
Spend $500 or more get $100 back or spend $500+, get 10,000 Membership Rewards points
Offer valid only at The Peninsula Hotels properties in the US, Paris, and Tokyo
Hilton Hotels (Europe)
Spend $500 or more, get $100 back.
For eligible properties, check out this list from Hilton’s website.
Hotel Zaza (Texas)
Spend $500 or more, get $100 back
Kimpton Hotels
Spend $300 or more, get $60 back
Omni Hotels and Resorts
Spend $250 or more, Get $50 back
Caribe Royale (Orlando)
Spend $250 or more, get $50 back
Fountainebleau Miami Beach
Spend $250 or more, get $50 back
Las Vegas
There are several offers going for hotel rooms in Las Vegas. If you’re lucky, the money you get back from AMEX will cover your insane resort fees that these hotels are charging. Maybe that’s why they’re needing to put out these huge offers.
MGM Resorts – Las Vegas
Spend $500 or more get $100 back or spend $500+, get 10,000 Membership Rewards points
Offer valid at Bellagio®, ARIA®, Vdara®, MGM Grand® Las Vegas, The Signature at MGM Grand®, Mandalay Bay® , Delano® Las Vegas, Park MGM®, NoMad® Las Vegas, and The Mirage® in the US
MGM also has an offer for their lower-priced Las Vegas hotels and other properties
MGM Resorts – Select Destinations
Spend $300 or more get $60 back or spend $300+, get 6,000 Membership Rewards points
Offer valid at New York-New York®, Luxor®, Excalibur®, Beau Rivage®, Gold Strike®, Borgata®, MGM National Harbor® and MGM Springfield® in the US
Wynn Las Vegas & Encore Las Vegas
Spend $300 or more, get $60 back or spend $300+ and get 6,000 Membership Rewards points
Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas
Spend $200 or more, get $40 back or spend $200+ and get 4,000 Membership Rewards points
Final Thoughts
There is an opportunity cost when redeeming AMEX offers. Depending on which card shows the offer, you could receive up to 2 Membership Reward points, 1 co-brand program point or 2% back on those purchases. You can use a card that gives maximum rewards for hotels and earns 3 ThankYou points or 3 Ultimate Rewards per dollar.
However, with these AMEX Offers you’ll be getting a 20% rebate or 20 Membership Rewards per dollar for your purchases. That’s a way better return than a few extra points by using another card. I’d rather always have some extra cashback and if this is still one of the things AMEX is still willing to give cardholders, I better be taking advantage of it.
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