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American Express® Gold Card

American Express · American Express · Flexible Rewards & Travel

Best for

People who stay in hotels often and eat out often

The American Express® Gold Card is a $325/year travel rewards card from American Express, best for people who stay in hotels often and eat out often. It earns 5x on prepaid hotels amex travel and 4x on restaurants worldwide, and carries about $424 a year in credits and perks.

$325

Annual fee

$424

Credits / yr

+$99

Net value

Perks & credits (5)

$10Uber CashMonthlyenroll first$120 Uber Cash annually ($10/mo)
$10Dining CreditMonthlyenroll first$120 Dining Credit annually ($10/mo at Grubhub, The Cheesecake Factory, Goldbelly, Wine.com, Five Guys)
$50Resy CreditTwice a yearenroll first$100 Resy Credit annually ($50 semi-annually)
$7Dunkin' CreditMonthlyenroll first$84 Dunkin' Credit annually ($7/mo)
$100Experience credit with The Hotel CollectionPer use$100 experience credit with The Hotel Collection (2-night minimum)

Earning rates

4xrestaurants worldwide · $50,000/yr then 1x
4xus supermarkets · $25,000/yr then 1x
5xprepaid hotels amex travel
3xflights direct or amex travel
2xprepaid cars cruises amex travel
1xeverything else

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