AmEx Gold Increases Spending Requirement for Welcome Offer

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The offer and some benefits described in this article has expired. See our details page on the American Express® Gold Card for the current offer.

New American Express® Gold Card cardholders will have to work harder to earn that bounty of Membership Rewards points.

Beginning on Oct. 17, 2019, the welcome offer is changing: You may be eligible for as high as 100,000 Membership Rewards® Points after you spend $6,000 in eligible purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months of Card Membership. Welcome offers vary and you may not be eligible for an offer. Apply to know if you’re approved and find out your exact welcome offer amount – all with no credit score impact. If you’re approved and choose to accept the Card, your score may be impacted. Previously, you could earn the same bonus by spending $2,000 in the first three months.

The rewards earning rates remain the same:

• Earn 4 Membership Rewards points per $1 spent at restaurants worldwide.

• Earn 4 points per $1 spent at U.S. supermarkets (on up to $25,000 in spending per year, then 1X).

• Earn 3 points per $1 spent on flights booked directly through airlines or on amextravel.com.

• Earn 1 point per $1 spent on other eligible purchases.

• Terms apply.

The $120 annual dining credit remains: You’ll get up to $10 per month in statement credits when you use your American Express® Gold Card at Grubhub, Seamless, The Cheesecake Factory, Ruth's Chris Steak House, Boxed and participating Shake Shack locations.