American Express® Green Card
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American Express® Green Card
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Card details
Earn 30,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $2,000 on purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months.
Earn 3X Membership Rewards® points on all eligible travel, from subway swipes and window seats to hotel stays and city tours.
Earn 3X Membership Rewards® points at restaurants worldwide.
Receive up to $100 per year in statement credits when you use the American Express® Green Card to pay for your CLEAR® membership at select airports and stadiums across the U.S. and Permissible Biometric Scanning Technology terms: eye scanning, irises scanning and fingerprints scanning.
Use the American Express® Green Card to purchase lounge access through LoungeBuddy to any of the lounges in the LoungeBuddy network — no memberships, elite statuses, or first class tickets required. Earn up to $100 in statement credits per calendar year on your LoungeBuddy purchases.
No Foreign Transaction Fees.
$150 Annual Fee.
Terms Apply.
Rates, fees & offers
Annual fee
$150
Rewards rate
1x-3x
Bonus offer
Earn 30,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $2,000 on purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months. Terms Apply.
Intro APR
N/A
Ongoing APR
See Rates & Fees
Foreign transaction fee
None
Recommended credit score
NerdWallet review
Rating details
4.2
Editor's overall rating
Pros and cons
Pros
Transferable points
High rewards rates
No foreign transaction fee
Cons
Has annual fee
Some low-value redemptions
The American Express® Green Card is aimed at those on the go. It offers 3 Membership Rewards points per $1 spent on eligible travel and transit purchases and 3 points per $1 spent on restaurants worldwide. All other eligible purchases earn 1 point per $1 spent. Terms apply.
The card charges a hefty annual fee, but it comes with perks that heavy travelers might find appealing, including:
--Up to $100 per year in statement credit when you use the card to pay for your Clear membership fee. (Clear is a prescreening program at certain airports and other venues that uses biometrics to verify your identity)
--Up to $100 per year in statement credit when you use the LoungeBuddy service to purchase airport lounge passes with your card. (LoungeBuddy lets you buy single-use day passes.)
Terms apply.
For more information, see our full review of this card.
