Up until a few months ago, if someone had asked me if I had ever been to or heard of Bonaire, an island in the Dutch Caribbean, I probably would’ve given them a puzzled look and answered, “Bon-where?”
27.12.2024 - 19:51 / thepointsguy.com
Saving money is on everyone's to-do list. I mean, just look around at the cost of things. The good news is that if you have an American Express card, it's actually easy to do so with a few simple clicks.
From premium travel cards to cash-back cards and more, Amex has a diverse lineup of consumer and business offerings. And there's one constant element you can rely on across the entire American Express cards portfolio: Amex Offers.
Amex Offers is one of the best ways to save cash — or earn extra points and miles — even when you're not traveling. There is one small (but mighty) tip to get even more (and sometimes better) offers to appear on your card account. Let's find out how.
Amex Offers are shopping, dining, travel or entertainment promotions that are tied to a specific card account. The exact offer depends on the merchant, but a lot require you to spend a certain amount by a specific date to earn a discount or a haul of bonus points. Others simply provide a bonus over the regular earning rate — like this one:
As mentioned, almost all American Express cards have access to Amex Offers — but the specific deal may vary from card to card.
To find these offers, log into your card account and navigate to "Amex Offers & Benefits" on the card page or on the "Offers" tab in the Amex app.
Related: The ultimate guide to saving money with Amex Offers
There are many ways to save money through Amex Offers — they don't even have to be used for travel. But first, you must enroll in the offers before you can use them.
The key here is scrolling through your "Amex Offers & Benefits" and adding promotions that you even potentially may be able to use. There is no harm in adding offers to your card even if you don't use them. When a given offer expires, it'll simply disappear from your account. Offers can disappear, so add them to your card if you think you might use them. You aren't obligated to shop at a merchant just because you added an offer to your Amex account.
And there is another added bonus to placing offers onto your card: more may become available (and visible) in your account when you add existing ones. That's right — Amex caps the number of offers that you can see at any given time to 100 offers per card.
An Amex spokesperson told TPG that only "the top 100 offers available to a cardmember are displayed both online and in the American Express mobile app."
However, note that there won't always be 100 offers at a given time for every card. For instance, my Marriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® Card only shows 32 offers currently, so adding more won't unlock new ones. But Amex Membership Rewards-earning cards typically have more offers than 100 that are available — they're just not all visible.
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