Overview

If you work for a Fortune 500 company chances are you have an American Express Corporate Card. Check your wallet! If you’re an American Express Corporate cardholder you can get $150 off the annual fee on the Platinum Card, $100 off the annual fee on the Gold Card and $50 off the annual fee on the Blue Cash Preferred Card through their Corporate Advantage Program. Click here to sign-up.

Card	Regular Annual Fee	Reduced Annual Fee
Amex Platinum	$550	$400
Amex Gold Card	$250	$150
Blue Cash Preferred Card	$95	$45

Amex Platinum Card – $400 reduced annual feee

Rewards:

• 5 Membership Rewards points per dollar spent on flights booked directly with airlines or with American Express Travel.
• 5 points per dollar on prepaid hotels booked on amextravel.com.
• 2 points per dollar on other eligible travel expenses booked through amextravel.com
• 1 point per dollar on all other purchases.

Other Perks

• Access to Centurion lounges in DFW, HKG, IAH, LAS, LGA, PHL, PHX, MIA, SEA and SFO
• Access to the International American Express lounges, as well as their partner networks, Delta Sky Club^® and Priority Pass^™ Select lounges
• $200 in annual Uber savings (Enjoy $15 in Uber Cash for U.S. rides each month plus a bonus $20 in December)
• $200 airline fee credit
• $100 statement credit for Global Entry
• $100 statement credit at Saks Fifth Avenue
• Access to Amex Fine Hotels and Resorts program
• Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite Status
• Hilton Honors Gold Status

Amex Gold Card – $150 reduced annual fee

Rewards:

• 4 Membership Rewards points per dollar spent at restaurants worldwide
• 4 points per dollar spent at U.S. supermarkets on up to $25,000 in purchases per year.
• 3 points per dollar spent for flights booked directly with airlines or on amextravel.com.
• 1 point per dollar spent on other eligible purchases

Other Perks:

• $120 dining credit (Earn up to a total of $10 in statement credits monthly when you pay with the Gold Card at Grubhub, Seamless, The Cheesecake Factory, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Boxed, and participating Shake Shack locations)
• $100 airline fee credit

Amex Blue Cash Preferred Card – $45 reduced annual fee

Rewards:

• Earn 6% cash back at U.S. supermarkets on up to $6,000 per year in purchases (then 1%)
• Earn 6% cash back on select U.S. streaming subscriptions
• Earn 3% cash back on transit (e.g., taxis/rideshare, parking, tolls, trains, buses and more)
• Earn 3% cash back on gas at U.S. gas stations
• Earn 1% cash back on other purchases

Overall Verdict

First Class Giraffe Approved

This is a fantastic deal for American Express Corporate Card holders. You could make the case to get all 3 cards to maximize your earning in different categories. This isn’t a one-time statement credit and you can benefit for this in perpetuity as long as you maintain your Corporate Card.