{"id":3686,"date":"2022-01-27T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=3686"},"modified":"2023-04-18T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:58:11","slug":"american-express-goes-catatonic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/27\/american-express-goes-catatonic\/","title":{"rendered":"American Express Goes Catatonic"},"content":{"rendered":"

American Express reported outstanding 2021 Q4 earnings<\/a> on Tuesday driven by profits from record consumer spending on its cards. I guess their executive staff used some of the profit to buy a few happy pills, because they\u2019ve really gone on a bender:<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> Multiple reports across multiple forums share that the Marriott and Hilton Business cards have an offer for a $200 statement credit when adding an employee card and spending $2,000 within 60 days, for up to 99 employees. That\u2019s a total of $19,800 in statement credits if you choose to maximize this deal. That\u2019s literally the price of a new Subaru Impreza with a few add-ons<\/a> \u2014 so with some work, you can drive away with a brand new car on AmEx\u2019s dime.<\/p>\n

As with the other versions of the 99 employee card offer, you have to call in and ask the customer service representative if there are any offers for adding employees on to your account to see if you\u2019re targeted, because reasons.<\/p>\n

2.<\/strong> There\u2019s a new targeted offer for adding an authorized user<\/a> to a Platinum card for 20,000 Membership Rewards after spending $2,000 in six months. This offer is different than the prior ones so it should track even if you\u2019ve already gotten another version in the past. (Thanks to LL)<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> Today is probably the last day you can play the AmEx airline selection trick, which is:<\/p>\n