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Introduction to Amex Airline CreditOverview of the Airline Fee CreditOne of the most valuable benefits offered by premium American Express cards like The Platinum Card® from American Express, The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, and Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card is a yearly airline incidental fee credit. How to Use Your Amex Airline CreditSome people still aren't traveling as much as they used to, so cardholders might find themselves unable to use all of their Amex airline fee credits right now. FAQsHow do I select an airline for my Amex airline credit? What types of expenses are covered by the Amex airline credit? What happens if I don't use my airline credit by the end of the year?

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Hilton Honors used to offer free breakfast for all members with Gold and Diamond elite status. Introduction to Hilton Free BreakfastOne of Hilton's most lauded and customer-friendly policies has been its free breakfast benefit for all members with Hilton Gold or Diamond elite status. Overview of the BenefitThe Hilton breakfast offering has changed over the past couple of years, for better or worse. Below are all the cards that net you either free breakfast or food and beverage credits with Hilton:Participating Hilton BrandsFull-Service vs. Limited Service BrandsMany Hilton hotel brands offer free breakfast to all guests. Yes, the free breakfast benefit is available at many international Hilton properties, but offerings and eligibility may vary.

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Amex Offers provide discounts or bonus rewards for American Express members when they shop with Amex retail partners. Benefits of Using Amex OffersOne of the appeals of the Amex Offers program is that the offers continuously change. Amex Offers frequently asked questionsHow do I find Amex Offers for my account? Log into your American Express account online or through the Amex app, and navigate to the "Amex Offers" section to browse available offers. Most American Express cardholders can access Amex Offers, but available offers vary based on card type and usage.

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Read Business Insider's guide to the best travel rewards credit cards. But the smartest award hounds are using these popular tools to maximize their rewardsWhy use a credit card rewards tracking app? But no such tool exists as of today, so many dedicated award hounds use a combination of the apps below to track all of their credit card rewards. Top credit card rewards tracking appsAwardWallet: Best for tracking multiple loyalty programsCardPointers: Best for managing your wallet and maximizing credit card offersTravel Freely: Best for couples earning points togetherMaxRewards: Best for monitoring credit alongside of rewardsAwardWalletCost: Freemium — Free version works for most. However, MaxRewards sets itself apart with a running progress bar of the credit card balance you're carrying, and your credit utilization ratio.

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The information for the following product(s) has been collected independently by Business Insider: Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card, Amex EveryDay® Preferred Credit Card, American Express® Green Card, The Plum Card® from American Express. Introduction to American Express Travel ProtectionOverview of Travel Protection BenefitsWhile credit card insurance and travel protection coverage are usually considered secondary to rewards programs and other cardholder perks, these benefits can be equally important if you travel. American Express cards that come with baggage insurance include:The Platinum Card® from American Express (including various versions)American Express® Gold Card (including various versions)American Express® Green Card (including various versions)(including various versions) Delta SkyMiles® Gold American Express CardDelta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express CardDelta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express CardMarriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® CardHilton Honors American Express Aspire CardHilton Honors American Express Surpass® CardAmex EveryDay® Preferred Credit CardThe Plum Card® from American ExpressAmerican Express business cards with baggage insurance include:The Business Platinum Card® from American ExpressAmerican Express® Business Gold CardThe Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American ExpressDelta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express CardDelta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express CardDelta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express CardMarriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® CardThe Hilton Honors American Express Business CardLowe's Business Rewards Card from American ExpressAmazon Business Prime American Express CardAmazon Business American Express CardVarious versions of the Amex Centurion card and several Amex corporate cards also offer baggage insurance. American Express cards that come with secondary auto rental coverage include:The Platinum Card® from American Express (including various versions)American Express® Gold Card (including various versions)American Express® Green Card (including various versions)Delta SkyMiles® Blue American Express CardDelta SkyMiles® Gold American Express CardDelta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express CardDelta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express CardHilton Honors American Express CardHilton Honors American Express Surpass® CardHilton Honors American Express Aspire CardMarriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® CardMarriott Bonvoy American Express® Card (no longer available to new applicants)Blue Cash Everyday® Card from American ExpressBlue Cash Preferred® Card from American ExpressAmex EveryDay® Preferred Credit CardAmex Everyday® Credit Card from American ExpressAnd business cards from Amex that offer secondary car rental insurance include:The Business Platinum Card® from American ExpressAmerican Express® Business Gold CardDelta SkyMiles® Gold Business American Express CardDelta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express CardDelta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express CardThe Hilton Honors American Express Business CardMarriott Bonvoy Business® American Express® CardThe Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American ExpressWhile American Express did offer travel accident insurance on some of its cards, this coverage was effectively dropped as of January 1, 2020. Amex cards that come with trip delay coverage include:The Platinum Card® from American ExpressAmerican Express® Gold CardAmerican Express® Green CardDelta SkyMiles® Reserve American Express CardDelta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express CardMarriott Bonvoy Brilliant® American Express® CardHilton Honors American Express Aspire CardThe Business Platinum Card® from American ExpressAmerican Express® Business Gold CardDelta SkyMiles® Reserve Business American Express CardDelta SkyMiles® Platinum Business American Express CardAgain, the various versions of the Amex Platinum and Amex Centurion cards also offer trip delay insurance.

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Amex Platinum Card and Amex Business Platinum Card cardholders get many of the same travel benefits. It makes premium cards like the Amex Platinum Card and the Amex Business Platinum Card look downright affordable. Card comparison: Unsurprisingly, there's no comparable benefit on the Amex Platinum Card and Amex Business Platinum Card cards. Card comparison: Once again, the Amex Platinum Card and Amex Business Platinum Card also offer concierge services. Amex Black Card benefits frequently asked questionsHow can I get an Amex Black Card?

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The Platinum Card® from American Express offers a ton of value from its welcome bonus and benefits. Introduction to American Express premium benefitsThe Platinum Card® from American Express has one of the highest annual fees of any publicly available consumer card: $695. Activating your Amex Platinum benefitsThe Platinum Card® from American Express Apply now lock icon An icon in the shape of lock. Apply and select your preferred metal Card design: classic Platinum, Platinum x Kehinde Wiley, or Platinum x Julie Mehretu. Add your Amex Platinum card to your Uber accountThe Amex Platinum Card offers cardholders up to $200 in Uber Cash credits each calendar year.

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Introduction to yearly resetting credit card benefitsTravel rewards credit cards come with all kinds of benefits. The Southwest Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card ,Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card, and Southwest® Rapid Rewards® Performance Business Credit Card all earn Tier Qualification Points (TQPs) toward elite status based on spending. Credit card referral bonusesSome credit card issuers reward you with bonuses for referring friends to apply for your specific card or another one from the same bank. Several credit card rewards apps and websites help cardholders track and utilize credit card benefits on time, with varying degrees of success. Credit card annual benefits frequently asked questionsWhat are some common credit card benefits that reset each year?

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☆ Taylor Swift U.S. tickets cost $1,832. I saw The Eras Tour in Amsterdam for $384. Credit card points covered almost everything else.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Katherine Fan | Sarah Silbert | Senior Editor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The information for the following product(s) has been collected independently by Business Insider: Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card, Chase Freedom Flex®. I saved over $5,000 with points and milesThis trip was only possible because of my stash of credit card points and miles. Katherine FanMy Sheraton Amsterdam hotel room would have cost $405.48 in cash Katherine FanI booked the room using a free night award I earned from a new customer bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless® Credit Card credit card. Note that credit card lenders may use many different variations of credit score models when considering your application. You can use credit card awards to book luxury vacations, seek out gritty adventures, and do everything else in between.

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No credit card benefits (or points) are worth it if you can't pay your balance in full. Although a lot of the media around credit card benefits focuses primarily on using points, there are many other perks that aren't as well-known and can save users thousands of dollars. Please note that I don't recommend using credit cards this way if you don't pay off the full balance each month. Read our Marriott Bonvoy Business credit card review and our IHG One Rewards Premier credit card review. DiscountsMost major companies offer discounts through credit card linked offers, and they're often on items you're already using or buying.

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☆ American Express is taking control of restaurant reservations
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Trying to get a table at a buzzy new restaurant in New York or Los Angeles? American Express already owns Resy, a rival restaurant booking app, and gives special table access to Amex customers that are not available to other customers. But experts say that Amex’s acquisition gives the credit card company more control over velvet rope access to dinner — and who is shut out. It may help restaurants attract Amex customers with deeper wallets, said Alex Susskind, a professor of food and beverage management at Cornell University. Restaurant owners and merchants have also complained about the fees credit card companies charge businesses, and it could open a new door for fees.

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☆ How Delta made itself America's luxury airline — and what United wants to do about it
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

Rival United Airlines — second to Delta in net profit margins — is circling. Delta plans to open Delta One lounges in Boston and Los Angeles later this year, and is studying airports where it could open others. Like other airlines, Delta accepted billions in federal aid to weather the pandemic. Luxury air travel and the United States didn't go together for many years — and might not still, if you ask well-heeled globetrotters. And at Delta and other airlines, many of the perks for luxury flyers come through lounges.

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☆ I spent $650 a night to stay at a Waldorf Astoria hotel in Rome with my daughter. The incredible views weren't even the best part.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Julia Diprete | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Julia DiPreteI'll be honest — I was slightly underwhelmed when our taxi first pulled up to the hotel. The property was huge, but I thought the exterior looked more like a 1970s apartment block than a five-star hotel. The vast space felt like a cross between Scandinavian minimalism and the Palace of Versailles in the best possible way. Modern lines met gold details everywhere, and it worked. Our room wasn't quite ready, but I learned our stay had additional perks because I booked through the AmEx Travel Fine Hotels and Resorts program.

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☆ Friendly Credit Card Fraud: Consumer Chargebacks Hurt Businesses
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Annoyed, mostly at myself but also a little bit at the seller, I had a sinister thought: What if I file a dispute with my credit-card company? AdvertisementA credit-card charge-back happens when a consumer sees something they don't like or recognize on their statement and asks the bank to look into it. Much of that is friendly fraud: The report cited a statistic from the data-analytics company Datos Intelligence that 75% of all the fraud digital businesses see is first-party fraud. Your order arrived and you claim it didn't: fraud. I've never disputed a purchase before, and my credit-card company would like to keep me happy.

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☆ A weaker dollar, skyrocketing prices and ‘record’ visitor numbers: Good luck in Europe this summer
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Hotel prices are exploding. As the owner of Destination Europe, she is sending “record numbers” of clients to the continent this year. There’s been such a huge demand for travel in the past three years, and lots of places are pushing up prices.”Is summer in Europe already a washout? Socrates Baltagiannis/picture alliance/Getty ImagesData from Hotel Monitor, American Express Global Business Travel’s annual analysis of worldwide hotel rates, backs his theory up. His prediction appears to be coming true: although the Amex GBT analysis predicted a 11% spike in Paris hotel rates this year, so far they have only risen 8%.

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☆ EBay cuts ties with American Express over fees
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailEBay cuts ties with American Express over feesCNBC's Kate Rooney joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss eBay's plan to cut ties with Amex over high fees.

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☆ EBay to drop American Express over fees, says customers have other options
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Online marketplace behemoth eBay said it plans to no longer accept American Express , citing what the company says are "unacceptably high fees" and that customers have other payment options to shop online. It's a notable blow to American Express, whose customers are often the most attractive among merchants and spend the most money per month on their cards. "After careful consideration, eBay has decided to no longer accept American Express globally effective Aug. 17 due to the unacceptably high fees American Express charges for processing credit card transactions," said eBay spokesman Scott Overland, in a statement. Overland said that eBay customers have become aware of new ways to pay for items, making payments more competitive than ever before, and AmEx was no longer a necessary partner for eBay. "We know that the vast majority of eBay customers are willing to use alternative payment options to continue enjoying buying and selling on our marketplace," Overland said.

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☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Netflix, Broadcom, Micron, Nike, Alphabet, First Solar & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Bank of America reiterates Alphabet as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with its buy rating on the search giant. Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's bullish heading into Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. Morgan Stanley initiates Zeekr as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's bullish on shares of the electric vehicle company. Bank of America reiterates Nike as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating on shares of Nike. Morgan Stanley reiterates First Solar as overweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the stock to $331 per share from $248.

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☆ Inside China's plan for AI: shape reality and enforce its power
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at China's strict approach to overseeing its AI development and the threat it poses to the world. The country's history of censorship and surveillance is extending to its approach to AI , writes Business Insider's Linette Lopez. AdvertisementThe CCP's plan for AI is about shaping reality and enforcing its power, according to internal documents. What to do ahead of May's jobs report. Permabull Tom Lee said it's a great time to buy stocks — shocking — with a new jobs report set to drop on Friday.

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☆ How American Express Became Millennials, Gen Z's Favorite Credit Card
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

But now, for a growing cohort of Gen Zers and millennials, it's their card, too. According to the company, millennials and Gen Z consumers made up 60% of its new customer acquisitions worldwide, and 75% of its new platinum and gold accounts were opened by millennial and Gen Z members. Related storiesAmex has implemented a number of tactics to pull off its youth revolution and cement its place as a status symbol among relatively affluent millennial and Gen Z consumers. For many young consumers, having an Amex rewards card is sort of like having a good, varied subscription service that runs them less than $60 a month. AdvertisementAll that aside, the Amex Platinum Card seems neat.

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☆ The 'Oracle of Wall Street' shares a secret sign of economic strength 'hiding in plain sight': Young Americans are outspending cash-poor baby boomers
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Younger Americans are finally outspending baby boomers, former Wall Street bank analyst Meredith Whitney recently noted. That's an encouraging sign for the US economy, which most economists believe is healthy, though some bearish prognosticators have serious doubts. There are several possible explanations for these findings and numerous takeaways from them, the "Oracle of Wall Street" said. However, young Americans' spending power shouldn't be discounted, as Whitney suggested that they command relatively high salaries since they attend college at higher rates. A continued economic expansion would be especially crucial for Gen Zers and millennials, who are entering the workforce or establishing their careers.

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☆ An artist reckons with the dangerous power of advertising and iconography
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Abigail Glasgow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The artist Hank Willis Thomas is pointing to one of the images: of two well-dressed, neatly coiffed men standing atop a cliff. "She's Somewhat of a Drag," a 1959 advertisement Thomas repurposed in his series "Unbranded: A Century of White Women." Across his work, Thomas reframes iconic and mundane imagery to connect viewers to historical moments of resistance and reshape our understanding of who counts in society. Here, a pro-football player appears to face off with an enslaved cotton picker, in Thomas' work "From Cain't See in the Mornin' Til Cain't See at Night." His body of work work reflects the observation — and, perhaps, a warning — that we have moved toward “existing in a society of branded consciousness."

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☆ Credit Cards Are Smarter: Better Fraud Detection, No Travel Alerts
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

I don't know how JPMorgan Chase knew that I would spend $200 on Botox in Argentina, but it did. It's great that banks and credit-card companies are getting better at discerning which payments are fraudulent and which are legit. Credit-card fraud protection is still far from perfect, but there's no denying that the technology is improving. So I reached out to some credit-card companies and academics to learn more. But it's cool that companies really are making fraud detection better, especially in a world where fraudsters themselves are constantly getting better.

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Although my Platinum Card® from American Express charges a $695 annual fee, I find it saves me money. That's why it may be surprising to learn that one of my biggest travel game-changers involves spending money with a travel credit card. Like the 41% of Americans with a travel card, I use mine to save money on hotels, flights, and more. Although the $695 annual fee for my American Express Platinum Card seems steep at first glance, it's actually saved me money in the long run. My American Express Platinum Card gives me access to the Centurion LoungeI love enjoying delicious complimentary food in the Centurion Lounge.

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☆ Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos hang out with celebrities in Miami during the F1 Grand Prix weekend
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Miami Grand Prix took place this weekend. AdvertisementBillionaires mingled with athletes and celebrities this weekend during the Miami Grand Prix. The third-annual Miami Grand Prix officially kicked off on Friday, with racers like Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo duking it out on the Miami International Autodrome. Alexander Tamargo/Getty ImagesElon Musk also made an appearance during the Miami Grand Prix weekend. Alexander Tamargo/Getty ImagesAlthough the Miami Grand Prix is a spectacle that draws F1 fans from all walks of life, it also helps boost the local economy.

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