The American Express® Business Gold card is a powerful earner for business owners with high spend on the included bonus categories.

You will earn 4 points per dollar on any 2 out of 6 categories, automatically selected each calendar month based on which ones you spent the most on, up to $150,000 per year. Terms apply.

Categories include airfare purchased directly with airlines, US advertising and media, US gas stations, US hardware/software/cloud computing services, US restaurants, and US shipping.

Our page on the Amex Business Gold Card has the American Express definition of hardware, software, and cloud computing merchants.

Also, get a 25% rebate on airfare booked American Express Travel using Membership Rewards. Applies to all First/Business Class tickets and economy tickets with your one selected airline, up to 250,000 points back per calendar year. Terms apply.

A great card for flights and prepaid hotels earning 5x points, and for large expenses over $5,000 for 1.5x points. It earns:

• 5X Membership Rewards points on flights and prepaid hotels booked via AmexTravel
• 1.5X Membership Rewards points on any single purchase that is over $5,000
• 1.5X Membership Rewards at U.S. Construction material and hardware suppliers, Electronic goods retailers and software & at cloud system providers, and with Shipping providers
• 1X Membership Rewards points on other purchases

(1.5X purchases are capped at $2,000,000 in spend per calendar year.)

Card Benefits

• Hilton Gold status (enrollment required)
• Marriott Gold status (enrollment required)
• Receive up to $100 as a statement credit every 4 years after you apply for Global Entry or every 4.5 years for TSA Pre✔^®
• Access to the American Express Global Lounge Collection which includes Centurion, Delta, and Priority Pass Lounge access (enrollment required)
• Fine Hotels and Resorts benefits
• $200 airfare credit for incidentals like luggage fees on your chosen airline. (enrollment required). Terms apply.
• $200 in Dell statement credits twice annually, up to $400 total (Jan-June and July-Dec; Enrollment required / terms apply).
• Up to $120 a year in wireless credits; up to $10 per month, Enrollment required / terms apply.
• Up to $360 in Indeed credits ($90 per quarter; enrollment required, Terms Apply)
• Up to $150 in credits with Adobe on annual prepaid plans for eligible Creative Cloud for teams and Acrobat Pro DC with e-sign, enrollment required, Terms Apply.
• Up to $189 in fee credits for a CLEAR® airport security service plan. (Enrollment required; credit is a statement credit.)

Note: When displaying Estimated Rewards Values and calculations, this card is factoring in airline and hotels at 5x. This requires booking at AmexTravel.com and, if you do not, your earned rewards will change. Hotel bookings made via AmexTravel will generally not earn points or elite benefits.