Thursday, July 4, 2013

Get Airborne With American Express Blue Sky

By Cornelius Nunev


Having airline reservations? Try American Express Blue Sky. It's not your standard frequent flier card, but it does offer big-time rewards for domestic travelers.

Points based on dollars spent

For every dollar spent on an American Express Blue Sky Preferred charge card, the cardholder earns 1.33 cents per dollar. That applies to all purchases. At U.S. restaurants, hotels and for automobile rentals, the return goes up to 2.66 percent per dollar.

With the American Express Blue Sky card, you can get $100 statement credit towards travel expenses after getting 7,500 additional points on the card. The first 15,000 points are given to the cardholder after spending 1,000 in the first three months. A sign-up bonus of $200 is essentially given to the consumer since each point is worth 1.33 or 2.66 cents.

Not just spending money

On new purchases with the AMEX Blue Sky Preferred card, consumers can get 12 months of no interest. Then, after that, it changes to vary between 17.24 percent and 22.24 percent, according to WiseBread. This all depends on the user's credit score.

There's also an annual airline allowance that seems as a statement credit of up to $100. This applies to incidental airline charges like baggage charges, in-flight food and entertainment. Travel accident insurance - with benefits for death or dismemberment - are also provided by AMEX.

American Express will refund up to $300 per item and $1,000 annually on items bought within 90 days if the retailer will not take a refund. On top of that, you get an extra year of warranty on top of the manufacturer's warranty on things with the American Express Blue Sky card.

Taking advantage of a Blue Sky

While the AMEX Blue Sky card needs a $75 annual fee and charges 2.7 percent on foreign transactions, domestic vacationers who are fed up with restrictions on frequent flier miles should look into what Blue Sky has to offer.




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