Updated 8:30am PT on 11/4: I just reviewed my American Express Business Platinum Charge Card statement and noticed changes to trip cancellation / interruption insurance, trip delay insurance, Boingo Preferred Plan, and Gogo Preferred Plan. Please scroll to the bottom of the post to see those updates.
Good afternoon everyone, I hope your weekend is going well. I was just reviewing my recent American Express credit card statements and spotted a few announcements / changes. None of these changes seem that important to me, but they do cover Gold Card trip delay insurance, corporate card annual fees, corporate card earning rates, Green Card bonus categories, and mediation / arbitration. This statement came from my American Express Gold Card, but I saw most of the same announcements / changes listed on my other American Express credit card statements too.
Effective January 1, 2020, the American Express Gold Card is introducing trip delay insurance. This insurance only kicks in when you book a roundtrip flight and your flight is more than 12 hours delayed. If that happens, you are covered for up to $300 in reimbursements for meals and accommodations. It says this coverage is secondary, so it must kick in after the airline’s coverage (primary coverage). I’m not sure how competitive that is with other premium travel rewards credit cards.
