Amex Membership Rewards Double Miles on Gas and Groceries for a Year

Membership Rewards-earning personal American Express cards can earn double miles on gas and groceries for the next year (through March 15, 2010 anyway).

Registration is required, which is brilliant, only give the miles to those who are striving for them.

And they cap the bonus at 1,000 miles per month. Used to be similar sorts of offers might cap bonuses at 10,000 total. Here they spread the bonus out over a year, whch means you need to consistently use the card over time in order to max out. Habit-forming.

To me, annoying, I love promos I can get excited about in a single shot and go crazy with. This is just a good offer for gas and grocery spend over time, and I suppose some folks will exceed the cap or continue their spending habits using this card past March 15, 2010.

But if it you have a Membership Rewards Amex you should register, of course.

About Gary Leff

Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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