Dedicated travel service at your fingertips.

Simplify your lifestyle with our travel services, through which you can do the following and more: 

• Make flight bookings and travel arrangements, and get advice. 
• Organise car hire, with specially discounted Avis rates. 
• Redeem airline miles. 
• Book holidays with your Membership Rewards® points. 
• Dedicated travel consultants - The American Express Gold Credit Card service team is available 24 hours a day to assist you with all your travel arrangements, from sourcing competitive airline quotes (to give you the choice of flexibility or price) to booking flights, car hire and hotel reservations worldwide. 
• If you do not have the time to arrange your travel, simply call on the Gold Travel Service for flight bookings, organising car hire,redemption of airline miles or booking holidays with your Membership Rewards® points.  

Turn every journey into an extraordinary experience.

Airport Lounge Access 

• Get 12 complimentary visits a year to the Bidvest Premier Club domestic lounges.  

Travel Insurance 

• You and your family will receive automatic local and international cover* of up to R4 million. Optional comprehensive topup cover is available at discounted rates. Your card gives you access to a range of travel offers and benefits. 

Avis  

As an American Express Gold Credit Cardmember, you can enjoy special benefits when you rent with Avis. American Express Cardmembers can get:

• up to 15% discount off standard rates; and
• an upgrade voucher. 

To redeem your benefits:

1. Go to avisworld.com/amex and book your car.  
2. Print your upgrade voucher and present at the rental counter. 

American Express reserves the right to instruct Avis to cancel your membership if you cease to be a cardmember or your account is not in good standing. Benefits vary by market and location of rental, and may be subject to change and availability. Avis President’s Preferred enrolment is required to enjoy all benefits. Additional Avis terms and conditions apply. 

Hertz

As an American Express Gold Credit Cardmember, you can enjoy special Hertz benefits when you register for Hertz Gold Plus Rewards. Hertz Gold Plus Rewards benefits include:

• Priority service at the counter.
• 10% discount off standard rates – one car-class upgrade on rentals of five consecutive days or more (subject to availability).
• Free additional driver for your spouse or civil partner. 

To redeem your benefits:

1. Register for Hertz Gold Plus Rewards, using the voucher code CDP# 705500 at www.hertz.com/AmexBenefits.  
2. Book directly with Hertz.  
3. Ensure that your Hertz Gold Plus Rewards membership number is entered when booking. 

American Express reserves the right to instruct Hertz to cancel your membership if you cease to be a cardmember or your account is not in good standing. Benefits vary by market and location of rental, and may be subject to change and availability. Not all benefits are available in every country. Gold Plus Rewards Five Star enrolment is required to enjoy all benefits. Additional Hertz terms and conditions apply. 

Selected hotels, exceptional value

The Hotel Collection includes hundreds of curated properties from trusted brands such as Hyatt and Hilton Hotels.  Receive $100 hotel credit* for qualifying dining, spa and resort activities when you stay at least two consecutive nights. We’ll even upgrade your room at check-in if there’s one available.

To reserve your next stay and receive your exclusive Hotel Collection benefits, simply contact your Gold Travel Service on +27 (0)11 710 4040 or visit www.americanexpress.com/southafrica/explorehc.

Monthly lifestyle rewards voucher 

As an American Express Gold Credit Cardmember you can earn monthly lifestyle vouchers when you spend R3 500 per month, valued at more than your monthly card fees. This is just another way we reward you for your spend. Earn 5 000 bonus Membership Rewards® points when you spend R10 000 within the first three months of activating your new card. 

Make your everyday experiences rewarding

Membership Rewards is one of the ways we reward you for your loyalty. For every R5 that you or your secondary cardmember spend you earn one reward point. Use your card for the things you buy every day³ – groceries, petrol and lunchtime snacks – and your points will quickly build up. You can also transfer your points to major frequent-flyer programmes such as those of British Airways, SAA, Virgin Airline and El Al, as well as partner hotel programmes such as Sun International’s Sun Vacation Club, which offers up to 60% off. Your points never expire so you can save them and redeem them for a variety of lifestyle, shopping and travel rewards. You can even use Membership Rewards points as part payment and pay the remaining balance on your card. Redeem your points against hundreds of items on the Membership Rewards website www.membershiprewards.co.za. Don’t have enough points to redeem for travel booking? Simply pay the remaining balance with your card. 

Manage your account

• Pay Over Time: Charges are automatically moved to your Pay Over Time balance and you choose how much to pay: The full amount, the minimum amount due or anything in between – it’s that simple. 
• Local and international acceptance: Use your card in over 200 countries and at over 100 000 merchants throughout South Africa, including small boutiques and larger retailers such as Pick n Pay, Woolworths, Spar and Checkers. 
• eStatements: You can have a positive impact on the environment and make your life easier with our free monthly eStatements. 
• Balance transfer: You can transfer outstanding balances from any store card or credit card from any financial institution at a preferential interest rate to help consolidate your debt faster and more easily. 
• Payment protection plan: For your peace of mind you can cover your outstanding American Express Gold Card balance to a maximum of R150 000 in the event of your death, disablement or retrenchment. 
• Add supplementary cards: Adding an additional Card lets you share the benefits and convenience of your American Express® Card with family or friends. You'll share one Account, all rewards earned from additional Card spend will go into your primary Account and your additional Cardmembers will have access to some of the benefits you love, like Amex Offers. 
• Foreign exchange:  Purchase your American Express Foreign Exchange through our round-the-clock travel service and we will ensure that it is delivered to you at no charge.

Taking care of you all the way

For more information contact American Express Gold Credit Card Services on 

0860 102 194 or: Tel: +27 (0)11 710 4040 

Email: goldcharge@nedbank.co.za 

For lost or stolen cards please contact us on 0800 110 929. 

The Gold Travel Service operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, while our card service consultants are available from 07:30 to 18:00 on weekdays and from 07:30 to 13:00 on Saturdays.