This is a question we hear quite often. Many people wonder why exactly the Preferred Rewards Gold Card costs $125 annually, while its Green counterpart only $95. People wonder what services are gained with that extra $30 and whether they really are useful. Well, the answer to that question is simpler than you might have expected, and you’ll understand why very soon.

The main difference between the Gold Card and the Green Card is that the Gold Card will give you access to American Express’s exclusive events and promotions. The list of events is ever growing, so it’s very hard to give the service an exact value. In addition to being given pre-sale access to tickets, American Express also reserves premium seating for its card members.  Notable are preferred seats and advanced tickets for Broadway shows like ‘In The Heights’ and ‘Young Frankenstein,’ concert events such as Journey, Neil Diamond, Eagles, Ray Montagne, and Alanis Morissette, and family events including Cirque Du Soleil. For a complete, and up-to-date list, visit http://entertainment.areyouacardmember.com/.

In addition to the Gold Card exclusive events, there are some other useful features that one will find only on the Gold Card, including free Roadside assistance, Merchandise Return Protection, all of which you can read about at our extended Gold Card Review.

We have been authorized to offer exciting deals on both the Gold Card and the Green Card. Through our American Express application link, you won’t have to pay the annual fee on either card, and you will be given 10,000 bonus points for signing up for the Gold Card and 5,000 bonus points for signing up for the Green Card. Combined, that’s almost $500 worth of savings and bonuses. So what do we think you should do? Sign up for both. See, wasn’t that simple?

Application for Gold Card
Application for Green Card