Flo Analysis
Computed from live catalog data — where this card ranks, wins, and needs a caveat.
Category standing — vs 1,096 cards in the catalog
Travel
10%
Dining
2%
Groceries
2%
Overview
How this card fits in your wallet — fees, value, and who it's built for.
How the points work
5x flights & prepaid hotels (Amex Travel), 1x everything else
Rewards post to membership rewards.
Earning rates
Category bonuses from our catalog — verify current offers on the issuer site.
- TravelFlights10%
- TravelHotels10%
- Dining2%
- Travel2%
- Groceries2%
- GasGas & Transit2%
- EntertainmentStreaming2%
- Everything elseShopping2%
- Everything elseOther2%
Welcome offer
80,000 Membership Rewards points
- Spend $12,000 in 180 days
- Est. value: $3,500 (WalletFlo catalog)
Credits & Benefits
Statement credits and perks we model in net-value calculations.
Credits
- Airline Fee Credit$200/yr
Annual statement credit toward incidental fees on a selected airline
- Uber Cash$200/yr
$15/mo + $20 in December
- Hotel Credit$200/yr
Prepaid bookings via Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts
- Digital Entertainment$240/yr
Up to $20/mo on streaming services
Benefits
- Lounge Access$800/yr
Access to 1,400+ airport lounges worldwide via Priority Pass and Centurion Lounges.
- Global Entry / TSA PreCheck$100/yr
Statement credit for Global Entry ($100) or TSA PreCheck ($85) application fee.
- Trip Protection
Trip delay reimbursement up to $500/ticket after 6+ hour delays. Trip cancellation up to $10,000/trip.
Insurance cover and point awards list by name only. The issuer publishes a figure for each, but those are claim limits and points balances, not dollars a year, so they stay out of the totals.
Transfer partners
Where this card's points can go, and at what ratio. 19 partners.
- Air Canada Aeroplan1:1
- Air France KLM Flying Blue1:1
- ANA Mileage Club1:1
- Avianca LifeMiles1:1
- British Airways Avios1:1
- Cathay Asia Miles5:4
- Delta SkyMiles1:1
- Emirates Skywards5:4
- Etihad Guest1:1
- Iberia Plus1:1
- JetBlue TrueBlue5:4
- Qantas Frequent Flyer1:1
- Qatar Privilege Club1:1
- Singapore KrisFlyer1:1
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club1:1
- Aeromexico Rewards1:1.6
- Choice Privileges1:1
- Marriott Bonvoy1:1
- Hilton Honors1:2
Work out what a transfer is worth in the transfer calculator.
Is the annual fee worth it?
Quick breakeven from stated credits and perks — open the full tool to dig deeper.
Credits & perks vs fee
Verdict
Credits & perks offset the fee on paper
Only valuable if you'd use those credits anyway — rewards on spend can close any remaining gap.
Flo calculator tools
Micro-tools for this card — each opens a dedicated calculator with your context pre-filled where possible.
Reward Calculator
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Open CalculatorPoints & Miles → $ Converter
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Open CalculatorAwards vs Cash Calculator
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Open CalculatorTransfer Partner Calculator
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FAQ's
We flag 720+ as a typical starting point — issuer approval depends on your full profile.
See the annual fee analysis above, or open the full calculator to model credits and perks against $895 per year.
Use the rewards calculator above — set your monthly spend by category and the engine models net annual value on this card server-side.