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Membership Rewards® Program Terms and Conditions
To be eligible to earn points, you must be enrolled in the Membership Rewards program ("Program") at the time of purchase and you must charge your air, Lowest Rates Guaranteed hotel, Complete Trip (flight + hotel packages), American Express Vacations package and cruise reservations on an eligible, enrolled American Express® Card. Any portion of a charge that you elect to pay through redemption of Membership Rewards points is not eligible to earn points.

Membership Rewards bonus points offers:

Air, Hotel and Complete Trip
Offer is valid for flights, select hotels (Lowest Rates Guaranteed hotels), Complete Trip (flight + hotel packages) and American Express Vacations packages purchased on the americanexpress.com/travel website through December 31, 2008. Car only reservations and non pre-paid hotels, other purchases and arrangements made during your vacation stay and any charges not included in the vacation are not eligible for bonus points. Bonus points will be credited to your program account 10-12 weeks after time of purchase. Bonus ID-3218. Air bookings purchased through this online booking system are not eligible for the International Airline Program and hotel bookings purchased through this online booking system are not eligible for the Fine Hotels & Resorts Program. These programs are available through Platinum Travel Service.

Cruise
Offer is valid for cruises purchased on the americanexpress.com/cruise website through December 31, 2008, with final payment made by December 31, 2008. Airfare not purchased on americanexpress.com/travel, other purchases and arrangements made during your vacation stay, and any charges not included in the cruise vacation are not eligible for bonus points. Cruise sailings purchased through this online booking system are not eligible for the Cruise Privileges Program or the Cardmember Annual Travel Benefit. These programs are available through Platinum Travel Service or your local American Express Travel Services locations. Bonus points will be credited to your program account 10-12 weeks after final payment has been made. Bonus ID-5432.

American Express Vacations packages
Offer valid on new minimum 3-night bookings purchased through December 31, 2008 with completion of travel by December 31, 2008. Double Membership Rewards points are awarded on vacation package spend only. Other purchases and arrangements made during your vacation stay, and any charges not included in the vacation package are not eligible for double Membership Rewards points. May not be combined with other promotional offers. Points will be credited to your Membership Rewards account within 10-12 weeks after completion of travel. Bonus ID-3738.

The Program annual fee is $40, except as otherwise provided below. There is no fee for the Program for Preferred Rewards Green Card, Preferred Rewards Gold Card, Rewards Plus Gold Card, Centurion® Card, Platinum Card®, Corporate Platinum Card, Business Membership Rewards Card, Business Platinum Card, Business Centurion Card and Fidelity American Express Platinum Card members. The annual fee is $75 for Corporate Cardmembers who enroll only their Corporate Card in the Program or for Corporate Cards with a Lending Card linked to the Membership Rewards account. Linkage fees may apply if you have a Corporate Card or Business Card from OPEN: The Small Business NetworkSM linked to your Membership Rewards account. Some American Express Cards are not eligible for enrollment in the program. For more information on the Membership Rewards program, visit www.americanexpress.com/rewards or call 1-800-AXP-EARN (297-3276).

Membership Rewards Pay With Points:

To qualify, all your American Express® Card accounts must be in good standing. The Membership Rewards® program enrolled Card account you designate will be charged for your purchase. Membership Rewards points will be debited from your program account and a credit will be issued to the Card account you designate for the corresponding dollar amount. If the points redeemed do not cover the entire amount of the charge, the balance of the purchase price will remain charged to the Card account you designate. Minimum redemption of 5,000 points. Permitted returns of Pay with Points redemptions that result in a credit on your card account will result in a point deduction on your Membership Rewards program account. These points can be retrieved by calling Membership Rewards.Terms and Conditions of the Membership Rewards program apply and are available at membershiprewards.com/terms