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The American Express Business Gold Card – Travel

The Business Card can save you time and money on your travel bookings and brings a range of automatic travel insurances.
More peace of mind

The Business Gold Card Travel Service provides you with the expertise necessary for all your travel arrangements, and offers you sizeable discounts (up to 40%) on air fares and hotel rates, plus a full foreign exchange service. With one telephone call we can arrange flights, car hire and hotel reservations. In addition, we offer up to £500 in American Express Travellers Cheques free of commission. Just call 01273 576 123 and press option 1.

Created exclusively for American Express, The International Airline Programme allows you to enjoy an upgrade or companion seat when buying a qualifying full fare tickets with selected airlines.

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We constantly monitor exchange rates and if you find a better overall deal, we'll refund the difference
More protection

If you use the Business Gold Card to book and pay for travel you are automatically entitled to the following:
• Travel Accident Insurance — charge any scheduled transport ticket to The Business Gold Card and you can receive up to £250,000 travel accident insurance at no extra cost.

• Travel Inconvenience Insurance - should your flight be cancelled or delayed for six hours or more, you can use The Business Gold Card and spend up to £200 towards hotel accommodation, restaurant meals and refreshments to ease the waiting. Plus if you arrive to your destination but your luggage doesn't within six hours, you can use The Business Gold Card to purchase up to £200 of essential toiletries and clothing; if your luggage still hasn't turned up within 48 hours, you can spend a further £400 on such items.

Note: Please read the policy terms and conditions for full details which include certain limitations and exclusions. Written details available on request.

More cash access

The Business Gold Card gives you easy access to cash when travelling, with the following services:
• Emergency Cheque Cashing — if you need cash in an emergency, you can cash a personal cheque for up to £500 in any seven-day period at any American Express Travel Service or Representative office in the UK (21 days if you are abroad).

Express Cash Service — through the Express Cash service you can draw up to £200 every seven days from over 200,000 cash machines worldwide using your Business Gold Card and Personal Identification Number (PIN). To enrol in this service call Customer Services on 01273 576 123.

**Please note: There is a fee of 3% for each cash withdrawal, with a £3 minimum charge per transaction.

Global Assist offers free advice and referral to an English-speaking doctor or lawyer anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Just call +44 (0) 1273 576 123 and press option 2.
More calling privileges

Your Business Gold Card can be used to make voice and data calls from virtually any telephone in over 150 countries. The competitive call rates help you avoid high call charges compared with hotels, mobile roaming charges and other calling card providers.

Also, if you travel with your laptop, you can use the American Express Global Calling Service to reduce the cost of logging on from hotels and airports. To download the FREE LapTop-LinkTM software and for more information, visit www.world-telecom.com.

Apply today to activate the American Express Global Calling Service supplied by World Telecom, call on 0845 177 2639.

 
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At only £85.00 a year per Card (normally tax deductible), The Business Gold Card is clearly excellent value for money.

Apply online now or call 0191 233 3067.
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