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American Express Gold Barclays Wyndham Rewards Earner Business Card

American Express Gold

$325/yr

Gold
Wyndham Rewards Earner Business Card

Barclays Wyndham Rewards Earner Business Card

$149/yr

Every $1 · two cards

American Express Gold earns more in 7 of 9 categories · Barclays Wyndham Rewards Earner Business Card in 1

  • Dining
    4×8¢ per $1

    up to $50,000/yr

    1×0.55¢ per $1
  • Groceries
    4×8¢ per $1

    up to $25,000/yr

    1×0.55¢ per $1
  • Gas
    1×2¢ per $1
    5×2.75¢ per $1
  • Flights
    3×6¢ per $1
    1×0.55¢ per $1
  • Hotels
    5×10¢ per $1

    via amextravel.com

    1×0.55¢ per $1
  • Everything else
    1×2¢ per $1
    1×0.55¢ per $1

Value per $1 uses the same point values as Discover Value: cash back at face value, points at Perqt's value for each program. Rates that apply all the time are shown, with caps and booking sites named; limited-time, spend-threshold and pick-one bonuses are in each card's full review. Annual fees and welcome offers are not counted here.

Fees, welcome offers & benefits

Lower annual fee: Barclays Wyndham Rewards Earner Business Card

American Express

Gold

Annual fee
$325
Network
amex
Welcome value
—
Min spend
$8,000 / 6mo

Top earning rates

  • 5×Prepaid hotels · Membership Rewards
  • 4×US supermarkets · Membership Rewards
  • 4×Restaurants worldwide · Membership Rewards
  • 3×Flights · Membership Rewards

Key benefits

  • The Hotel Collection $100 Credit · $100
  • $100 Resy Credit · $50
  • $120 Dining Credit · $10
  • $120 Uber Cash · $10
  • $84 Dunkin' Credit · $7
Full American Express Gold review

Barclays

Wyndham Rewards Earner Business Card

Annual fee
$149
Network
mastercard
Welcome value
—
Min spend
$3,000 / 3mo

Top earning rates

  • 8×Eligible purchases made at Hotels by Wyndham including Wyndham Travel Bundles · Wyndham Rewards
  • 5×Eligible Vacation Club purchases · Wyndham Rewards
  • 5×Gas · Wyndham Rewards
  • 5×Marketing, advertising, shipping and office supply stores · Wyndham Rewards

Key benefits

  • $65 Annual Wholesale Statement Credit · $65
  • $50 Annual Accounting Software Statement Credit · $50
  • No Foreign Transaction Fees · $0
  • 20% Discount on Free Night Redemptions · $0
  • $0 Fraud Liability · $0
Full Barclays Wyndham Rewards Earner Business Card review

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