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American Express® Gold Card

The American Express® Gold Card offers many benefits when traveling, dining and shopping. Pay securely while traveling worldwide and benefit from travel services such as lounge access, dining and shopping credits, comprehensive insurance and 15,000 Membership Rewards welcome points

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Your American Express® Gold Card Benefits

  • Half the annual fee in the first year
  • 15,000 Membership Rewards points
  • Lifestyle benefits with streaming, shopping and dining perks
  • Travel benefits including lounge access and insurance cover
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Experience the American Express® Gold Card

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Airport-Lounges

Priority Pass Membership & 2 free Admissions

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Worldwide Lounge Access with Priority Pass™ Included

With your American Express® Gold Card, you get Priority Pass membership for free, which gives you access to over 1,800 airport lounges and experiences in more than 130 countries and 600 towns and cities around the globe. Two admissions to lounges are included per year.

  • Access to over 1,800 airport lounges and experiences worldwide
  • A large selection of food and drink options
  • Sleeping facilities and spa areas
  • Numerous international newspapers and magazines
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Priority Pass membership & free admission

Airport-Lounges

Apply for the American Express Gold Card now and start with 15,000 Membership Rewards welcome points

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Travel-Benefits

No-worries travel, Experience more

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Worry-free travel, more experiences worldwide.

With the many travel advantages provided by your American Express® Gold Card – such as worldwide lounge access as well as hotel and car rental discounts – you can travel around the globe feeling relaxed and without any worries.

Just one question remains: Where are you visiting next?

American Express® Gold Card Travel Benefits

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Priority Pass membership

Start your journey feeling relaxed: As a holder of an American Express Platinum or Gold Card, you can apply for the Priority Pass free of charge and enjoy access to over 1,800 airport lounges and experiences worldwide. 

Airport-Lounges
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Hotel programs

The global American Express network allows you to discover the most beautiful hotels all over the world. Enjoy unique benefits with the American Express hotel programs as well as a special status with leading hotel chains around the world.

Hotel programs
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Rental car programs

As a member of the American Express rental car partner programs and limousine services, you drive at special rates and enjoy other extensive privileges.

Rental car programs
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Travel insurance

With our cards, cardholders enjoy comprehensive insurance and assistance benefits. Wherever you are in the world, the American Express® Card offers comprehensive insurance cover. 

Travel insurance
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American Express® Gold Card

Every trip becomes an experience

Apply for the American Express Gold Card now and enjoy immediate advantages with 15,000 Membership Rewards welcome points.

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Lifestyle-Benefits

Everyday Extras that Make a Difference

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Your Everyday Extras with the American Express® Gold Card

With the American Express® Gold Card, you benefit from valuable extras every single day. Enjoy credits for gastronomic discoveries, collect points with every payment, and rely on purchase insurance for added peace of mind. In addition, you can look forward to exclusive advantages when traveling and shopping. 

This makes your Gold Card a reliable companion – in daily life and around the world.

American Express® Gold Card Lifestyle Benefits

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Shopping benefits

Benefit from attractive American Express Selects offers as well as credits from selected partners. The shopping insurance that is also included helps ensure an all-round relaxing shopping experience.

Shopping Benefits
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Dining benefits

For connoisseurs, gourmets and pleasure-seekers: With the American Express® Gold Card, you receive an annual credit worth up to CHF 100 for consumption in restaurants and with delivery services in Switzerland.

Dining Benefits
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Streaming benefit: blue Sport

Enjoy top soccer matches with the American Express® Gold Card and blue Sport at preferential rates. With blue Sport, you can watch all the matches in the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Europa League, the Super League, the Challenge League and the LALIGA as well as numerous other matches from top international leagues on your smartphone, tablet or smart TV.

Streaming Benefit
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American Express® Gold Card Lifestyle Benefits

Where enjoyment begins

Your extras for the restaurant or a night at the movies. Apply for the American Express® Gold Card and enjoy amazing lifestyle benefits.

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Insurance-Coverage

Peace of Mind Wherever You Go

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Peace of Mind - Wherever You Travel

The American Express® Gold Card features a comprehensive insurance package that allows you to travel and shop without any worries. Just pay using your Gold Card and you enjoy great coverage when shopping and traveling1.

  • Travel Inconvenience Insurance for flight or luggage delays
  • Transport Accident Insurance / vehicle assistance
  • Foreign Travel Medical Expenses Insurance
  • Shopping insurance
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American Express® Gold Card Insurance

Your All-Round Protection

Apply for the American Express® Gold Card and benefit from comprehensive insurance coverage.

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1Please refer to the General Terms and Conditions of Insurance for the American Express Gold Card to obtain the exact provisions (including sums insured and exclusions of liability).
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Rewards-Program

Earn Points on Every Purchase

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Earn Points on Every Purchase

You collect valuable Membership Rewards points (CHF 1 spent on card = 1 point) with every payment you make for your daily shopping, at a restaurant or for online shopping using your American Express® Gold Card. You can use your points for exciting rewards such as flight miles or vouchers.

The Membership Rewards points don’t expire as long as you’re the holder of a valid American Express® Gold Card that participates in the Membership Rewards program.

Membership Rewards® Program

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Pay with Points

Even more flexibility with Membership Rewards. Pay for your purchases in the Swisscard app with the Membership Rewards points you have collected.

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Membership Rewards Shop

Use your collected Membership Rewards points to transfer into airline miles and travel loyalty programs such as Miles & More, Flying Blue, SkyMiles, and many more.

Go to Rewards shop
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Membership Rewards Points Calculator

On top of 15,000 Membership Rewards welcome points, you continue to earn points with every card transaction. Use the calculator to see how many points you can collect monthly or annually.

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Membership Rewards® Program

Bonus program

Apply for the American Express® Gold Card now and start with 15,000 Membership Rewards welcome points.

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Digital-Services

Smart Payments

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Smart payments

With the American Express® Gold Card, you benefit from innovative digital services that make your everyday life easier, more secure, and more flexible. Whether it’s mobile payments via smartphone or smartwatch, full transparency in the Swisscard app, or secure online transactions – your Gold Card is always by your side.

The American Express® Gold Card combines flexibility and security with a modern digital lifestyle, giving you independence worldwide and complete control over your finances at all times.

American Express® Gold Card

Digital Services

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Mobile payment

Your American Express Card enables you to use various mobile payment solutions. So you can pay simply, quickly and securely worldwide with your smartphone or smartwatch.

Mobile payment
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Swisscard app

Thanks to the free Swisscard app for Android and iOS, you have all the information about your credit card and card payments to hand everywhere and in real time. The 3-D Secure service is integrated in the app and allows online payments to be checked and approved.

Swisscard app
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Apply for the American Express® Gold Card digitally

Apply for the American Express® Gold Card in the Swisscard app and receive your Gold Card straight in your mobile payment wallet following the successful verification of your application.

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The American Express® Gold Card in a few steps. Scan the QR code to get started

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  • Download the Swisscard app.
  • Have your official ID (passport/ID card) at the ready.
  • Apply for the American Express® Gold Card.

Or receive the download link via SMS

Enter your cell phone number to receive the download link via SMS

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Premium Services

Where Service Truly Matters

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Service that’s convincing

With the American Express® Gold Card, you benefit from digital services that make your daily life easier, more secure and more flexible. Whether it’s convenient mobile payments via smartphone or smartwatch, full transparency in the Swisscard app or secure online payments – your Gold Card is always by your side.

The American Express® Gold Card combines flexibility and security with a digital lifestyle – allowing you to stay independent worldwide and have control over your finances all the time.

24/7 availability

We are available to assist you with any queries you may have concerning your American Express Card around the clock.

Secure payments

Pay securely worldwide with your American Express Card – and enjoy protection against misuse.

Pay worldwide

Pay conveniently wherever you go with your American Express Card – whether it’s at a kiosk or the grocery store.

Installment facility

With the installment facility for the American Express® Gold Card, you increase your financial freedom within your credit limit and gain more flexibility in your daily life.

Installment facility

Additional card

The additional card offers virtually all the principal card’s services and benefits. Apply for an additional card for your partner or a person you trust here.

Additional card
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Competent, available and always by your side

More service. More security.

Apply for the American Express Gold Card and benefit from Gold standard customer service.

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Your American Express® Gold Card – digital, flexible, ready for every moment

Apply for your American Express® Gold Card – digitally and in a few simple steps using the Swisscard app.

Apply digitally now

The American Express® Gold Card in a few steps. Scan the QR code to get started

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  • Download the Swisscard app.
  • Have your official ID (passport/ID card) at the ready.
  • Apply for the American Express® Gold Card.

Or receive the download link via SMS

Enter your cell phone number to receive the download link via SMS

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FAQ about the American Express® Gold Card

The annual fee of CHF 350 includes a wide-ranging premium benefits package:

  • Priority Pass: two free lounge visits per year to over 1,800 lounges worldwide
  • Dining Credit: CHF 25 per quarter (total CHF 100 per year) for restaurants & food delivery services in Switzerland
  • Membership Rewards program: points don’t expire and are flexibly redeemable
  • Travel and shopping insurance
  • Exclusive shopping and lifestyle advantages through American Express SelectsSM

Yes. With the Gold Card, you receive free Priority Pass membership and access to over 1,800 lounges in more than 130 countries.

  • 2 free admissions per year
  • Additional visits: each visit costs USD 35 per person

With the Dining Credit, you receive up to CHF 100 per year as a credit for restaurant visits or food delivery services in Switzerland (CHF 25 per quarter).

You also benefit from, American Express SelectsSM, the worldwide rewards program, with attractive offers in hotels, restaurants and shops.

The insurance package offers wide-ranging protection for travel and in everyday life:

  • Travel medical expenses
  • Accident insurance for travel by public transportation
  • Shopping insurance
  • Extended guarantee
  • Online Buyer Protection

The card offers the highest security standards:

  • Mobile payment: with Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, etc.
  • Swisscard app: real-time control and card blocking
  • Quick card replacement
  • 24/7 customer service and complaints service

You can easily apply via the Swisscard app or website. After successful verification, the digital card will be activated immediately in your wallet; the physical card will follow by post.

Conditions:

  • Minimum age of 18 years
  • Residence in Switzerland or Liechtenstein
  • Regular income and positive credit check and positive credit check
    After successful verification, you will receive your card by post within a few working days.

Documents and links

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American Express® Gold Card

Go for gold

Apply for the American Express® Gold Card and enjoy extensive benefits.

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