Traveling to NYC for BlogHer or Vacation? Get Double Membership Reward Points with AMEX

This special offer just came in my American Express Membership Rewards newsletter and I immediately signed up. I am a card member and a practicing Membership Rewards points compiler/hoarder.  I’m also heading to the BlogHer conference in NYC in August, so I signed up for this immediately.  From now until September 5, 2010, American Express Card members heading to the BlogHer conference, traveling or living in New York City, who use their card for charges can get double their Membership Rewards points at 450 attractions, restaurants, hotels, museums and more in New York City.  What a good way to stretch your dollars and your buying power.  I should know.  I’ve been enjoying my new home entertainment center purchased with my American Express Membership Rewards.  Sure it takes awhile to accumulate points, but when you consider a trip with airfare, hotel stays and meals, those points pile up.  New York, I love you , but you are a pricey city! Native New Yorkers may also want to take advantage of this offer too to maximize their dollars.  To sign-up for this offer for Double Points and get all the details, visit the American Express enrollment form.  

To find out where you can get Double Points, at hotels, restaurants and more in NYC,  go to : http://www.nycgo.com/getmorenyc.  Click here to see the Hotel deals.  I’m already thinking ahead to Fashion Week.  My evil plan, accumulate some points at BlogHer to help defray Fashion Week or other vacation expenses. As Ben Franklin said, ” A penny saved is a penny earned.” In my vocabulary that would be a dollar spent is two membership rewards points earned (or thereabouts.) 

PS– If you’re heading to BlogHer, note the New York Hilton, and it’s restaurant, Etrusca,  are  on the double points plan.

Note to the FTC, this is not a sponsored post, and I don’t make any $$ for letting my readers know about this deal, although I have worked with American Express in the past on a home entertainment redo with AMEX points.  I signed up for it, and am just passing along what I think is a good deal.