American Express is running an Add a Card bonus event, reported by Prince of Travel on October 16, 2026. You can earn up to 105,000 bonus points for adding cards to the Business Platinum Card, and 30,000 points for each additional Platinum Card or Aeroplan Reserve Card. If people on your team spend money for work, this is one of the easiest big bonuses you will see this year.
What is the Amex Add a Card bonus?
It is a bonus for adding more cards to an Amex account you already have. Instead of opening a new card yourself, you add a card for someone else, and American Express gives you bonus points for doing it.
The offer covers both supplementary cards on personal accounts and employee cards on business accounts. The numbers in the story are simple. Each additional Platinum Card or Aeroplan Reserve Card earns 30,000 points. On the Business Platinum Card, the bonus goes up to 105,000 points.
That is a big number for something that takes a few minutes. Most bonuses ask you to open a new account and hit a spending target. This one rewards you for growing the account you already use.
Who should add cards to their account?
Business owners with staff who spend money for work should look hard at this. If your team books hotels, buys client dinners, pays for gas or orders supplies, that spending is already happening. Right now it may be landing on their personal cards, and they may be the ones earning the points.
When you give them an employee card, every one of those charges earns points in your account. You also get one statement for all of it, which makes your bookkeeping easier. Honestly, the clean expense trail alone is worth something. The bonus is the push to finally set it up.
It can also make sense for a spouse or partner who travels with you. Pooling spend in one account means you hit your travel goals faster.
If you run your business alone and nobody else spends for it, this offer does little for you. There is no one to add.
What is the catch?
The catch is trust and cost. Every added card is your bill. If someone on your team overspends, you pay it. Before you add anyone, set spending limits where you can, and only hand cards to people you would trust with your company account.
The second thing to check is the fee. Added cards on premium Amex products can carry their own annual fee. The story does not list those fees, so read the terms for your card before you add anyone. A 30,000 point bonus is a great deal on a free card and a smaller one if the card costs real money each year.
Our view: for most owners with a real team, the math still works. The bonus is large, and the ongoing points from team spending keep coming long after the bonus posts.
How do these points turn into business class seats?
These points are worth the most when you use them for flights. Points from the Aeroplan Reserve Card are Aeroplan points, which you can use on Air Canada and its partners. Amex Membership Rewards points from the Platinum cards can move to travel partners, including Aeroplan.
A bonus of up to 105,000 points is a real chunk of a business class trip. Add the points your team earns all year, and you may find that work spending covers a seat up front every year without you paying cash for it.
The smart order is the same as always. Know where you want to go first. Then build your points toward that trip, instead of collecting points with no plan.
If you own a business, your spending may already buy more business class trips than you think. You can see what your spending buys in a few minutes.