American Express “Discover Israel” Savings!

thanks so much dan!

thanks Dan, was happy to see the rimonim galei kineret, on the list as well as de carine [one of the best most elegant chocolates ever]

Dan, what specifically does this do? Do you know of anything (place) in particular where this would be beneficial?

Dan, I got a better deal searching the web for a hertz car rental the weekend of May 16, in Israel. the best Hertz was able to give me with the amex special was 15% off. my own on line search gave me my car for 20% discount. I learned to search for all these deals from you, Dan. thank you

Slightly better than nothing.

Thanks Dan! Need a car / van for family of six from YK through Succot in Israel. Any suggestions?

@danfan:
@David:
I would contact Noach for car rentals in Israel to compare rates: http://www.dansdeals.com/archives/19509

Are there any American Express cards that do not charge the International transaction fees?

@mechayamom:
http://www.dansdeals.com/go/amexplat/
http://www.dansdeals.com/go/amexplatbusiness/

Thanks Dan. Guess there are no cards that don’t have a $450 annual fee attached to them.
I guess I can try to use the discount and charge it to Visa when I get there.

@mechayamom:
Consider what you get for the $450 though:
-Signup bonus miles.
-$400 of airline gift cards.
-Platinum card lounge access.
-Priority Pass lounge access.
-Waived Global Entry fee.
-No forex fees.
-Starwood Gold status.
-Lost item insurance.

Good point. Maybe time to reconsider that

Dan,
Is the airline credit $400? It was always only $200 did AMEX increase it?

@Shaya:
$200 per calendar year.
Thus you can get $200 in 2012 and $200 in 2013 and still cancel the card when the next annual fee is due.

Practically pays for the annual fee and makes the other benefits just icing on the cake!

Noach car rental is alot cheaper than this Amex offer….

are there any restaurant coupons to buy around please let me know

i reserved a mini with herz through Noach for 41 days… hertz/amex $60.26 less 15% =$51.22 per day
Noach car rental $46.03 per day

@stay at home mom: check out eluna.com

And American Express doesn’t even cover insurance on car rentals in Israel!

I have been renting an Avis compact for 23 dollars a day(including insurance). I use a dealer and a American airlines world master card