American Express and ANA (All Nippon Airways) have announced a major redesign and expanded benefits for their affiliated card, the ANA American Express Card. Applications for the new card will begin at 13:00 on September 2, 2026.
Renovated design with aircraft tail motif New bonus miles based on annual usage amount
The ANA American Express Card was issued in 2009 as Amex's first affiliated card. This is the first card design update since then. The new design uses the motif of an aircraft tail, which symbolizes ANA, to create a modern, sharp and sophisticated design.
Additionally, the benefits of the Gold Card and Premium Card have been enhanced. We will make it easier to earn ANA miles and expand benefits that enrich your travels and daily life, such as lounge access and dining.
Specifically, we have newly established usage bonus miles based on the amount spent on the card. The Gold Card earns 15,000 miles when you spend 4 million yen or more in a year. With the premium card, you can earn 30,000 miles by spending 6 million yen or more in a year.
You can also use the POWER LOUNGE PREMIUM at Haneda Airport Terminal 2 International Terminal 2 free of charge for up to one companion. You can receive 20% cash back by using Amex's dining reservation service ``Pocket Concierge'' (up to 20,000 yen per year for Gold Card, up to 40,000 yen per year for Premium Card).
Of course, the existing popular benefits such as continuous bonus miles, boarding bonus miles, increased mileage earning rate when purchasing ANA tickets, and use of Priority Pass will remain the same.
Responding to the recovery and diversification of travel demand. Connect everyday payments to your next journey
Naomi Mizumura, senior vice president of American Express International Card Business Division, said the latest renewal is "to respond to the recovery in travel demand and diversifying customer needs."
According to the latest survey results of the ``American Express Global Travel Trend Report'' conducted by Amex in seven countries around the world including Japan, 64% of Japanese people plan to travel three or more times in 2026, a significant increase from 39% the previous year. On the other hand, only 2% of respondents had no plans to travel, a significant decrease from 17% the previous year.
``As interest in travel has increased, the purpose of travel has also become more diverse, such as watching sports or attending music events.That's why there is a need to further increase the value of ANA affiliated cards that enrich travel by connecting daily card usage to miles,'' he said, explaining the background behind the complete renewal.
On the other hand, ANA views its affiliated cards as ``the most important touchpoint that connects customers with ANA through the value of miles, not only in the extraordinary situations of flights, but also in everyday situations such as shopping and dining.''
Keiji Omae, Director and Executive Officer of All Nippon Airways, spoke about the strategic positioning of the ANA Card, saying, ``The most important role of the ANA Card is to be close to customers at every stage of their lives and increase their lifetime value through a cycle in which daily card usage leads to the next journey.The new card has fundamentally refined its service and design to deepen the bond with customers and allow them to experience the appeal of miles.''
We have summarized the main mileage benefits and travel and daily benefits of the new cards in the table below, so please use it to check and compare the details of each card.
If you spend 4 million yen a year on the Gold Card, you will earn 40,000 regular miles, 15,000 bonus miles, and 2,000 continuous miles, for a total of 57,000 miles, which will allow you to fly round trip from Tokyo to Sydney (single person, economy class, regular season). If you purchase your ticket with ANA, it will be even easier to earn miles.
A new membership campaign will also be held from September 2nd to November 4th, 2026. With the ANA American Express Card, you can earn 1,000 miles when you sign up, and earn the equivalent of 29,500 miles by spending a total of 750,000 yen or more within three months of signing up (an annual participation fee of 6,600 yen is required to transfer points).
With the ANA American Express Gold Card, you can earn 2,000 miles when you sign up, and the equivalent of 106,000 miles when you spend a total of 2 million yen or more within three months of signing up.
With the ANA American Express Premium Card, you can earn 10,000 miles when you sign up, and the equivalent of 197,000 miles when you spend a total of 3.5 million yen or more within three months of signing up. In addition, you can earn 35,000 regular points by spending 3.5 million yen or more, so the maximum miles you can earn including this is 242,000 equivalent.
The ``ANA Amex Dream Campaign'' for existing members will also be held until November 18, 2026. 50,000 miles will be awarded to 300 ANA Amex card members through a lottery, so don't forget to register during the event period.
Reconsidering the revisions to the ANA Super Flyers Card
ANA is currently reconsidering the content of the system revisions to its senior member status ``ANA Super Flyers Card'' announced in April 2026, as the system has received a lot of backlash and opinions. The details include that if your annual payment amount is less than 3 million yen, you will no longer be able to use ANA lounges and Star Alliance benefits will be reduced.
Details of the new system revisions will be announced by the end of September 2026, so keep an eye on the details. This is likely to be a great consideration for existing members as well as new users.
However, there is no way for new subscribers to miss out on this big campaign. In order to clear the card usage amount for the first 3 months after joining, it is smart to apply during the latter half of the campaign and concentrate your payments during the year-end and New Year holidays, when expenses tend to be high.
