70,000 Membership points. You could earn 5,000 points for each monthly billing period in which they spend $1,000 in purchases on their Card in their first year as a new Gold Rewards Cardmember. This could add up to 60,000 points in a year. Plus, you can earn an additional 10,000 points when they charge $4,000 in purchases to their Card in the first three months. They could earn a total of up to 70,000 points. That’s up to $700 towards their next vacation.