Stealing money from stores, 1000 free United miles in 60 seconds, and 2...
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the past week of travel information – here’s a recap of what you may have missed from Points With a Crew over the past week or so As always, if you’ve enjoyed some of these...
View ArticleWhy does this luxury hotel make me sign out my pool towels?!?
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the past week of travel information – here’s a recap of what you may have missed from Points With a Crew over the past week or so As always, if you’ve enjoyed some of these...
View Article3 record high credit card offers ending this week
There are 3 credit card offers that are at all-time highs and the signup bonuses are reportedly ending this week. I have no inside information as to whether they will REALLY end this week (since...
View Article2 new Hilton cards (and one expiring soon? today?) – get hundreds of...
Last week I wrote about a trio of hotel credit card options that were at record highs. The SPG Amex card offers have ended (both cards are back down to a signup bonus only 25,000 points as far as I...
View ArticleWhich airport code letter is harder to get? QRO? VPS? WAW? XNA? ZRH?
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the past week of travel information – here’s a recap of what you may have missed from Points With a Crew over the past week or so As always, if you’ve enjoyed some of these...
View ArticleAn update to the Citi churning rules
I have often said that one of the best ways to get a lot of points is through the concept of credit card churning (aka signing up for a bunch of credit cards for increased signup bonuses). It should...
View ArticleChase IHG 75k offer – one of the few cards I keep and hold
There are 3 types of credit cards that it can make sense to apply for. Cards with good signup bonuses, cards that earn well with regular spend, and cards that have ongoing benefits that make the card...
View ArticleAmex just mailed me a card offer they won’t let me USE! :-(
Once you start doing miles and points, junk mail all of a sudden doesn’t seem to be junky any more! There’s lots of times where you might get an offer for increased spending on your card, or perhaps a...
View Article500 free miles, an Amex award they won’t let me USE, higher signup bonus and...
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the past week of travel information – here’s a recap of what you may have missed from Points With a Crew over the past week or so As always, if you’ve enjoyed some of these...
View ArticleHOT: Amex Offer $25 off $100 at Staples
I saw this on Running with Miles this morning – there is a new Amex Offer that appears to have come out this morning. (SEE ALSO: Making money with Amex Sync Offers) I had this on every single one of my...
View Article2 new transfer partners (you might want to think about)
Flexible currencies (Chase Ultimate Rewards, American Express Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou points and Starwood SPG points) are my favorite type of mile currencies because they’re less prone to...
View ArticleChip credit card transaction times to speed up soon
In the US, more and more credit cards are moving from swipe and sign to chip and sign – I know most of my cards have sent me replacements with an EMV chip already installed, and I think just about all...
View Article10,000 extra Ultimate Rewards from a Chase Ink offer match
Last week, it was reported that the signup bonus on the Chase Ink card had increased to 70,000 points. The only catch with this increased 70,000 point offer is that you had to apply in branch. From...
View ArticleReminder: 100,000 point credit card offer expiring tomorrow
Last month, I wrote about 2 record high offers on the Hilton American Express cards, including one with a signup bonus of 100,000 points. Those offers are scheduled to end tomorrow (Wednesday 5/4),...
View Article700 free AA miles and the most ridiculous airport lounge out there
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the past week of travel information – here’s a recap of what you may have missed from Points With a Crew over the past week or so As always, if you’ve enjoyed some of these...
View ArticleChase reconsideration phone number and website
Recently, I applied for a Chase card and got a notice that my card had gone pending – I was not approved immediately but I was also not denied flat out (does anyone actually ever get straight up denied...
View ArticleAmex Platinum 100K offer still alive!
UPDATE: As of ~10:35a.m. Eastern time 5/10, this appears dead (for now). Calling in also appears to not work Late last night, the whole blogosphere went nuts about a new Amex Platinum 100K offer....
View ArticleWhere 15% of “air rage” incidents happen
Here is some of the best travel news and notes from around the Internet: Did you know that Germany has a program similar to Global Entry called EasyPass? And US Citizens are eligible to join? Myself...
View Article9 top travel stories you may have missed
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the past week of travel information – here’s a recap of what you may have missed from Points With a Crew over the past week or so As always, if you’ve enjoyed some of these...
View ArticleAmex SPG Refer a friend – Double the Starpoints: 10,000 for each referral
Periodically different banks offer referral bonuses for referring customers. With Amex Refer a friend bonuses, the typical bonus is 5,000 points per successful referral, which varies in value based on...
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