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How Chase changing the Sapphire bonus rules affects these 3 people
Earlier today, news broke that Chase is changing the rules on who can get signup bonuses on 2 of their most popular cards – the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Chase Sapphire Reserve. These 2 cards are...
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7 credit cards that offer Global Entry fee reimbursement
If you’re looking to offset the cost of expedited passage through customs, there are several credit cards that offer Global Entry fee reimbursement. Even if you only travel internationally a few times...
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The highest offer is back – 100,000 Hilton points and a free weekend night
As we’ve mentioned many times before, signing up for credit cards and getting the associated signup bonuses can be one of the strongest ways to get a lot of points. It’s hard to top earning 10, 20 or...
View ArticleRichard Branson reports from Necker Island after Hurricane Irma
Here is some of the best travel news and notes from around the Internet: I’ve been tempted by some of these cheap $69 European fares on WOW / Norwegian. Here’s a report on what the $69 fares actually...
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Hilton Amex no-fee card bonus up to 75,000 points
As I’ve mentioned many times before, signing up for credit cards and getting the associated signup bonuses can be one of the strongest ways to get a lot of points. It’s hard to top earning 10, 20 or...
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5 Hilton hotels to use the Surpass free weekend certificate
I wrote the other day about the 2 existing offers for the American Express Hilton cards that are expiring on October 4th [The highest offer is back – 100,000 Hilton points and a free weekend night]...
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Last chance for $500 signup bonus?
I have written before about the benefits of credit card signup bonuses. They can be a good way to get a lot of miles and points, though you’ll want to make sure to go slowly and only sign up for cards...
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I just threw away 46,487 ThankYou points
When I talk to people about the miles and points world, sometimes people ask me “Why isn’t everyone doing this?” And there’s no REAL reason why the majority of people couldn’t use credit card miles...
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How to get expired ThankYou points back (Citi has changed the rules!)
Yesterday, I shared my story about how I threw away 46,487 ThankYou points. You’ll need to read Part 1 of the story to get the details, but suffice it to say, possibly losing over $600 in travel (at...
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Chase Ink Preferred refer a friend offers – get up to 80,000 Ultimate Rewards
Refer a friend Chase Ink is back! This is a promotion that Chase seems to do every couple of months with various of its cards. Currently the bonus for the Chase Ink card is up to 80,000 Chase Ultimate...
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5 myths about credit and your credit score
One of the very first questions I get when I talk about the miles and points world is “Doesn’t opening lots of credit cards hurt your credit score?” Of course you don’t have to have 43 credit cards...
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[Targeted] Chase and Barclaycard Spending Bonuses
We’re almost in the fourth quarter, which means credit card companies are sending out their end of year spending bonus offers. I recently found myself on the receiving end of two offers: one from Chase...
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Is now the time to go for the Southwest Companion Pass (updated October 2017)
I’ve been getting a lot of emails about the Southwest Companion Pass recently and thought it would be worth a post to talk a little about it and walk through some of the pros and cons of the Companion...
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7 American Express Delta cards (now with bonuses as high as 70,000 Skymiles)
If you’ve been waiting for a good time to snag a new Delta Air Lines credit card, and missed these cards, NOW is really the time to apply! Currently we’re seeing the highest bonus offers available on...
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LAST CHANCE: Act now if you want 75,000 or 100,000 Hilton points
As we’ve mentioned many times before, signing up for credit cards and getting the associated signup bonuses can be one of the strongest ways to get a lot of points. It’s hard to top earning 10, 20 or...
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ACT NOW: 60,000 Southwest point credit card offer going away 10/4
Earlier today I wrote about the 2 American Express Hilton card offers that are ending Wednesday 10/4. I also wanted to write about the Southwest 60,000 point offers that are also scheduled to end 10/4....
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SPG Business Card 35,000 point offer is back
The Starwood Preferred Guest® Business Credit Card from American Express is one of the better cards out there. Its bonus is typically 25,000 Starpoints, but has gone as high as 35,000 Starpoints. I...
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Citi 60K offer is back – 2 different cards that give 60,000 points
A new Citi 60K offer is back – the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite™ Mastercard® and the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Mastercard®. The bonuses on these cards...
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Last chance for Cathay Pacific 50,000 Asia Mile bonus
Cathay Pacific, the de facto flag carrier in Hong Kong, suffers from no shortage of blog coverage here in the United States. They have a great business- and first-class product, which I hope to try in...
View ArticleChanges coming to Hilton Amex credit cards, including a new premium card!
Months ago it was rumored that American Express and Hilton might have a new, premium credit card in the works. The two companies will also be entering into an exclusive agreement starting in 2018, so...
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