In today’s episode, we’ll talk about how Chase Point Boost is going bust, how Avianca sucks some life out of LifeMiles, and rewards for spending BIG.
Best Bonuses for Huge Spend
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Giant Mailbag
(01:16) – Mike says “I have a subscription to Award Wallet Plus, and it has a “Merchant Category Lookup Tool,” where you can enter a merchant name and it will give the related merchant category name…”
Find our Wells Fargo Journeys Forward episode 354 here
(05:50) – Visit frequentmiler.com/awardwallet here
Upgrade to AwardWallet Plus for 6 months (one time upgrade only): Click the down arrow next to your name within AwardWallet, and click “Upgrade Using a Coupon”, then enter: FrequentMiler (this will only work for those who have never upgraded before)
Card News
(07:18) – Royal Caribbean launches two new credit cards: Royal One and Royal One Plus
Crazy Thing
(10:20) – Finnair 18 month expiration
Mattress Running the Numbers
(17:37) – Buy Marriott Points for as low as 0.89 cents each
Bonvoyed
(21:33) – Chase Points Boost goes Bust
Read more about Chase Points Boost going bust here
Read more about Chase reducing redemption rates here
(35:46) – Air Canada Aeroplan devaluation
Learn more about Aeroplan devaluing their award chart here
(38:58) – Avianca LifeMiles changes
Awards, Points, and More
(45:31) – Wells Fargo adds transfer partner: Cathay Pacific (Autograph, Autograph Journey)
(47:16) – See our Instant Gift Card Deals post here
Main Event: Best Bonuses for Huge Spend
(49:47) – Today we’ll focus on cards that earn big rewards after really big spend ($50K or more)
(52:24) – Bilt cards $50K: Platinum status
(56:49) – Marriott Bonvoy® Brilliant® American Express® Card $60K
(1:02:15) – Atmos™ Rewards Summit Visa Infinite® Card $60K (100K Companion cert)
(1:09:00) – Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card $75K
(1:15:17) – Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ Card $120K:
(1:17:13) – The Business Platinum Card® from American Express $250K
(1:23:43) – Aeroplan® Credit Card $1M: Free award companion for the rest of the calendar year and all of next year with $1 Million spend
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder
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