Downgrade from Lux/Brilliant to SPG/Bonvoy? Yes, it will be an option.
In response to my posts detailing the Marriott Bonvoy credit cards, several readers asked if it would be possible to downgrade from the Bonvoy Brilliant Amex (originally SPG Lux) to the Bonvoy Amex (originally...
Bonvoy Opportunities
Yesterday, Amex and Chase unveiled details about the new branding and other changes soon to come to their Marriott and SPG credit cards. I covered the details here: Marriott Bonvoy credit card changes announced. ...
Marriott Bonvoy credit card changes announced
Amex and Chase issued press releases today to unveil near term plans for converting their SPG and Marriott Rewards cards to the new all-in-one Marriott Bonvoy program. Here's a summary of the changes, organized...
(EXPIRED) Targeted spending offer: $200 back on $1K in Delta purchases + 2x US...
There is a new targeted spending bonus available for some Amex Delta cardholders: get 1 additional point per dollar spent at US restaurants and US Supermarkets, plus get $200 back when you make $1,000 or more in Delta...
Are points worth what they buy or what they save?
If your employer offered to pay the next $1,100 you earn in pizza, what would you say?
Unless you work at a pizzeria and they're offering to let you sell your pizza share or something,...
Does it ever make sense to spend on a Hilton card?
Over the weekend, my wife and I found ourselves in a situation where we could generate a lot of spend at very low cost. That particular opportunity isn't the subject of this post. Unfortunately,...
Chase Offers Not Available On All Chase Credit Cards (Visa vs Mastercard)
When Chase rolled out Chase Offers in November 2018, they advised that it would be available on all their personal credit cards.
A couple of months later, this doesn't seem to be true. When logging in...
(EXPIRED) 60K Hawaiian Airlines offer [1 purchase via paper app / $2K spend online]
The Hawaiian Airlines World Elite Mastercard is offering a welcome bonus of 60,000 miles. If you apply online, that bonus requires $2,000 in purchases in the first 30 days. However, Doctor of Credit notes that if you...
FM vs DoC: Southwest Companion Pass with 1 Card. A great deal or quite...
Chase and Southwest stunned the points & miles world yesterday with new offers for their consumer credit cards. Through February 11, all three Southwest consumer cards are offering new cardholders 30,000 points plus a...
Citi Rewards+ card now live (15K bonus, maybe a good downgrade option)
We recently wrote about the new Citi Rewards+ Credit Card that was expected to launch soon. That card features the interesting benefit of rounding up all purchases to the nearest 10 points -- which oddly...
(EXPIRED) WOW! Companion pass & 30K points with 1 card
There is a new offer out all three personal versions of the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards credit cards, and it's a pleasant surprise for some: Earn a Companion Pass valid until 12/31/19 and 30K points after making...
Rocking the Prestige more softly than Greg
Last fall, I published a post about trying to slim down my collection of ultra-premium cards. In that post, I concluded that the most expendable ultra-premium cards in my household are the Chase Sapphire...
(EXPIRED) Chase Pay: Save $5 from 5-6pm 1/9/19 at restaurants
Chase Pay is offering a "happy hour" today, 1/9/19 only: save $5 when you order ahead or pay in-store with a QR code at restaurants from 5pm-6pm. Again, that offer is only valid on Wednesday, January 9th...
(EXPIRED) Chase Spending Offers: Spend $4,000, Earn 2,000 Bonus Points (IHG, Marriott, Hyatt)
Chase has sent out some emails this afternoon offering 2,000 bonus points when spending $4,000+ between January 15 and March 31, 2019. We only have reports of these emails being sent to IHG, Marriott...
