Hunting for the best redemption: Hyatt, UR, or Citi Prestige?
Some people get into miles & points to travel more, others to travel more cheaply, and still others to travel more luxuriously. Some are drawn into this obsession hobby for the thrill of the...
Ritz matches best-in-class Sapphire Reserve travel protections. CNB, not so much.
Puttin' on the Ritz
Yesterday Nick published a couple of posts that had me wondering about travel protections provided by the Ritz-Carlton credit card. He wrote about the Ritz card's airline fee reimbursements, and he...
(EXPIRED) Existing Cardholders Of Amex Business Gold: Earn Up To 30k Membership Rewards (Targeted)
American Express has been sending targeted emails to Business Gold cardholders offering up to 30,000 bonus Membership Rewards when meeting spending targets.
The Deal
Earn 20,000 Membership Rewards points when spending $5,000, then
Earn 10,000...
Ritz-Carlton fee credits: What works? (reader data needed)
Due to sweet opportunities, I know that many readers have recently picked up the Chase Ritz-Carlton Visa Infinite card. One of the benefits this card carries is $300 in annual airline fee reimbursements. While...
(EXPIRED) Chase spending offers: Ritz, Hyatt, Marriott, airlines [Targeted]
Yesterday, we reported a Chase spending offer on the British Airways visa Signature card that is being emailed out to some cardholders. Over the past day, spending offers have come out on many other cards -- each...
New Southwest Priority card: Better than the Premier?
Chase is out today with a new credit card: the Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Priority Credit Card. It isn't everything I'd hoped for in a rumored premium card, but with a $149 annual fee it isn't...
(EXPIRED) 3x bonus Avios on purchases $1K+ w/ British Airways Visa [Targeted]
Chase has sent out emails to at least some British Airways Visa Signature cardholders with what is likely a targeted promotion to earn an extra 3x on purchases of $1,000 or more, up to 9,000 bonus Avios....
Easy Hyatt Globalist status: Move to Tulsa for a month
With the recent launch of the new World of Hyatt Credit Card, it's finally become possible to manufacture top-tier Hyatt Globalist status through spend. By stacking a couple of current promotions, it gets even "easier". I...
[Expired] Prime Day Deals – not just Amazon – updated all day
Update: See this new post with how to make a number of Amazon Prime Day Deals even better.
Amzaon Prime Day begins today. If you've somehow managed to miss the lead-up sales and previous years, Prime Day is...
Don’t be blinded by loyalty and burn a pile of money: shop around
A couple of months ago, I put together a resource page on hotel chain Best Rate Guarantees. I recently had occasion to put one of these to use, and the savings were pretty sweet. I wish...
Maximize Hilton resort credit without staying every year
I've written quite a bit lately about hotel credit cards, specifically noting my intention to migrate away from the many flavors of Marriott. I also recently noted how interesting I find the new World...
Keeping an SPG card after all…
Last week, I wrote about plans to dump all of my Marriot and SPG credit cards (See: Sending the Marriott and SPG cards off into the sunset). This morning, in my post about why...
New no-fee AA card with 2x grocery debuts 7/22
Citi and American Airlines have announced that on July 22nd they be will launching a brand new credit card with no annual fee called the AAdvantage MileUp Card. While the new cardmember bonus isn't terribly exciting, this might be...
Is there a hurry for the Marriott 100K offer? (Answer: No.)
Since its launch in May, Marriott has been offering a new cardmember bonus of 100,000 Marriott Rewards points after spending $5,000 in the first three months on the Marriott Rewards Premier Plus card. That bonus is scheduled...
