Comparing the new Synchrony Virgin Mastercard vs the old BOA version (now live)
Update 9/19/24: As of today, the Synchrony Virgin Mastercard is live and accepting applications.
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In May, Virgin Red and Bank of America announced that Virgin would be moving away from BOA and releasing a new co-branded...
Which Amex Cards are Credit Cards? How many can you get?
Amex credit cards vs Pay Over Time cards
Amex offers both credit cards and "Pay Over Time" cards (the latter are charge cards under the hood but also, optionally, have credit-card-like "pay over time" capability)....
The Points Parade marches on thanks to a new round of targeted 250K offers
We've seen incredible offers on American Express cards over the past four years, but one of the hottest for those eligible has been a big targeted American Express Business Platinum card offer. We've recently...
Increased welcome offers on all 3 Wyndham credit cards: Earn up to 80k bonus...
Barclays has increased the welcome offers available on all three Wyndham Rewards credit cards. Despite not being at all-time highs, they're still decent bonuses that you can earn. The spending requirements to earn the...
Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard Review (2024)
Air France KLM Flying Blue can be a very useful program, as it has reduced award prices between North America and Europe so that you can now fly one way for 20K miles economy...
Capital One Savor successes and failures for 3% back
Earlier this week, I returned from almost six weeks abroad. My family started out in Europe, where we visited 7 different countries, before continuing on to Mauritius, Singapore, and Japan. I'll soon publish more...
Chase Freedom Unlimited Credit Card Review (2024)
The Chase Freedom Unlimited card is unique among Chase’s Ultimate Rewards cards in that you earn a minimum of 1.5x for all spend while also earning 3x-5x within bonus categories, including dining and drugstores....
(Expired) Chase Ink Preferred Offer: 120K Ultimate Rewards points
Update 9/4/24: Just a quick reminder that this increased welcome offer ends at 7am EST tomorrow - September 5.
Update 8/30/24: This increased welcome offer is going to be ending at 7am EST on September...
Complete Guide to Credit Card Application Rules by Bank
Is there anything better than a credit card card welcome offer? You get approved, a shiny, new card arrives in the mail and then, after a proscribed amount of minimum spend, an untold points...
Reminder: Amex Business Platinum benefits scheduled to end 12/31/24
8/30/24: On last week's Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, Greg and Nick mentioned that the Dell, Adobe and Indeed credits on the Amex Business Platinum are scheduled to end on 12/31/24. We'd previously...
My big bet on Hawaiian Alaska Mileage Plan
On last week's podcast, Nick and I discussed Alaska Airlines' pending Hawaiian Airlines purchase. Following the Department of Justice's lack of objection, the merger seems increasingly likely. Further, Alaska Airlines has stated that they...
Capital One Venture Rewards Offer: 75k points + $250 C1 Travel credits (ending soon)
Update 8/26/24: We've been informed that this (very good) offer on the Capital One Venture Rewards card will be ending on September 9th.
For the past 18 months, the best offer available on the Capital...
Podcast: Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard | Card Talk Ep3 | 8-22-24
The Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard is a new card that's coming out soon to replace the old Bank of America Virgin Atlantic Flying Club credit card. In this episode, we'll discuss more about this...
Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card Review (2024)
The Capital One Venture Rewards card is the OG of the bank's "miles-based" offerings. Over the last few years, Capital One has greatly strengthened its transfer partners, making this not only a card that...
