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Bring your favorite passenger: Last chance to buy a Southwest Companion Pass

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One of the best deals in domestic travel has long been the Southwest Companion Pass. This benefit is hands-down my favorite airline loyalty program benefit because it allows you to bring a companion with...
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How to get 2.17 cents per point from Membership Rewards today

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Yesterday I described how I recently got 2.17 cents per point value from Membership Rewards points.  I had inadvertently stacked the Business Platinum Card's 50% Pay with Points rebate with a 5X airfare promotion...
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Wow! 2.17 cents per point from Enhanced Business Platinum pay with points!

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Update: This post includes offers that were valid at the time of publication, but have since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available. You already know that I love the Amex Business...
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Finding gold in old Wyndham points

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Last week Wyndham offered a ridiculously lucrative deal.  The first 50 members to call could book an entire “cottage” in Italy, France, Ireland or the UK for just 15,000 Wyndham points per night.  Normally...
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New Hilton Honors is better for many. Maybe that wasn’t a middle finger after...

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This morning I published a report about Hilton's new award program (see: Hilton Honors results are in. Is that Hilton’s middle finger?).  In that post I used charts (published with permission from US Credit...
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[EXPIRED] Buy up to 82,285 British Airways Avios for 0.67 cents each!

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UPDATE: The match.com deal appears to have expired.  Clicking through the portal produces an error that says, "Invalid Publisher Code, Offer, or Publisher - Advertiser Partnership Status".  We will keep you updated if there is any...
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Double Avios Shopping (Buy miles for .67 cents each!)

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The British Airways shopping portal is offering double points for all merchants this weekend. Important: When you browse to the British Airways Shopping Portal make sure to switch to the US version of the site...
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Enhanced Chase offers in-branch for some

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Doctor of Credit is reporting some changes in signup bonuses on several Chase cards. Starting March 12, Chase will have some new offers in-branch on several cards starting on March 12th.  These offers are...
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All aboard — last call for 30x Amtrak points

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Great deals come along each week, but these are reaching the end of the line. Get the deals you want before it's too late!  Last Chance Deals Expiring February 28  30X Amtrak at 1800Flowers — Sometimes it's good...

Top 10 signup bonuses February 2017. Where’s SPG?

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In December of last year, I unveiled a new page on this site:  Top 10+ Credit Card Offers. This is a sorted list of all of the best credit card offers that we track. ...
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Get more than $2K back on $50K spend before it’s too late

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A fine wine might get better with age, but these deals have an expiration date.  We wrote about them, you read about them -- now it's time to go get them before they're gone. Last...
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[EXPIRED] Increased Amex SPG sign-up bonuses: 35K on both business and personal!

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This offer is expired. American Express has increased the signup bonuses on both the SPG personal and SPG business cards to 35k bonus points for completing the total required spend. We have only seen a...
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Business class for two: Cathay Pacific Companion Ticket Awards

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Thanks to Cathay Pacific's ho-hum new credit card, I spent some time looking at Cathay's award charts and I stumbled upon something potentially very interesting...  Companion Ticket Awards.  Companion Ticket Awards might be an...
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Should you be inspired to earn 25,000 bonus miles with the Cathay Pacific Visa?

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Cathay Pacific has unveiled a credit card for US residents.  The card is issued by Synchrony Bank and it offers 25K miles after $2,500 spend.  It gives first year cardholders free green tier membership...

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