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20% Etihad transfer bonus from Amex, Citi, SPG, more…

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Through October 30th 2016, Etihad is offering a 20% bonus on points transferred from a number of programs.  The bonus is supplied after the fact by Etihad.  Etihad has a decent award chart, and...
Delta Amex

(Expired) Should you sign up for the Delta 70K or 50K offers? An in-depth...

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Last week, Amex increased their public offers for the Delta Gold and Delta Platinum credit cards (through November 9 2016): (Expired) Delta Gold Personal 50,000 miles + $50: Earn 50,000 miles after $2K spend...
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25% Transfer Bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Alitalia MilleMiglia

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Valid through 10/31/16: Get 25% more Alitalia miles when you transfer Membership Rewards points. Special Offer: Get 25% more Alitalia miles when you transfer Membership Rewards points through 10/31/16. Terms apply. See Special Offer Terms* Full...
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Staples $15 Rebate on the Purchase of $300 or More in Mastercard Gift Cards

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Starting on Sunday 10/2/16, Staples is running a promotion (page 2) offering a $15 Staples gift card via rebate with the purchase of $300 or more in Mastercard gift cards. The Deal From 10/2/16–10/8/16 you can...
100K Clawback

Did you survive the Amex 100K clawback?

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Somebody at Amex must have been really pissed that a 100K offer for the Amex Platinum card was erroneously let loose on Reddit back in May.  With similar situations in the past Amex has...
Marriott SPG

Marriott SPG Complete Guide to Sweet Opportunities

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Thanks to the Marriott Starwood merger, it is now possible to link your Marriott Rewards and SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) accounts.  By linking accounts you can now do the following: Match Status: Marriott Gold...

Platinum vs Reserve vs Prestige

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Amex, Chase, and Citibank each offer premium travel cards.  These are $450 per year cards (Update: Only the Chase and Citibank cards still carry a $450 annual fee. That fee no longer applies to the...
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Holiday giving and getting: Prepare now.

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The holidays are coming!  This means that marketing teams will be working overtime to capture your holiday shopping dollars.  And, for us, this means better than usual opportunities for earning rewards on spend.  We...
Business Platinum 50K upgrade offer

Should you take the Business Platinum 50K upgrade offer?

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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. If you have any American Express Business cards that...
FU Sapphire Reserve

FU Sapphire Reserve: Better combos exist

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The title of today's post purposely has a double meaning. Many who's applications have been denied for the "amazing!", "awesome!", "INCREDIBLE!" Sapphire Reserve card are bitter about the constant coverage of the card. For...
Sapphire Reserve bonus

Approved for Sapphire Reserve against my own advice

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In the post "how to get approved for Sapphire Reserve 100K offer" I suggested that people who have signed up for 5 or more cards with any banks in the past two years should...
Keep, cancel, or product change

8 cards due for renewal. Keep, cancel, or product change?

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Last August, my wife did a big app-o-rama.  All in one day she signed up for 8 cards: Update: These offers have expired. Amex Business Gold Rewards 75K offer Amex SPG Consumer 30K offer Amex...
5 Year Retrospective

Frequent Miler’s 5 Year Retrospective

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It's hard for me to believe, but this blog is now officially 5 years old.  My first Frequent Miler post, on September 2nd 2011, was a simple one-paragraph introduction.  I followed up on September...
Sapphire Reserve premature release

The Sapphire Reserve premature release and key findings re: 5/24, travel credits, and more

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Yesterday a Reddit user posted a live link to signup for the new Chase Sapphire Reserve card: You may remember from other posts that this card was expected to go live on August 21st.  The...

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