25% Transfer Bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Alitalia MilleMiglia
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*
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Staples $15 Rebate on the Purchase of $300 or More in Mastercard Gift Cards
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...
Did you survive the Amex 100K clawback?
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 Complete Guide to Sweet Opportunities
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
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...
Holiday giving and getting: Prepare now.
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...
Should you take the Business Platinum 50K upgrade offer?
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: Better combos exist
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...
Approved for Sapphire Reserve against my own advice
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...
8 cards due for renewal. Keep, cancel, or product change?
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...
Frequent Miler’s 5 Year Retrospective
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...
The Sapphire Reserve premature release and key findings re: 5/24, travel credits, and more
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...
Citi’s new speed limit: 135,000 points per year from signup bonuses
As reported by Doctor of Credit, Citibank has changed their signup bonus rules. Previously, you had to wait 24 months after opening or closing a card in order to get the exact same card...
I love AwardWallet, but not for the reason you think
Background: AwardWallet is a free service for keeping track of frequent flyer miles, hotel points, bank points, and more. It offers both a web site and mobile app for accessing your information. AwardWallet lets...
