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Managing Points and Miles

Ink Plus 70K

How to get approved for the Ink Plus 70K offer before it’s too late

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On the heels of its blockbuster new personal card, the Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase has introduced a new business card -- the Chase Ink...
Richard Branson Gives Greg The Frequent Miler the Finger

Here’s what Richard Branson thinks of our hobby

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On my recent trip to Richard Branson's Necker Island (paid for with 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles), I was delighted to find that Richard...
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Necker Island award price probably going up. Last call for 1.2 million miles.

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UPDATE: Virgin Atlantic didn't increase the award price after all. Instead they added a requirement. You must now have Silver or Gold status with...
ScoreBig

ScoreBig Scares Big

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In April and May 2016 we published an Extreme Stacking series on event ticket reseller ScoreBig which documented the opportunity for quadruple dips. ScoreBig has...
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Buy miles, get a date (76 miles per dollar)

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While I'm not personally looking to buy miles or get a date, this deal may interest some readers who want one or the other,...
Amex Biz Platinum 50% bonus

Amex 50% bonus is a (minor) game changer . Here’s why… [Expired Offer]

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UPDATE: terms for the Business Platinum card's pay with points rebate have changed since this post was written. Starting today, October 6th 2016, Cardholders of...

[EXPIRED] 100K Offer for The Enhanced Business Platinum® Card from American Express OPEN

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Note: This offer has expired. Through January 25 2017, American Express is offering up to 100,000 points for The Enhanced Business Platinum® Card from American...
Sapphire Reserve 1.5 cents flights

Are Sapphire Reserve points really worth 1.5 cents each towards flights?

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The Chase Sapphire Reserve card is awesome for many reasons, but I won't bore you with a list right now (you can find full...
avoid Amex Clawbacks

How to avoid Amex Clawbacks

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Last week I told the story of an Amex Platinum 100K offer that has led to many clawbacks.  Amex never intended for the offer...
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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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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...

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