Necker Island and the 30% transfer bonus dilemma
Oy. Amex is offering a 30% Membership Rewards transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic this month, but the offer is targeted. I was targeted for...
Here’s the REDbird memo: “cash is the only tender guests can use…”
My friend Bill (Racerboy 80) managed to get a photo of The Memo. This is the one that asserts that REDbird loads are now...
I’m calling it. REDbird is dead bird.
Sometime on the morning of October 12th 2015, REDbird in-store debit loads stopped working. Cash loads continued to work, but debit loads did not. ...
Unbiased credit card rankings: enhancements and airline cards
A little over a week ago, I introduced unbiased credit card rankings, specifically for hotel credit card signup bonuses Since then, I’ve enhanced the...
Hawaiian Airlines 50K offer returns
New Method May, 2016
You may be able to get a 50,000 point offer by creating a dummy booking. Here is how to do it:
Search for...
$300 Visa gift cards now available online at Staples.com
Staples.com is now offering $300 Visa gift cards for purchase online.
Each card has a fee of $8.95 ($7.95 purchase fee + $1 shipping fee). ...
Bet You Didn’t Know: The Citibank ThankYou Business Card
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
A few weeks ago our friend Stefan over at Rapid Travel Chai wrote about the "zombie" CitiBusiness ThankYou card. He...
A checklist for securing expedited security, hotel and car elite status, two $200 reimbursements,...
A bit of good news for Amex Platinum cardholders surfaced yesterday. First, it was widely reported that Amex Platinum holders are now eligible for...
Discover’s Deal of the Year: Still Waiting
Quick background: Discover is currently running two overlapping promotions: an extra 10% cash back for Apple Pay purchases, plus double all cash back for...
More than double price for discounted AA first class? No ThankYou Citi. FlexPerks to...
In March of last year, Citibank increased the value of ThankYou Rewards points for Citi Prestige cardholders. When used to purchase American Airlines flights,...
You might as well register: 30% more miles from United’s partners
United is running a potentially lucrative new promotion: From now until November 20th, if you earn miles from any of United’s partners, United will...
A case study of a 470,000 point application spree
In mid August, my wife applied for 8 credit cards across three banks. After a few phone calls, all 8 cards were approved. You...
Double Shop Your Way points for partner purchases [UPDATE: Only first purchase gets double...
UPDATE: Please note the terms say "Limit one offer per member". I've confirmed with a SYW phone representative (and her supervisor) that this means...
Amex claws back old portal payout
A couple of days ago I logged into my TopCashback account and found something disturbing. My pending cash back for Amex Gift Cards had...
