Gambling on a speculative point transfer bonus
Whenever there is a juicy point transfer bonus, some readers inevitably ask if it's a good idea to transfer their points "now" because of the good bonus. Our answer is always a firm "no",...
(EXPIRED) (Last Day) Rakuten Big Give Week: 15% cashback and $40 welcome offer for...
Update 5/16 - It's the last day for Big Give Week. Both Sak's and Dell seem to have been maxed out, but there's some decent retailers left at 15x, including Walgreens and CVS. The...
Are the IHG Premier cards worth our big spend?
I originally published this post before IHG's new elite program details were announced. We knew at the time that $40K spend would result in earning Diamond status, but we didn't know what Diamond status...
(EXPIRED) Sunbasket MyPoints/Simply Miles/Citi Stack: $80 profit, 1000 AAdvantage miles and 8 meals
The home-prep meal service Sunbasket has several offers available that, when stacked, gives you 8-10 meals, 1000 AAdvantage Miles/Loyalty Points and an $80 profit after signing-up for the service and getting at least one...
(Free Nights Awarded ) Why I paid over $1000 to upgrade 3 no-fee Hilton...
Update 5/15 - I wanted to do a follow-up to this original post as there were some questions about whether not upgrading to the Aspire would trigger a free night award without having to wait...
How to fight the mental cost of points and miles
About a month ago, the Point debit card started playing games with referral bonuses, resulting in a situation where those of us referring others to the card didn't know how many referrals we had...
(EXPIRED) [Back for 2022] Southwest offering 25K points for referring your company’s travel manager
Update 5/14/22: This offer is once again available for 2022. My wife received an email today advertising that this is active from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. As seen below, I completed...
JetBlue not on Points.com. No more Amtrak transfers (hopefully temporary?)
An astute reader pointed out to us on Twitter that JetBlue is no longer listed on Points.com. That means that, unfortunately, it is not currently possible to transfer JetBlue TrueBlue points to Amtrak Guest Rewards....
(EXPIRED) Meijer: Save 10% on up to $500 in gift card purchases (Airbnb, Disney,...
Meijer has a good mPerks digital coupon that offers 10% off of up to $500 in gift card purchases for Airbnb, Southwest, Disney and Uber. This was a strange one, as the coupon says...
Star Alliance to launch a credit card, redeem across 26 airlines
Bloomberg is reporting that Star Alliance is planning to launch a credit card this year that will enable cardholders to redeem miles across all 26 member airlines. Interestingly, the article specifically notes that you'll...
(EXPIRED) Air Canada Offering Status Extension For Aeroplan Cardholders Earning 30,000 Points From Spend
Air Canada has been surprisingly innovative over the past couple of years with their revamped Aeroplan program. They're now offering an opportunity to extend your Aeroplan status by earning 30,000 points through spend on...
(Expired) Increased Offers on United Airlines Cards: Club Infinite up to 120,000 miles
Update 5/13/22: The welcome offer on the United Club Infinite card dropped from 120,000 bonus miles recently, but US Credit Card Guide has found a link that still works for that higher offer and...
(EXPIRED) Southwest Shopping Portal Promo: Spend $100 & Get 500 Bonus Rapid Rewards Points
American Airlines and United aren't the only ones offering bonuses when shopping through their shopping portals at the moment - the Southwest shopping portal has an offer of its own.
The Deal
Earn 500 bonus...
(EXPIRED) Citi Offer/Simply Miles: 30% off wine.com and 1400 AAdvantage Miles/Loyalty Points
It's been a slower couple of months after a blazing Q1 for the AA Loyalty Games. But there's a good opportunity now as Citi has a new merchant offer on Wine.com for 30% off...
