Amex adds $30 monthly PayPal credit to Platinum card for 6 months
Good news for Amex Platinum cardholders: while the previous temporary COVID credit card enhancement statement credit offers expired on 12/31, Amex has now launched a $30 monthly credit for PayPal purchases for US consumer...
Frequent Miler’s 2020 Recap | Video
By now, it's a tired trope to describe 2020 as "unexpected", but going through Frequent Miler's Youtube content to create our 2020 recap video makes it hard to use any other word. We happily...
Chase buys cxLoyalty Group, will bring travel agency back in-house
Chase announced yesterday that they have bought cxLoyalty Group Holdings, which runs Connections Loyalty (the travel agency that has served many bank travel and gift card redemption portals and the group that handled the...
Redeem temporary streaming credit for Amazon gift cards
Dan's Deals has written a few times about how it is possible to indirectly get Amazon Gift Cards with the temporary streaming credits available on the Amex Platinum card. Given that you only have...
Verizon Visa Mini-Review: Good choice for Verizon wireless customers [UPDATE: Maybe not]
UPDATE: Readers have pointed out that you can get the same $10 per month discount by auto-paying your Verizon bill with a debit card or bank account. To me, this significantly reduces the added...
Health insurance & travel insurance options for your trip
While health insurance for international trips has surely long been a consideration for some travelers, it may be something that has more recently come to the top of mind for others given the pandemic....
Book some Las Vegas strip hotels via Airbnb
Gary Leff at View from the Wing notes that there is a way to save on rooms at some Las Vegas strip properties: book via Airbnb to side-step the resort fee and potentially save...
[Back again!] US Bank Altitude Reserve once again taking applications
Update 12/18/20: This post originally announced that the US Bank Altitude Reserve was no longer taking applications. However, the card is back and available for application once again. No word as to why it was...
Chase to add Air Canada Aeroplan as transfer partner!
Within a press release about Chase partnering with Air Canada to release credit cards in the US, we've learned that Air Canada will become a transfer partner with Chase Ultimate Rewards "starting in late...
Stacking big payouts: Rakuten + Dosh + Amex Offer edition
Many shopping portals have increased payout rates for Black Friday. I'd bet that we will likely see increased rates continue through at least Cyber Monday, though you'll need to check individual stores as some may...
Product change via chat with Citi
We've written before about signing up for cards you don't want in order to get the cards you do. Product changing can be a valuable tool for your belt, whether in order to downgrade...
Qatar Airways slashes award rates, becomes a competitive option again
Qatar Airways Privilege Club is a Citi ThankYou transfer partner. I haven't paid much attention to Qatar's program, in large part because of a no-notice devaluation a couple of years ago. However, as times...
United makes status easier to attain in 2021
United Airlines announced some changes today that will make it easier to earn elite status in 2021 (which would be good through the end of 2022). Elite status has already been extended due to...
A year in an over-water bungalow the Maldives for $30K
One Mile at a Time reports this week on a deal that sort of sounds awesome in theory but likely makes very little real-world sense even for those who can afford it: a hotel...
