Could It Be? Amex Matching The 10x Grocery/Gas Offer For Recent Applicants
Many of us were overjoyed this week when American Express came out with new offer after new offer on the personal Platinum card. (For full details, see Incredible Amex Plat Offers! 125K + 10x...
Citi devalues ThankYou points. Transfers to Shop Your Way lose 20% bonus.
For many years, whether you had a premium card or a fee-free card that earned Citi ThankYou Rewards points, you could transfer Citi ThankYou points to Shop Your Way at a rate of 1...
(Update: $99 Swipe Limit) Many Walmarts Limiting MetaBank Cards To $400 Per Swipe
Update 11/11/20: The hits keep coming. As per Dan's comment below, there are several data points on FlyerTalk today suggesting the reduced $400 limit has now also gone the way of the dodo. In...
United and Amtrak partnership ending
United and Amtrak have long had a partnership that resulted in some code sharing on itineraries that included both train a plane (to my knowledge, most notably on deals "departing" Philadelphia's train station to...
Many Problems Reported On MetaBank Visa Gift Cards (Simon, Staples & Others)
There have been numerous reports in the past few days of issues surrounding the liquidation of Visa gift cards.
All the initial chatter seemed to revolve around Visa gift cards purchased from Simon Mall and...
Great tip: Order Amazon items that are out of stock
I just caught a great tip that comes from Dan's Deals by way of a roundup at Miles to Memories: there is a way to view and order items on Amazon even when they are...
Rakuten Visa drops CDW and extended warranty 2/1/21
Rakuten Visa cardholders are receiving notification that effective February 1, 2021, the card will no longer include Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver or Extended Warranty coverage. Interestingly, the email says nothing of price protection, so...
Delta torpedoes SkyMiles value for partner awards
Earlier this week, Thrifty Traveler reported that Delta torpedoed the value of SkyMiles for partner award flights on a wide range of partners. This includes flights both to Europe and Asia and in some cases...
Delta global upgrade certificates improved for partner flights
Delta Diamond status offers elite members members three Choice Benefits each year. The single most valuable choice, in my opinion, is four Global Upgrade Certificates. These certificates can be used to upgrade from the...
New Hilton changes: extended 2021 free night certs, reduced elite requirements, and more
Hilton Honors has announced some new customer-friendly adjustments to the program in light of the current pandemic. The real highlight here is that in addition to the extension in place for 2020 free night...
Simon Mall to take contactless payments (Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay, etc)
Simon Mall has reached out today to let us know that beginning on Monday, October 26, 2020, malls will be able to accept mobile contactless payments, including things like Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Pay and...
Capital One Spark Cash no longer showing up on personal reports for new cardholders
HelpMeBuildCredit.com reported yesterday that Capital One® Spark® Cash for Business cards will no longer report to personal credit bureaus. We were able to confirm through a Capital One spokesperson that for new Spark Cash...
Air Canada Offering All Business Class Flights On Select Routes During The Holidays
File this under interesting but hard to take advantage of right now. Air Canada has announced that they'll be opening up their Jetz fleet for all business class flights over the holidays.
If you're not...
Capital One adds PayPal redemptions, but not great value
Yesterday, Capital One announced a new redemption option coming soon for some cardholders: card members can redeem Capital One Rewards miles or cash back when they check out using PayPal, without needing to log in...
