Plastiq no longer allows Amex mortgage payments
The Plastiq bill payment service offers a convenient way to pay bills with a credit card for a 2.5% fee. Unfortunately, there are a few restrictions. In June of this year, Visa stopped allowing...
New Citi transfer partner: Turkish Airlines
As first reported by Gary Leff at View from the Wing, Citi Thank You points has added a brand new transfer partner: Turkish Miles & Smiles. Thank You points transfer to Turkish at a...
[Expired] Surprise: No email, still targeted for 10K per AU
Over the past couple of days, many blogs have covered the recent bonus for adding authorized users to Amex Hilton Honors and Surpass credit cards. Since I hadn't received an email, I assumed I...
Staples gift card rebates may not be working properly
Yesterday, we posted a quick deal for a $15 rebate on $300 or more in Mastercard gift cards at Staples. This rebate was advertised in the Staples weekly ad online (on page 14), but readers...
Wells Fargo caps 5% back at $12.5K in purchases
Over the weekend, Wells Fargo updated the application pages for two popular cards to reflect a new cap on purchases that earn a special bonus during the first six months. The Wells Fargo Visa...
Alaska allowing guests again with Priority Pass
Back in May, Alaska airlines stopped allowing Priority Pass holders to bring guests into its Boardroom lounges (and access even for primary cardholders was often being restricted due to space constraints). However, effective yesterday,...
Increased referral bonus
There is an increased referral bonus out on the Amex Everyday Preferred. If you have the Everyday Preferred, you may be able to generate a referral link for your friends that gives you 10K Membership...
Confirmed: 1.5cpp FlexPerks starts 12/31
Recently, Greg wrote about the rumored changes to the FlexPerks program in his post, "FlexPerks to ditch its backup status". In a nutshell, it was rumored that beginning December 31, 2017 FlexPerks would be...
Best use of Hyatt free night certs?
If you recently made a move to sign up for the Hyatt credit card before the "2 free night" version of the sign up bonus ended and you find yourself in possession of two free...
Citi AA 60K offer ends tomorrow
The Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard is currently offering a sign-up bonus of 60,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles after $3,000 in spending in the first 3 months. We've previously written about this increased offer....
Alaska + American partnership crumbling
In a disappointing if not unexpected move, Alaska Airlines and American Airlines announced today the termination of most of the benefits of their partnership beginning January 1, 2018.
The Major Changes
You will only earn miles on codeshare flights...
[Expired] Transfer bonus from Citi to Hilton
Citi is out with a transfer bonus from Citi Thank You points to Hilton Honors points. With the bonus, points will transfer 1:2 (1 Citi Thank You point = 2 Citi Hilton points) from...
Reminder: Activate Third Quarter Cash Back
As the third quarter began yesterday, remember to activate your third quarter cash back on popular cards with rotating categories. Be aware of the various caps in parenthesis on each.
Chase Freedom - 5X on Restaurants...
Bummer: Big restriction on new rewards program at Office Max/Depot
Office Max / Office Depot launched their new 2% back on "everything" rewards program yesterday. This had been planned for quite some time and some customers had been targeted as part of a pilot program....
