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Citi ThankYou Premier keeps getting better

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I don’t know how I missed this, but a reader named Mike let me know that the Citi ThankYou Premier card now offers 1.25 cents per point value towards hotels, cruises, and car rentals! ...
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Membership Rewards vs. Ultimate Rewards vs. ThankYou Rewards. Which is best?

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The big 3 credit card issuers, Amex, Chase, and Citibank, have a lot in common. Each offers a proprietary rewards program in which points can be redeemed for travel or merchandise. Each allows points...

Citi Prestige 4th Night Free benefit does not allow government (or conference) rates

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This morning I posted the good news that the Citi Prestige card’s 4th Night Free benefit now allows booking AAA, AARP, and military rates.  Several people asked me about government rates.  I had already...
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Citi Prestige 4th Night Free benefit now offers AAA, AARP and military rates

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The Citi Prestige card somehow keeps getting better.  I bet that many get scared off by its advertised $450 annual fee, but I believe that the card is suited to just about every frequent...
Half way to Necker Island

Half way to Necker Island

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Late last week, a 150,000 point offer for the American Express Business Platinum card was published on a number of blogs, including Frequent Miler’s Quick Deals.  This was intended to be a targeted offer,...
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Bet You Didn’t Know: Two tricks for chasing Hyatt Diamond status (and 1 that...

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By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...  Hyatt Diamond is one of the better, if not the best, hotel chain elite status available. Just the 4 annual confirmed suite upgrades alone (or as I call them, "sweet"...
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9-13; A minor mystery solved; and why I paid foreign transaction fees in London…...

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Star MegaDO 6 took place May 9-13. It was an opportunity for aviation geeks to get together and geek out about all things aviation related.  The “Star” part of the title indicates that this...
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This may be the single best current signup offer

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25,000 points after $3,000 spend in 3 months.  That doesn’t sound like a great offer.  Credit card issuers routinely offer 40,000 points or more with similar spend requirements.  But, this one is special… This offer,...

Delta’s jets don’t pull themselves

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On Friday morning I’ll join 19 other “Global Hashtags”  teammates for the Delta Jet Drag competition.  Our goal appears to be to pull a jet faster than any other team.  The real goal, though,...

3X retail and travel, free $650 phone… My reactions to Citi’s new ThankYou card:...

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This card is no longer available to new applicants, but it may be possible to get this card by calling to product change from another Citibank card.  You won't get the free phone signup...

Prestige 4th night free on AAA rate?

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Yep, another post about the Citi Prestige 4th Night Free benefit…  Other recent posts include: Using the Citi Prestige 4th night free benefit Prestige 4th night free benefit, take 2 Overall, my experience has been that the...

Today only: churn gift cards towards a Southwest Companion Pass for less than 1...

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Today only, the Southwest Rapid Rewards portal is offering 15 points per dollar at Saks: And, via the Frequent Miler Laboratory, we see that a reader named Josh reported earning portal rewards at...
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Club Carlson’s 30,000 point bonus may be easier to get than expected

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As a reminder, Club Carlson is dumping the Bonus Award Nights feature of their credit cards as of June 1, 2015.  Shortly after I reported this change, Club Carlson sent emails to cardholders titled...
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Prestige 4th night free benefit, take 2

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The last time I wrote about the Citi Prestige card’s 4th night free benefit, my review was lukewarm.  I complained a bit about the cumbersome booking process and the fact that booking through Citi...

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