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10/5/2022
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Hawaiian Airlines flash sale: Fly from the West Coast to Hawaii for as little as $99. Book by tomorrow, October 6. an fly on various dates in January, February and March of 2023.
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10/5/2022
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Buying Stuff
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500 bonus United Airlines miles for spending $150 at its shopping portal through October 9, 2022. Details.
Compare to other airline shopping portal offers and to the cash back portal offers.
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10/5/2022
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Credit Cards
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Barclays increased its offer for its American Airlines Business card to 80,000 bonus miles and a $95 statement credit after spending $2,000 on purchases in the first 90 days. Note that the statement credit offsets the annual fee.
Barclays now offers up to 90,000 Hawaiian Airline miles a business card.
Barclays now offers 80,000 points plus a $99 statement credit after spending $2,000 in the first 90 days for its JetBlue business card. Note that the statement credit offsets the annual fee.
Chase offers a 30% Bonus for transfers of Ultimate Rewards points to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club through November 12, 2022.
American Express offers bonuses for transfers of its Membership Rewards points to Marriott or Choice hotels.
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10/5/2022
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Finance
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Bask Bank now gives 1.5 American Airlines miles/$1 deposited in its Bask Mileage Savings Account. It offers 2.75% APY in its Bask Interest Savings Account. I keep $20 in the mileage account. It pays me 2 miles a month, thus automatically keeping my AA account active.
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10/2/2022
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Credit Cards
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The Bilt Mastercard is the only card I know of that you can use to pay your rent. All renters should have it. For this month it offers double points on all non-rent spend, up to 10,000 extra points even double the accelerator categories, so it’s 6x on dining (plus you can probably double dip for dining by registering the card with one of the Rewards Network programs), 4x on travel, and 2x on all other purchases except rent. Points transfer to miles on a large number of Airlines. View from the Wing discusses all of this and more and provides a link to the card here and here.
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10/1/2022
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Click for Miles, Money, and Good Cause
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Swagbucks is offering some very lucrative deals for bank accounts - $677.50 total.
- A total of 37,750 Swagbucks for various SoFi activities, starting with opening a bank account. Very interesting. Enter SoFi in the Swagbucks search engine. Those SBs are worth $377.50 - more if you wait for the monthly sale prices for Amazon and Visa gift cards.
- 20,000 Swagbucks for opening a Chime Direct account and doing payroll direct deposits of more than $200 each. 0.5% interest. Enter Chime in the Swagbucks search box. Those 20,000 Swagbucks are worth at least $200, more if you wait for the monthly sales of Amazon and Visa gift cards.
- 10,000 Swagbucks for opening an upgrade account. Enter upgrade in the SB search box. Earn cash back for purchases with your Rewards Checking Debit Card!No ATM fees, no account fees, no monthly or annual fees, no transfer fees, no overdraft fees. There are 2% and 1% cash back features for using the debit card. those 10,000 SBs are worth $100 - more if you wait for the monthly sale prices for Amazon and Visa gift cards.
- You may read about the Swagbucks program here. It is a very easy way to earn a bit of money, and a pretty good shopping portal. There is a way to receive a $10 bonus for using my link, and this helps me at no cost to you. Thanks.
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10/1/2022
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Registration and Other Bonuses
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Register and book your flight at fijiairways.com by November 15, 2022 to earn double Alaska Airlines miles. Fly December 1, 2022 — March 31, 2023. Be sure to tell Fiji Airways to credit your flight miles to Alaska Airlines.
Register December 31, 2022, to get 500 Spirit Airlines bonus points.
Register to earn 3,000 bonus points each day when you stay at any Radisson property, now through December 15, 2022.
Register for Southwest's latest promotion for double tier points, and for award flights to count toward A-List and A-List Preferred status through November 20, 2022.
500 bonus points for stays at Hyatt's new properties. Offer dates vary by property.
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10/1/2022
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Buying Stuff
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Join SimplyMiles™ to earn American Airlines miles on purchases from your favorite brands. Open to all American Airlines AAdvantage® members with a Mastercard®. Best I can tell, these extra miles are in addition to those you would normally earn from the Alaska Airline shopping portal.
Compare to other airline shopping portal offers and to the cash back portal offers.
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10/1/2022
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Credit Cards
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I added the Synchrony 2% Cash Back MasterCard to my list of cash back cards. I now list a large number of 2% cards and several offering more in special categories (like 5% cash back at Amazon).
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10/1/2022
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Registration and Other Bonuses
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Swagbucks is offering some very lucrative deals for bank accounts - $677.50 total.
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10/1/2022
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Finance
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I added Hawaiian Airlines to my list of airlines offering miles for mortgages.
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9/13/2022
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Credit Cards
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Amex Offers: Alaska Airlines, Spend $500 & Get $100 Back
I post an offer for the Hawaiian Airlines personal credit card with the standard 70,000 miles, but with a spend requirement of only one purchase.
Miles Earn and Burn says "JetBlue cardholders can now earn a referral bonus for referring new card members. The link to generate a referral is in your inbox from Barclays, if you can’t find it, customer service can have it resent though it may take a few tries to find the right person. The referral offer is as good as the best public offer, 80,000 points after $1,000 in spend in 90 days, and 10,000 points for the referrer."
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9/9/2022
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Credit Cards
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The bonus for acquiring the Air Canada Aeroplan personal credit card was increased to 70,000 points. Air Canada is a member of the Star Alliance, giving you access to partner flights to most anywhere in the world.
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9/9/2022
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Registration and Other Bonuses
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Register to receive double points for Amtrak travel though October 31, 2022.
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9/7/2022
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Credit Cards
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The bonus for acquiring the JetBlue personal credit card was increased to 80,000 points.
The bonus for acquiring the Alaska Airlines personal credit card was increased to 50,000 points, and the spend requirement was reduced to $2,000.
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9/6/2022
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Registration and Other Bonuses
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Take One Southwest Roundtrip, Earn A Two Month Companion Pass.
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9/1/2022
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Buying Stuff
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The Laithwait's Wine offers of receiving or using British Airways points will end September 30, 2022.
There are many ways to earn miles for wine purchases. Many of these say they expired, but still list them online. Ask.
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9/1/2022
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Registration and Other Bonuses
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Convert hotel points into MileagePlus® miles through September 30, 2022 and enjoy 30% bonus miles — up to 25,000 miles.
Save 25% - 50% on the dollar cost of Amtrak fares by booking in advance.
Save 17% - 60% by buying your Amtrak tickets as a group of at least 3 passengers.
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9/1/2022
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Credit Cards
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American Express offers good bonuses (15% - 25%) for transferring Membership Rewards points to various airlines and hotels. Most offers expire September 30, 2022 - some Octber 31.)
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8/31/2022
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Travel By Train For Free In Spain For The Remainder of 2022.
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8/28/2022
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Registration and Other Bonuses
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Residents of the state of Washington should register to earn one Delta Airlines SkyMile for every yard the Seahawks throw on the field at both home and away games during the 2022-2023 NFL Season, priority boarding, and some discounts.
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8/25/2022
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Credit Cards
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The Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express now offers $350 for spending $3,000 in purchases on your new Card within the first 6 months. Also, it has some very nice cash back offers for certain types of purchases. The annual fee is $95. Do the math.
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8/21/2022
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Registration and Other Bonuses
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I stay at Hiltons only when I can do so for free on points. Else a stay at somewhere less expensive. But if you actually pay money for a Hilton stay, register to receive double Points on all your stays, plus 2,000 Bonus Points when you check out between Monday and Friday from 6 September to 31 December 2022.
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8/20/2022
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Credit Cards
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If you rent, You May Be Losing 4000 Miles A Month And Not Realize It.
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8/20/2022
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Registration and Other Bonuses
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Flash sale on Amtrak redemption travel only available on Amtrak.com and the Amtrak app. Save up to 40%. Redeem from August 18, 2022 2:00:00 PM ET through August 25, 2022 11:59:59 PM ET for travel from August 18 through September 30, 2022. Blackout dates: September 2 and September 5.
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8/12/2022
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A Better Site Than SeatGuru For Seat Maps, Choosing Seats On Planes
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8/7/2022
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Registration and Other Bonuses
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Wyndham Points Paradise: Earn 500 Points For Registering + 350 Pts
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8/5/2022
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Credit Cards
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The Citi Double Cash Card now offers $200 cash back in addition to its net 2% cash back.
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8/1/2022
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Credit Cards
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The Alaska Airlines business credit card offer was increased to 70,000 miles. The personal card offer is still 40,000 miles. I see no reason why you can't get both.
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8/3/2022
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Buying Stuff
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Delta Airlines offers a bonus for shopping at its shopping portal. Compare to other airline shopping portal offers and to the cash back portal offers.
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8/1/2022
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Credit Cards
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The Business Green Rewards Card from American Express increased its bonus to 25,000 Membership Rewards points. The annual fee is waived the first year.
Membership Rewards points can be transferred to a number of airline's miles programs (including Delta) 1,000:1,000.
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8/1/2022
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Finance
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Bask Bank increased its American Airlines bonus t0 1.2 miles per $1 saved annually. It is still paying 2.02% on its money market account. Read about both here.
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7/25/2022
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Buying Stuff
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American, United, Southwest, and Alaska airlines have good bonuses for shopping at their portals. Read about shopping portals and their bonuses here.
I suggest you wait a few days to see what the competition offers. And always compare to the cash back portal offers.
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7/25/2022
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7.500 Swagbucks for opening an upgrade account. Enter upgrade in the SB search box. Earn cash back for purchases with your Rewards Checking Debit Card!
No ATM fees, no account fees, no monthly or annual fees, no transfer fees, no overdraft fees. There are 2% and 1% cash back features for using the debit card. those 7,500 SBs are worth $75 - more if you wait for the monthly sale prices for Amazon and Visa gift cards.
You may read about the Swagbucks program here. It is a very easy way to earn a bit of money, and a pretty good shopping portal. There is a way to receive a $10 bonus for using my link, and this helps me at no cost to you. Thanks.
500 Lufthansa miles for joining its program. Click on the world icon to get English. HT View from the Wing.
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7/24/2022
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1,000 Swagbucks for joining AARP for $12. Enter AARP in the Swagbucks search box. Those 1,000 SBs are worth $10 - more if you wait for the monthly sale of Amazon and Visa gift cards.
- AARP offers a large number of discounts in a large number of categories. For the travel category I have saved lots of money for medical evacuation insurance, food, and lodging.
- You may read about the Swagbucks program here. It is a very easy way to earn a bit of money, and a pretty good shopping portal. There is a way to receive a $10 bonus for using my link, and this helps me at no cost to you. Thanks.
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7/22/2022
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Credit Cards
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The offer for the Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express Card was increased to 125,000 points.
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7/19/2022
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One Dollar Fares On Megabus are Available Now Through January 10, 2023 - bus tickets to more than 100 cities in the US. Find them by going to the Megabus website and clicking on the from box to see the pull down menu of the cities served.
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7/19/2022
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Credit Cards
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Chase added a 50% bonus for transferring Membership Reward points to IHG Rewards. The bonuses for Marriott and British Air still exist. Read about the bonuses here. Read about Chase Membership Rewards points and how to get them via the excellent MR bonuses for credit cards here.
One blogger says that the two very interesting Marriott credit card offers will expire this Thursday, July 21, 2022. I don't know if the offer goes away, or just his commissions for it.
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7/18/2022
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Buying Stuff
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United and Southwest airlines have good bonuses for shopping at their portals. Read about shopping portals and their bonuses here.
I suggest you wait a few days to see what the competition offers. And always compare to the cash back portal offers.
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7/17/2022
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Credit Cards
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The offer for the Blue Cash Everyday® Card from American Express has improved. Now $250 cash back and 3% at U.S. supermarkets , 3% at U.S. gas stations & select U.S. dept stores, 3% on online purchases each on up to $6,000 per year in purchases. 1% on everything else. Or the same, except $200, but 10% cash back on dining
Amazon Prime credit card
- $200 offer: Earn $200 Amazon gift card after approval, no spending requirement. (Offer is lower for non Prime users). This is the best ever offer on this card.
- Earn 5% cashback at Amazon and Whole Foods if you are an Amazon Prime member (3% if not), 2% cashback at restaurants, gas stations, and drug stores, 1% cashback on all other purchases. In order to get the 5%, you need to use your own Amazon account. Student Prime membership and trial prime membership counts as well.
- No foreign transaction fee.
- No annual fee
- I don't carry this one with me, but I do list it as my default card at Amazon. This plus the occasional money from Swagbucks makes this a good, easy deal.
The PayPal business credit card is one of only three 2% cash back cards I know of that does not charge a foreign transaction fee.
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7/17/2022
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Finance
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25,000 Swagbucks for opening a Chime Direct account and doing payroll direct deposits of more than $200 each. 0.5% interest. Enter Chime in the Swagbucks search box. Those 25,000 Swagbucks are worth at least $250, more if you wait for the monthly sales of Amazon and Visa gift cards.
- You may read about the Swagbucks program here. It is a very easy way to earn a bit of money, and a pretty good shopping portal. There is a way to receive a $10 bonus for using my link, and this helps me at no cost to you. Thanks.
Fidelity Youth Account: Jumpstart your teen’s financial learning. With the Fidelity® Youth Account your 13 to 17-year-old can learn to save, spend, and invest in one secure place. You get $100 for opening the count, and your teen gets $50. This appears to me to be a standard Fidelity account with no subscription fees, account fees, minimum balances, or domestic ATM fees, plus additional features that help you teen learn to invest (and thus be able to support you in the style to which you would like to be accustomed in your old age...).
Doctor of credit maintains a list of high yield savings accounts. Current best is 2%.
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7/17/2022
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Registration and Other Bonuses
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Register before your next journey to earn 20% back in Bonus Points on qualifying redemptions at Hyatt's Independent Collection brands when you stay between July 5 and September 5, 2022. Register by July 31, 2022.
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7/17/2022
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I don't follow the Citibank ThankYou points program, but if you do, this article from Frequent Miles may be of interest to you: How To Transfer Citi ThankYou Points To United On 1,000:800 Basis
The Points Guy tells us the best ways to search for award seats for Oneworld, Star Alliance, and Sky Team members.
The Points Guy tells us which airlines can be booked with AVIOS. It's way more than Oneworld partners.
- Avios are a very valuable points currency. For example: Short haul trips on British Air and its partners cost as little as 7,500 points. This is a super deal for domestic trips on American or Alaska Airlines, for example. I have used them for short trips in Europe and South America (like Buenos Aires to not to be missed Iguasu Falls).
- Although British Airways charges very high fees for award tickets on its own metal, it does not charge those fees on several of its partners. This makes its Avios (points) especially useful for non-trans Atlantic flights on American Airlines (great for the Caribbean and for Central and South America), and for Alaska Airlines tickets, for example. They can also get you trans Atlantic trips and Aer Lingus with very low fuel surcharges. And if you have an Iberia Avios account that's been open for 90 days and has some activity in it, you can move British Airways Avios over to Iberia, and use points in the Iberia account to redeem for Iberia flights with much lower fuel surcharges.
- So check out the good credit card offers of AVIOS for British Air, Iberia, and Aer Lingus. Remember that AVIOS from the three airlines can be combined, giving us a possible total of up to 300,000 AVIOS. That should get us to most places in the world in comfort and/or lots of sort term flights.
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7/8/2022
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Registration and Other Bonuses
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Now through July 31, 2022, get double the miles when you redeem your Wyndham Rewards points for United Airlines miles. Details.
Get 465 AA Miles on your next Uber Eats order of $25 or more purchased through the Uber Eats app through July 31, 2022. Details from Doctor of Credit.
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7/8/2022
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Credit Cards
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The 75,000 points Southwest Credit Card offers are scheduled to expire July 11, 2022.
In addition to its personal credit card, Korean Air has a business card. Seems to be the same offer: 30K miles. I see no reason why you can't get both.
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7/7/2022
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Credit Cards
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The Blue Cash Everyday Card from American Express increased its bonus to $200. It has nice cash back offers: 3% at U.S. supermarkets on up to $6,000 per year in purchases, 2% at U.S. gas stations & select U.S. dept stores, 1% on other purchases. No annual fee. 0% intro APR on purchases for 15 months.
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7/6/2022
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Credit Cards
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The personal Hawaiian Airlines credit card now offers 70,000 miles, but no longer waives the annual fee for the first year. The business card still offers 80K miles. I see no reason why you can't get both. Find links to them here.
Hawaiian's award chart say you can get from the west coast to Hawaii for as little as 17,500 miles), and inter-island flights cost only 7,500 miles. With its partners it seems to be expanding into the far east. For example, its partner award chart says that you can get from North America to Japan on JAL for 45,000 miles, or round trip to Korea for 100,000 miles.
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