Bank of America is taking a page out of the Chase Freedom book with a limited-time category bonus offer for targeted customers. Through June 30, members who register with a targeted code earn 3 miles per $1 spent at home improvement stores. If you’re an Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Cardholder, you may be […]
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20% discount on United MileagePlus awards to Mexico City
United is really trying to get back into the good graces of disgruntled customers. A while back, they were offering discounted awards to Japan and now they’re offering 20% off awards to Mexico City. These awards usually require 35,000 miles round-trip but are now available for 28,000. It’s pretty random […]
Current cash back portal payouts on American Express gift cards
Update 4/21: Barclay Rewards Boost has increased the Amex Gift Card payout back up to 4 miles per $1, while TopCashBack is up to 3%. Update 4/16: It appears the payout from the Barclay Rewards Boost portal has decreased to 2 points per $1 spent. Combined with the Arrival card, […]
Getting around issues with $5 iTunes credit from American Express
Lots of American Express cardholders have been targeted for the iTunes offer: Spend $5 at iTunes, get $5 back. A co-worker of mine told me that he currently has a large gift card credit on his iTunes account and that he was unable to take advantage of the $5 statement […]
5% Cash back at Hyatt hotels through TopCashBack
For the next four days, TopCashBack is offering 5% cash back at Hyatt hotels. Just a few days ago, the cashback amount was 3%, so this is a nice improvement. If you made a booking under the lower rate, see if you can cancel that rate and rebook through this […]
First Friday bonus: 3X points on dining for Sapphire Preferred cardholders
If you’ve resisted the urge to call in sick today, you can make work a little more bearable by earning some bonus points at lunch. On the first Friday of the month, Chase Sapphire Preferred cardholders earn an extra point per $1 spent on dining. While this sounds trivial, you […]
Save on Southwest Wanna Get Away bookings before March 31
This may have slipped past you, but I’m a big fan of Southwest Airlines. They’re a great airline, are fair with their customers, and have a revenue-based award chart that comes in handy for cheap, short-haul flights. That last bit is about to change somewhat. As I wrote earlier this […]
Chase Freedom category bonus: Lowe’s and restaurants
Chase Freedom cardholders have something to look forward to this April, with 5 points/5% cash back at Lowe’s and restaurants. The payout is limited to the first $1,500 spend, but if you were to max it out each quarter, you’re looking at 30,000 points/$300 cash back. You can activate the […]
Get a second 100,000 mile sign-up bonus for the Citi AAdvantage Executive Card
Update 4/2/14: According to Gary, Citi has amended the terms of the offer to restrict sign-up bonuses to just one. Last month, I wrote about the amazing 100,000 mile Citi AAdvantage Executive Card. It’s been a while since we’ve had a 100,000 point sign-up bonus. The British Airways card doesn’t count […]
Big Crumbs increases cash back on Amex gift cards to 3.5%!
Updated 2/13/14: A reader has reported that the Big Crumbs offer is back down to 2.1%. TopCashBack remains at 3.5% through 2/15/14. Yesterday I wrote about TopCashBack, Big Crumbs, and Barclays RewardsBoost running bonus promotions on Amex Gift Card purchases. Today, Michelle at Miles, Points, and Mai Tais notified me […]