Citi is offering $75 off $750+ hotel bookings with code TY75HOTEL for bookings between November 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019. Update (Nov 1, 2019): This code works towards online ThankYou Point bookings — It’s unclear [to me] whether you can use this code for bookings paid for with ThankYou Points, though I am hopeful. […]
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Do Amex Delta No Lifetime Language Offers Skirt the 5 Card Limit? No, but you can extend their useful life
If you were recently targeted for Amex Delta credit cards with offers that contain no lifetime language, you may be eligible for the welcome bonus again. Even if you have or have had the cards. This latest batch of offers expires today 10/30/2019. However, if you have 5 active Amex credit cards you probably won’t […]
My Experience Stacking CNB Rewards with the $100 Visa Infinite Discount Air Benefit
In this post I’ll discuss redeeming City National Bank Rewards through their Concierge, and leveraging its $100 Visa Infinite Discount Air Benefit. The upshot is that for low-priced roundtrip domestic flights in Economy, this is one of the best CNB Rewards redemptions possible. We’ve discussed City National Bank and their Crystal Visa Infinite card quite […]
Amex Pre-Approved Referrals: Dead Already?
It looks like Amex has withdrawn the ability to refer friends for pre-approved “green star” referrals that lack the usual lifetime language. Just last week we noticed these offers on the Amex referral page, but now they appear to be gone. These Amex preapproved referrals were useful because they enabled friends to get a welcome […]
Amex Platinum Churning Restrictions: 90 Days Across All Flavors of Personal Platinum Cards
I recently applied for an Amex Personal Platinum through a “pre-approved” green star referral. Amex tends to have generous approval standards, so I was surprised when they instantly declined me. It seems I bumped into some Amex Platinum churning restrictions I was previously unaware of. I called Amex and they said it was because I […]
PSA: Managing Amex Benefits with Multiple Cards Can Be Wonky [here’s a workaround]
When you’ve got two or more of the same Amex card managed under a single online account, managing benefits like airline incidentals and activating Saks/Dell credits can be wonky. Amex absolutely allows us to have multiple versions of the same card. But it seems to stress a scenario their online system doesn’t handle well. What […]
How to Generate Heightened Amex Delta Business Referrals
If you go through the normal Amex referral channel, the signup bonuses for Delta Business cards are currently inferior to what you get if you apply directly through a public link. Instead of 70,000/80,000/80,000 for Gold/Platinum/Business you’ll only get 30,000/35,000/40,000 which defeats the purpose of referring. To generate heightened referrals for Amex Delta Business cards […]
Does VRBO Code as Travel on Chase? [not for me, but call and they might adjust it]
We’ve been pointing out for over a year now that the Chase Ultimate Rewards portal has a tendency to show Vacation Rentals that are available for booking on Expedia proper as “Sold Out” in the Chase poral. See: Chase UR Travel Portal Sold [Us] Out–New Expedia Powered Portal Issues This has diminished my ability to redeem […]
[Targeted] Send Amex Referrals with No Lifetime Language
In a return of an offer that ran earlier this year, Amex is giving existing cardmembers the ability to refer friends for cards with signup bonuses that lack Amex’s usual lifetime language exclusions. This is useful for earning the signup bonus on Amex cards because they generally disqualify you if you “have or have had” […]
Why I Bailed on the BofA Better Balance Rewards
The Bank of America Better Balance Rewards card is no longer available for signups, and no longer available for product changes. But I bet a lot of people still have the card for its unique rewards structure. I recently discovered my Better Balance Rewards card not working in that I wasn’t getting the quarterly bonus. […]