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Grand Hyatt Tokyo: Bottom Line Review
The Grand Hyatt Tokyo is a very large property that provided a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the city. The location isn’t my favorite in Tokyo, but if you can use a suite upgrade and make good use of the lounge either as a Globalist or with a Club Access award, it can be hard to argue with the value. Don’t miss out on the massage chairs in the fitness center locker rooms!
Increased welcome offers on all 3 Wyndham credit cards: Earn up to 80k bonus points
Barclays has increased the welcome offers available on all three Wyndham Rewards credit cards. Despite not being at all-time highs, they’re still decent bonuses that you can earn. The spending requirements to earn the full number of bonus points can be steep though if the Business card is the one you have your eye on.
Virgin Atlantic offering 25% off Economy Classic award flights (Book 9/13-9/17)
Offer valid for new reward seats, upgrades and companion bookings (economy classic. seats only) booked using Virgin Points between 00:01 GMT 13th September 2024 and. 23:59 GMT 17th September 2024. All flight departures, including returns, must be on or. before 31st December 2024. A 25% reduction will be applied at...
Podcast: Pete Buttigieg’s war on airline loyalty devaluations | Coffee Break Ep25 | 9-10-24
(00:00) – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants that to stop. Read more about this airline rewards probe here. (02:48) – AA, Delta, Southwest, and United were ordered to submit information by Dec 4. Here are the categories of information requested…. (08:51) – Details indicate a fairly deep...
United cardholder award sale: Fly to Europe round trip for 50k miles in economy
Book round trip flights to the following European cities from 50,000 United MileagePlus miles as a United cardholder:. Primary Cardmembers must login using MileagePlus number to book award. No limit to the number of award tickets booked. The promotion applies to new award bookings and not to award tickets already booked.
IHG Business Rewards promo: Earn double points (i.e. 6x points)
Earn double points when booking hotel stays, meetings or events through IHG Business Rewards. To be eligible for the IHG Business Rewards 2X Points offer (“Offer”), a person must be an IHG Business Rewards member, which includes acceptance of the IHG Business Rewards Program Terms and Conditions, and the member must have registered for the Offer.
Elevated Hilton consumer card offers available (but might not make sense)
There are links out that feature slightly elevated Hilton consumer card offers. These new offers only add an additional 10K points to each offer. That’s not enough to really move the needle on applying and keep in mind that if you have a second player (a partner with whom you work to accumulate points together), you’ll probably be better off using his or her referral link to apply rather than taking up one of these offers since the referral bonus that your partner can receive is most likely worth far more than the additional 10K points here.
Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping portal promo: Earn up to 2K bonus points
Southwest Rapid Rewards shopping is offering bonus points for meeting the following purchase thresholds from today through 9/18/24:. During the “Fall Bonus” offer, which runs from September 9, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. ET through September 18, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the “Bonus Period”), Rapid Rewards Shopping® Member will earn a one-time bonus of up to 2,000 Rapid Rewards® bonus points on qualifying purchases, in addition to the standard Rapid Rewards points earned from shopping online through Rapid Rewards Shopping.
You can now transfer points between Marriott and MGM Rewards
Marriott Bonvoy and MGM Rewards announced today that members can now transfer points between the two programs, though only up to 30,000 points per year and at less than a 1:1 ratio. I see this being most useful for those without MGM status who make a trip to an MGM property only once in a while (like once a year) or perhaps those who earn points through the sportsbook app but don’t intend to travel to an MGM property. MGM Rewards points expire quickly for those without elite status, so this opens a pathway to use them before you lose them.
Deterring devaluations, bats at the library, post-flood Havasupai Falls, and new routes to Europe (Saturday Selection)
The government is stepping in to try and deter devaluations, Atlas Obscura delivers a batty site-seeing stop, Havasupai makes plans to reopen after last month’s flash flood, and American Airlines adds new European routes for Summer 2025. All that and more in this week’s Saturday Selection, our weekly round-up of interesting tidbits from around the interwebs (links to the original articles are embedded in the titles).
Aeroplan elite members can convert points to Marriott 1:1 (But don’t do it)
This week, Air Canada Aeroplan announced that Aeroplan Elite members can now convert points to Marriott at a 1:1 ratio, with a minimum transfer of 500 points and maximum of 100,000 per day / 250,000 per week. This is a bad deal unless you really need a very small number of points to top off for a value award, and even then I don’t know how quickly the points would transfer, so I’d be pretty hesitant to take them up on this transfer.
Apparently, Wyndham credit card points never expire (Positive change?)
Conventional wisdom has long held that Wyndham Rewards points expire 4 years from when they are earned, regardless of activity. It has been possible to extend the life by transferring to Caesars Rewards and back, though it’s a slow process and subject to annual limits. However, an Eagle-eyed reader named Jay noticed that an email sent to Wyndham Earner Business cardholders yesterday said that points earned from the card never expire — and it looks like that indeed might be true. This looks to be a positive, announced program change.
Best Choices post-devaluation, what to do if you get declined, how Marriott could improve, and more [Week in Review]
This week, we saw a big Choice devaluation, but it wasn’t all doom and gloom: Greg took a look on the bright side and found us some still-sweet spots. If you get declined for a new card, you’ll want to reference our application rules so you know the number for reconsideration. All that and more in this Frequent Miler Week in Review.
Podcast: How to amass Chase Ultimate Rewards | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep271 | 9-6-24
We love Chase Ultimate Rewards primarily because of the ability to transfer to partners (and we specifically love the ability to transfer to Hyatt.) Chase Ultimate Rewards is actually one of the best ways to get Hyatt points, in fact. We’ll talk more about amassing Chase Ultimate Rewards (and why you would want to) in this episode of Frequent Miler on the Air.
US Bank: Up to $800 bonus with new business checking account (no direct deposit requirement)
US Bank has a promotion for new Business Checking accounts that offers either a $300 or $800 bonus with very simply requirements. This deal is available in states within US Bank’s footprint (or for US Bank cardholders) and requires making one or more deposits totaling either $5,000 or $30,000 within 30 days, then holding that money in the account until 60 days after account opening. The total of the deposits will determine the bonus amount. $5,000 gets you $300; $30,000 gets you $800.
Verizon / T-Mobile Chase Offer: $50 back on wireless payments
There are two next Chase offers out for Verizon and T-Mobile customers, each one offering $50 back on a second payment of $50. The Verizon offer that I have specifies that you need to be a new customer and that both payments need to be $50+ in order to qualify, while it sounds like the T-Mobile version only requires that there be a first payment of some amount.
Capital One SavorOne successes and failures for 3% back
Earlier this week, I returned from almost six weeks abroad. My family started out in Europe, where we visited 7 different countries, before continuing on to Mauritius, Singapore, and Japan. I’ll soon publish more info about the trip itself, but one of the things I was most excited about was testing out my Capital One SavorOne card for both entertainment purchases and foreign grocery purchases to see what would succeed and what would fail for those bonus categories. As expected, I got 3% / 3x earnings on dining almost universally throughout the trip, but I also utilized the 3% / 3x on both “entertainment” and “grocery” in a number of countries during the trip, getting 3x / 3% back on a range of purchases. Of course, not every attempt succeeded, particularly on “entertainment” purchases. I’ll add that since the Wells Fargo Attune card also features an “entertainment” bonus category and like my SavorOne card it is also a Mastercard, I imagine purchases on that card would have similar successes and failures.
Chase Ink Business Unlimited 90K offer now available online
If you are looking for 90,000 reasons to pick up more transferable points, you now have opportunities to do so online, as the 90K offer on the Ink Business Unlimited is now available via referral and online. If you applied for this under a 75k referral offer and/or the old...
Earn A $550 Bonus With New US Bank Checking Account
US Bank has another promotion for new Bank Smartly checking accounts that offers up to a $450 bonus with fairly simple requirements. This deal is available in states within US Bank’s footprint and requires signing up for online banking and making at least two direct deposits within the first 90 days. The total amount of the direct deposits will determine the bonus. In order to get the full $450, your direct deposits must total $8,000 or more.
Chase Freedom Unlimited Credit Card Review (2024)
The Chase Freedom Unlimited card is unique among Chase’s Ultimate Rewards cards in that you earn a minimum of 1.5x for all spend while also earning 3x-5x within bonus categories, including dining and drugstores. The card has no annual fee and earns Chase Ultimate Rewards, which can be very powerful when paired with the right cards. Let’s take a deeper look.
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