- Play “The Smart Explorer” Game by Le Club AccorHotels to Win Points by Magic of Miles. Chances of winning are low.
- Test-Riding Uber’s New Driverless Cars by The Real Deal. I personally can’t wait until driverless cars become a think, I also love to think about the ethical dilemmas they’ll face (e.g do you run over a child or hit a car with 4 people in it?), after writing that I realize how morbid it sounds.
- My $4000 Travel Hacking Mistake by Chasing The Points. Ouch! There are actually a few services popping up that’ll semi automate this process for a small fee ($15-$20 from what I’ve seen). Can’t remember the names off the top of my head, but could be useful if you can’t find any cheap flights yourself and don’t want to try to work out what’s refundable.
- Amex Took 200K Membership Rewards Points from Us, and My Plans to Get Them Back by Miles For Family. Don’t try to do a product change to avoid the annual fee! Best of luck to Leana!
AMEX 200k is overly aggressive. Its not within the TC as I understand about “too early” PC. However, we dont know the whole story. People think MS would be the only reason. Not true. All “abusive” behavior count. If you are a churner, your profile makes it very clear what your behavior is after you get a CC. So maybe AMEX saw a history? Who knows. All I know is AMEX is busting out the beat down stick and I would be very interested to see how these AMEX rumors pan out. Also curious how Chase handles CSR players as well. 5/24 is just the beginning. Nothing is free.