Best Posts This Week: AmEx Loses Two Partnerships, Increased Sign Up Bonuses, $100 Statement Credit & Discounted Giftcards

This was a bad week for American Express, we found an ad from Barclaycard showing that they are hiring for a marketing manager of the JetBlue card. Confirming that American Express has lost that partnership and Barclaycard will replace them as the co-branded card issuing company. American Express will also lose their partnership with Costco, they will no longer be the payment network in store and they also will not issue the co-branded credit cards.

The sign up bonus on the Chase Ritz Carlton card is no longer 140,000 points and they are tightening what counts for the $300 annual airline credit. Although Chase have increased the sign up bonus on the Marriott Premier to 70,000 points + a free night certificate. They also increased the sign up bonus to 18,000 points on the Amtrak card and 60,000 points on the ink plus card.

There was good news for American Express business platinum customers, you can get 10 free Gogo inflight passes now. You should also be able to get a $100 statement credit by trying to use your Regus Platinum benefit, which is going away in May.

In other credit card news, it might be worth applying for Capital One cards even if they do pull all three credit bureas. Chuck shared his reasons as to why these cards are now on his radar screen. Barclaycard also increased the sign up bonus on the Upromise card to $100, this is worth a look because it earns at a higher rate on portal purchases.

If you purchase Visa gift cards online (especially the $500 varieties), then you need to read this post by Chuck, he assesses your different options and also gives you a tip to save money on each purchase.

All Our Posts This Week

Credit Cards

• Citi Relationship Bonuses – Up to 3.75x ThankYou Points On Airfare & Hotels
• What Charges Count Towards The Citi Prestige $250 Air Travel Credit?
• American Express, Costco Partnership to End Next Year
• NASA Federal Credit Union – 2% Cash Back Card Review
• U.S Bank FlexPerk Reserve Cards: $500 Lounge Credit, Up To 4.5x+ FlexPoints & 20,000 Point Bonus
• Two Chase Ritz Carlton Updates
• Public Chase Marriott Premier 70,000 Point Offer After $2,000 Spend Is Back
• Possible $100 Statement Credit For Existing American Express Business Cardholders
• GogoAir American Express Business Platinum Benefit Now Available (10 Free Passes)
• 30,000 Point Sign Up Bonus On AmEx SPG Card
• JetBlue & Barclaycard Partnership
• Why Capital One Credit Cards Are Now on My Radar Screen
• Chase Ink Plus Now 60,000 Points In Branch & Online
• Santander Sphere Review – $100 Bonus & 24 Month 0% APR
• American Express Business Platinum Cardholders To Lose Regus Platinum Office Benefit

Manufactured Spending

• Options for Buying $500 Visa Gift Cards Online, & This Weird Trick Can Save You Money
• Churning News: More Updates on Cardcash.com

Deals

• $50 In eBay Giftcards For $45 At Safeway/Vons Stores
• $5 Off for New Gyft Customers, $15 Amazon Gift Card for $10
• Raise.com $5 Off $50 ANY Gift Card – existing or new customers
• [YMMV] Purchase $50 In Amazon Giftcards, Get $10 Credit For Free
• $25 Gift Card For Test Driving A Nissan
• [Targeted] Amex Offer $10 Off $75 Cellphone Bill
• 4,000 Free Miles For Joining Alitalia
• 1,000 Miles For Joining Etihad Guest
• Receive $10 When Enroll A BB&T Credit Or Debit Card With Visa Check Out
• Herbergers $5 Off $5 (Free Socks)

Bank Bonuses

• Best Bank Account Bonuses For February, 2015
• Citibank Ongoing ThankYou Checking Bonuses (Up To 1,600 TYP Per Month)
• M&T Bank $150 Checking Bonus [CT, DC, DE, FL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, OR, PA, VA, WV]
• E*TRADE IRA and Brokerage Account Bonus: Free Trades and Up To $2500 In Cash
• Online $300 PNC Virtual Wallet Sign Up Bonus [AL, DC, DE, FL, GA IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, MD, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, VA, WI, WV only]
• [Select States Only] Bank Of The West Up To $300 In Checking Account Sign Up Bonuses

Travel Hacking

• Expedia Cancels Hotel Deal Early – Will They Honor Bookings Already Made?
• [Expired]Expedia Coupons $100-$200 Off, No Minimum Spend Requirement

Misc

• FICO 9 Released: What’s Different & Why It Doesn’t Really Matter
• Amex Beefs up 2x Membership Rewards with Amex Offers
• CardCash’s Walmart Gift Card Exchange Shut Down
• Consumers Should Have The Right To Set Their Own Cash Advance & Foreign Currency Limits

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