A few days ago, word broke from Richard Kerr on Facebook that numerous changes will be coming to the Citi Prestige card on July 27, 2017. The free golf benefit will be removed. No more American Airline redemptions at 1.6 cents-per-point... Read More →
Category - Credit Card Benefits
Updates on Citi Prestige Changes [Admirals Extension, 2x Dining Remains, Signup Bonus]
Admirals Club Extension Our contact at Citi reached out to clarify that the Admirals Club benefit on the Prestige card will not go away on June 20, 2017, as had been originally showing on the Citi website. It will remain until July 23... Read More →
Citi Prestige to Remove Admirals Club Access in June 2017
Starting next year, Citi Prestige cardholders will no longer get the benefit of Admirals Club access. The change will take effect on June 20, 2017. Update: Citi has changed to date to July 23, 2017. You can see the details in your... Read More →
New Rules Surrounding Citi, Downgrades & Annual Fees
In our post on annual fee refund rules for each card issuer, we’ve listed Citi as refunding annual fees as long as the card is downgraded or canceled within 30 days of the annual fee posting (and a prorated refund after that). It... Read More →
Amex Airline Reimbursement: Did You Know You Can Select the Airline AFTER the Purchase?
For the Amex Airline Incidental reimbursement, you can even select the airline a few hours AFTER making the purchase. Amex Airline Reimbursement Many of us have the Amex Platinum cards and PRG card that gets an annual reimbursement from... Read More →
‘Grandfathered’ Barclaycard Arrival Cardholders Will Have 10% Redemption Bonus Lowered To 5%
In July of last year Barclaycard introduced a lot of negative changes to their Barclaycard Arivval card. They are as follows: Redemption bonus will be lowered from 10% to 5% (basically making the Plus a 2.105% travel card instead of 2... Read More →
Uber: 10th Ride Free with Capital One Quicksilver (up to $15 ride)
The Offer Direct Link Uber has again partnered with Capital One to offer a special for Quicksilver credit cardholders. Pay for your Uber rides with the CapitalOne QuickSilver credit card and get your 10th Uber ride free, up to a $15... Read More →
New Barnes & Noble Credit Card – Adds New Benefits But Still No Good
New Card Recently Barnes & Noble (B&N) released a new credit card, it’s still issued by Barclaycard and has mostly the same benefits & features of the old card. Let’s look at the new offering first: $25 B&N... Read More →
What to do with the $100 Mercedes-Benz Gift Certificate from Amex Platinum Card
Amex Platinum Mercedes-Benz cardholders get $100 MB gift certificate which can be used to buy various accessories like mugs, umbrellas, notebooks, wallets, and more. Background Many of us are proud new Amex Platinum cardholders... Read More →
Chase Marriott Business Card Adds Marriott Gold Status For $50,000 Spend
Path To Gold Benefit The Chase Marriott Business card (currently at a high 100,000 sign up bonus) has added a new benefit, if you spend $50,000 or more in a card anniversary year you’ll receive Marriott gold status through... Read More →
10,000 Points Referral Bonus for Chase Sapphire & INK + Referrals
Chase Refer-a-friend for Sapphire & INK Chase is now offering a 10,000 point referral bonus on the Sapphire Preferred & INK Plus cards. Refer-a-friend for the Sapphire Preferred or the INK Plus card and receive a 10,000 point... Read More →
Credit Card Travel Credit – Does it Go with Pending Date or Post Date?
Citi Prestige Travel Credit Citi calculates their airline reimbursement based on the billing cycle, not the calendar year. When making an airline charge for the current year, care must be taken that the charge should be done before the... Read More →
Chase Fairmont Is Not Having New Benefits Added
On November 22nd we reported that the Chase Fairmont was having five new benefits added, this was because cardholders received an e-mail stating that this would be the case. A Chase media representative contacted me, to let me know that... Read More →
Chase Fairmont Card Adds Five New Benefits
Announcement Recently Chase Fairmont cardholders were notified that they would be receiving four new benefits on their card. They received the following e-mail (emphasis mine): Whether you’re travelling afar and want to take advantage... Read More →
Barclay Offers TripIt Pro Benefit for Arrival Cardholders
As we know, Barclay recently stripped some benefits on the Arrival Plus card. Besides for lowering the redemption bonus from 10% to 5% (today is last day to get the higher amount!), they also stripped the free $49 TripIt Pro benefit... Read More →
