Update 5/30/18: Reader Matt points out that the Hyatt referral page is now showing: “Thank you for visiting Chase. The Hyatt Credit Card Refer-A-Friend promotion has concluded.” Yet existing referral links are still working... Read More →
Category - Credit Cards
American Express Centurion Lounge Overcrowding Issues – 2 Hour Rule Clarity & Possible Solution
In yesterday’s recap we shared a story from Miles to Memories about American Express limiting entry to the SEA centurion lounge over memorial day: Access is limited to 2 hours prior to the scheduled departure time of your flight... Read More →
MPX is now Carrying Over the Merchant Category [3x Sapphire Reserve, 5x INK]
We reported back in March when purchases on the MPX app stopped carrying through the merchant category to get bonus points on Chase Sapphire Reserve and Chase INK, probably a coding change from MPX’s end. For example, restaurant... Read More →
Citi Double Cash $100 Signup Bonus
Update: a reader points out that the online offer for this $100 bonus is still available as well, so no particular reason to go in-branch. The Offer We’ve received information about a special offer found only in Citibank branches... Read More →
[YMMV] American Express Premier Rewards Gold 50,000 Point Offer
The Offer Currently there are two ways readers have been able to get bonuses of 50,000 Membership Rewards points on the Premier Rewards Gold card to show up. Use CardMatch or checking American Express directly for pre-qualified offers... Read More →
Are Chase ‘Selected For You’/Green Checkmark Offers Bypassing 5/24 Again? [Yes, They Are]
Update: Lots of positive datapoints in the comments below now. Looks like this is confirmed to be working again, yay! For some time one of the most popular ways to bypass the Chase 5/24 rule was to apply for a card that showed as... Read More →
Bypassing Chase 5/24 Using A BRM & A Paper Application (For Business Cards) [Working On Business Unlimited]
Update 4: Reposting as business relationship manager bankers now have access to a paper app for the Chase Ink Business Unlimited card ($500 bonus) and this also works to bypass 5/24. Update 3: Definitely working. Make sure a paper... Read More →
[YMMV] American Express Delta Gold 60,000 Miles + $50 Statement Credit, No Lifetime Language [Personal & Business]
Update 05/25/18: Added another link that is working for some people. Update: Reader ne0ven0m was able to get this offer to show (without the lifetime language) by doing a dummy booking on Delta.com, this is despite the fact that the... Read More →
My U.S. Bank Altitude Retention/Closure Call
Lots of us have a U.S. Bank Altitude card up for renewal now with its hefty $400 annual fee and are considering whether to keep, cancel, or downgrade. If you plan to cancel, the first thing you want to do after the annual fee posts is... Read More →
[Expired] Citi ThankYou Offering 10-20% Discounts on Some Gift Card Redemptions [Targeted]
There are various discounts showing for some on their Citi ThankYou points gift card redemption option: Some are seeing an offer to get 20% off all gift card redemption Some are seeing an offer to get 10% off Home Depot, Saks Fifth Ave... Read More →
Amex Makes it Easier to Redeem Reward Dollars on Blue Cash Cards
American Express Blue Cash cards now allow exact redemptions, without requiring it to be a round $25 redemption. There still is a $25 minimum, but once you hit that threshold you can redeem the full amount without being limited to $25... Read More →
Full List Of Negative Changes Citi Is Making On July 29th, 2018
In case you missed it Citi is making some negative changes: Citi Makes Yet Another Negative Change To Trip Delay Policy For Prestige Cardholders (Now 6 Hours Instead Of 3) From 7/29/18 Citi Makes Significant Negative Changes To Citi... Read More →
Citi Makes Yet Another Negative Change To Trip Delay Policy For Prestige Cardholders (Now 6 Hours Instead Of 3) From 7/29/18
The Citi Prestige card has long had the best trip delay policy out there, only requiring a delay of 3 hours to trigger the benefit. Around March they made a change to the benefit and made it so that if the delay was caused by a miss... Read More →
Has Citi Killed The 10% Rebate On The Citi American Airlines Cards? (No, It Hasn’t)
A few weeks ago Charlie from Running With Miles asked me if he had missed some news as he couldn’t find the 10% rebate being mentioned on the Citi American Airlines card and had recently been on vacation. I told him at the time... Read More →
PSA: Chase Isn’t Properly Crediting The Marriott Upgrade Bonuses
Multiple readers have written in to inform me that they have only received a bonus of 10,000 points from upgrading their Chase Marriott Premier cards to Chase Marriott Premier Plus, despite their offers actually being for 20,000-50,000... Read More →
