The one most relevant to readers of this blog is 10% off (one time) main cabin tickets on Virgin America. … You will receive the 10% discount as a statement credit – you have to pay the original fare in full AND of course, using the AmEx card you have registered with Twitter.

I just saw this thread on FlyerTalk. The couple in question here started the year with 0 miles/points and has accumulated 670,000 points – without flying a mile! They applied for multiple credit cards between them to collect these points. The subject of the thread seems to suggest that the poster did it single-handedly, but it was between him and his wife. Impressive none the less.
Here is the list of cards they collected:

75k AA Citi Card
75K AA Citi Business Amex
75K AA Citi Visa (Wife)
75K AA Citi Amex (Wife)
50K Southwest Premier
50K …

In honor of the soon to come 2012, here is my list of Top 12 Articles of 2011. (See list of Top 11 Article of 2010). This list is based on traffic to their pages. I have excluded article that were posted in 2010 (The post – Air India switches to all non-stop routes to North America was the 3rd most read article and Boeing 747 Piano Bar article was the 6th most read article in 2011, despite both being written in 2010!). I also excluded all articles related to …

In Part I of this post I went over the process I use and recommend for planning out an year of earning and maximizing Airline Miles. (The very same process can be applied for Hotel Points too). In that post I showed how I came upon my ‘gap’ – miles that I had to work for; those that were not in my planned travel or covered by my usual travel run rate. This is where the work is and requires creative efforts to get to your goals.
As I maintained before, …

Today (Dec. 21st.) is the last day to make a purchase using your American Express Card and get a Gift in return! Few more hours to go. This is an excellent program. I have received a ShopRunner Annual Membership for free and fours $2 statement credits so far. Plan to make a few more purchases before the night is out.
You have to register for this program. See my earlier post on the AmEx Gift Chain offer.
If you are still shopping, see my post on Last Minute Gifts for Travelers.
Subscribe to …

American Express has been very creative off late. Last weekend they had the Small Business $25 offer, that they participated in. Now they have their new Gift Chain offer. Instead of me explaining it in details here, I will pass you on to an excellent and detailed post by Mommy Points where you can read all about it. (Thanks Mommy Points.) Here is a brief synopsis:

Register for the Promo
Spend $25 or more on any of the participating retailers
Get a free gift from AmEx

And oh yeah, if you win the gift …

When I was a kid, my dad ingrained the doctrine “Learn from and listen to everyone, follow no one” in me. I have found this to be the best advice one can ever get. This probably also holds true for credit cards.
A plethora of credit cards swarm the market with so diverse benefits that it is difficult to compare them. It is even more difficult to recommend cards to someone without knowing the exact economic condition and travel plans. For example, if a newbie asks anywhere on Flyertalk or Milepoint …

Small Business Saturday was a great promotion that many of us took advantage of last year. All you had to do was register your card and use it at some local merchant’s business. Well this lucrative promotion is back again this year.
Register your American Express Card starting Nov 1 and then use it at your favorite merchant on Nov 26. You’ll receive a $25 statement credit when you spend $25 or more at participating stores.
Last year, you could register multiple cards and reap the benefits. Don’t know how it will …

Yeah, I know there are websites that will track it for me all in one place – I have accounts with points.com and gomilies.com , but they just don’t seem to be right or enough. … Staying at a hotel (duh, again, but this can become complex if one earns hotel points, airline miles or hotel points AND airline miles) Credit cards eMiles.com eRewards.com MyPoints.com TopGuest Car rentals (for rental rewards or airline miles) Other sundry events, like filling out a survey, earning miles as compensation for a customer service event, etc.

American Express Platinum Card needs no introduction. It is the premier card in the AMEX line up that is available to everybody (with excellent credit that is). Elite status in Hotels, Car rentals, airline lounges… the benefit list is pretty huge. The Points Guy covers it in good depth.
The standard offer for Platinum card right now is 25K Membership Rewards (MR) points. However if you follow this LINK and apply, you can get 50K MR bonus points (Bonus ID 6751). Note that there is a 100K MR points targeted bonus …