I have an update on the American Express Rewards Premier offer. Apparently this offer was targeted for Columbia University graduates. Their offer was for 50,000 Membership Reward points after $500 spend in 3 months and no annual fee for 2 years. My wife had applied and was approved through the link and so she called…
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Monthly Archives for May 2011.
Targeted offer for fast track to Gold Medallion status with Delta
Via FrequentFlyerBonuses, Delta has a targeted promotion to earn Gold Medallion Status by flying two paid round trip domestic flights or one paid international flight on Delta. You must register first and then book your trips online and travel by December 31st. Chances are this won’t work for any of us – but I sometimes…
Trip to the Maldives – the flights part 2
Trip to the Maldives – the flights part 1 Trip to the Maldives – the flights part 2 Conrad Lounge in Mali and Seaplane to Rangali Island Beach Villa at the Conrad Maldives Euro swimsuits and Turtles The main pool and snorkeling Our luggage arrives, Vilu, and the Quiet Zone The employee strike The strike…
I’m now approved for Global Entry
I’ve always wanted to apply for the Global Entry program that allows you to shortcut the passport control line. It wasn’t until American Express Platinum card offered to refund the $100 application fee that I actually decided to do it. You first must apply online and pay the $100 application fee. My $100 statement credit…
Delta Economy Comfort seats
I usually book my trips far in advance and try and snag the exit row aisle seat to make the journey as comfortable as possible. For the first time on this trip, I experienced the new Economy Comfort seats on my Salt Lake City – Paris leg. It actually only happened by chance – as…
Thoughts from my current trip
I’m in the midst of a quick jaunt to Sweden, Germany, and Cyprus. Some quick thoughts: 1. Overheard a husband and wife arguing about who should get the upgrade at the Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris. I wrote about my own debate here. The guy was digging in his heels and bringing out all…
American Express Premier Rewards offer – 50,000 Membership Rewards points and no annual fee for 2 years
I don’t usually post links to credit card offers – but this one is intriguing. American Express is offering a Premier Rewards card where you pay no annual fee for two years and receive 50,000 Membership Rewards points with a $500 spend in the first three months. If you don’t see this offer, clear your…
Vote for my photo on the Dream & Redeem contest
I uploaded a picture of the underwater restaurant Ithaa at the Conrad Maldives in the Delta Skymiles American Express Dream and Redeem contest. If you want, you can vote for my pictures at this link Thanks!
Trip to the Maldives – the flights part 1
We booked our Delta Award tickets via Malaysian Airlines for 120,000 Skymiles each. My wife and I both did the recent Suntrust business and personal accounts where you earned 140,000 Skymiles for $330 and therefore had plenty of Skymiles for redemption outside of all of our credit card spending on the American Express Delta Skymiles…
1,000 American Airlines free miles for AAdvantage credit card holders
Go here, enter your AAdvantage number and click on “already a Citi AAdvantage Cardmember”. It will take you to another screen where it will say “Thank you for being a Citi® / AAdvantage® and/or CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® credit cardmember. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the AAdvantage® program, the AAdvantage® program would like to thank…
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