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19 Things I Love About The Capital One Venture X Card
There’s no question that Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is the most exciting premium rewards card of the last couple of years. It has a huge up front bonus offer, strong points-earning, airport lounge access and a host of premium benefits. And Capital One tells me the...

View from the Wing
19 Things I Love About The Capital One Venture X Card
There’s no question that Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is the most exciting premium rewards card of the last couple of years. It has a huge up front bonus offer, strong points-earning, airport lounge access and a host of premium benefits. And Capital One tells me the...

Frequent Floaters
These Credit Cards Offer Members “Free” Hotel Nights (Need a Place to Stay Before or After a Cruise?)
Many of us who don’t live reasonably close to a cruise’s departure or arrival port arrive a day or two early (if we’re smart). We may need to stay a night or two at a hotel before heading home. (It’s kind of like a vacation within a vacation!) Several programs...

Eye of the Flyer
Amazon: 5% Cashback (5X Ultimate Rewards Points) from April through June! (Register Now)
This is great news for Amazon shoppers. Well, some of them. The ones who hold Chase Freedom Flex℠ cards will be happy. (If you don’t yet hold the no-annual-fee Chase Freedom Flex℠ card, read why we think it deserves a place in your wallet.) Chase announced this week that Amazon...

The Travel Sisters
Easiest Way to Get the Southwest Companion Pass
If you are interested in an easy way to earn the Southwest companion pass time is running out to take advantage of a limited time promotion to earn a Companion Pass through 2/28/2024 with just one credit card sign up bonus. While this offer has officially ended on chase.com and...

The Travel Sisters
Last Chance to Southwest Companion Pass the Quick & Easy Way!
If you are interested in an easy way to earn the Southwest companion pass time is running out to take advantage of a limited time promotion to earn a Companion Pass through 2/28/2024 with just one credit card sign up bonus.
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Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Earn 100,000 bonus points with the Aeroplan Card
There increased welcome bonus offer up to 100,000 points is still available for the Chase Aeroplan® World Elite Mastercard® Credit Card. When you apply for and are approved for the card you’ll earn 60,000 points when you spend $4,000 on the card in the first three months. An additional 40,000...

Frequent Miler
Now 40K or 20K points with Amtrak credit cards
The Amtrak Credit Cards are once again featuring increased bonuses. While these cards don’t get a ton of attention since there aren’t really any great uses of Amtrak points beyond Amtrak trains, the bottom line is that these offers can be great if you like traveling via Amtrak thanks to...

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15 Things I Love About Chase’s Aeroplan Credit Card
It's a strong-earning credit card, which earns valuable points, and is one of the better-integrated cards into a frequent flyer program out there. What's more it pairs with the newly-relaunched Aeroplan program which is hugely underappreciated as a tool for U.S. frequent flyers.
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Frequent Miler
Would rumored changes kill the Aspire card?
Recently, it was reported on reddit and then on Thrifty Traveler that Amex has surveyed some cardmembers about possible changes to the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card. At first glance, the rumored changes look like quite a downgrade from the current card. Nobody knows whether the changes suggested in...

Eye of the Flyer
Still in Business? My Retention Call for The Business Platinum Card® from American Express [2023]
I recently wrote that a couple of my American Express cards are up for renewal: I placed a successful retention call for card_name. My next task: go for a retention call for my card_name. Last year, I received a $100 statement credit. Would AmEx give me a statement credit, spending challenge,...

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What Will A Banking Crisis Do To Miles And Points?
The big co-brands have all become such expensive deals that only the biggest banks could swallow them. So your airline credit card isn't going to disappear. And the big banks are also the only ones that have been able to afford to stand up their own rich transferable...