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As Low as $385.00 Round Trip to Europe With LOT Polish Airlines
Travel for as low as $385.00 round trip to Europe with LOT Polish Airlines during what is called its BIG Sale from Wednesday, October 1, 2025 to Friday, March 28, 2026 — as well as low round trip fares to destinations in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East with seats...
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TODAY: Earn up to 4x on Apple purchases through shopping portals (select products)
Shopping through online portals can be a great way to boost a loyalty account balance, save some cash, or to prevent a loyalty balance from expiring. Right now a number of shopping portals are offering improved earnings rates for select purchases made with Apple, so this may be a good...
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Leaked! Details of the new Amex Business Platinum Card
Last week, I wrote about some of the speculations and predictions ahead of Amex’s big refresh of the personal and business versions of the Platinum card. As per Doctor of Credit, these leaked details and screenshots show us which benefits may be offered on the Business Platinum Card after the...
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UPDATE: Ending Soon! New 100k Southwest Card Offer Analysis: Which One is Best for Your Situation?
Update: These offers are good through 9/17 – act fast if you are interested in these cards. Here is my original analysis on which is best depending on your specific situation. Following on the heels of the announcement this week that assigned seating will go on sale for flights...
Monkey Miles
Rakuten – 10x on a ton of stores + Travel Week
There are two echelons of Rakuten that I always keep my eye out for: 10x to15x flash portal bonuses.  Throughout the year, we will see Rakuten periodically pump up the portal rates to 10x and 15x on multiple occasions, and this is when you should strike. These promos are only...
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$50 New Member Referral Bonus With Rakuten
Cash in on a $50 new member referral bonus when you sign up as a new member of Rakuten; and you will receive a bonus of $50.00 via referral when you spend a minimum of $50.00 within the first 90 days of your new membership, which is one of the...
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New high offer: Rakuten “refer a friend” now earns you & them $50 or 5,000 Amex points [targeted]
Rakuten is one of my favorite cash back sites because it allows users to choose between earning pure cash back or Amex Membership Rewards in place of cash back. Now, for a limited time, the site is offering the best bonus we have ever seen it offer to new users...
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Miles and Points On Sale — September 12 2025
Sometimes you need an infusion of miles or points to your membership account for whatever reason — perhaps to have enough to redeem for a limited time award as one example — and the best time to purchase or gift miles or points is when they are on sale, as...
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Has Hyatt just launched a variety of targeted promotions (again)?
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Hyatt app promotion: Earn up to 20,000 bonus points with select Hyatt Regency stays [possibly targeted]
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Earn 90,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points with these new Chase offers!
Back in June, Chase launched a brand new business credit card, the Chase Sapphire Reserve for business. In terms of segmentation, Chase wanted to introduce a card on par to their Chase Sapphire Reserve for consumers. That card is still offering a massive welcome bonus of 200,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards...
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Hilton going MAGA? Make Aspire Great Again!
As a long time Hilton loyalist, I’m disappointed but not surprised to see Hilton’s latest rug pull. What stinks the most about this particular move is that, similar to previous devaluations, they are sudden, without any prior intimation or announcements. Looking at the way Hilton’s points prices are heading, do...
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British Airways Avios Bonus: Is the 40% Offer Worth It?
British Airways is dangling a 40% Avios bonus through The Club until 17 September 2026. Nice headline, but don’t grab your wallet just yet, let’s throttle through the details. Quick Flight Brief Minimum top-up: 2,000 Avios → 2,800 after the bonus for about £49 Maximum splurge: 200,000 Avios → 280,000 for roughly £3,539 No...
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Why I Decided to GoWild! With Frontier Airlines.
Despite listing ten reasons for not participating in this promotion back in 2023, I decided to GoWild! with Frontier Airlines this year with the GoWild! All-You-Can-Fly annual pass and completed my purchase earlier today, Thursday, September 11, 2025. Why I Decided to GoWild! With Frontier Airlines. Photograph ©2022 by Brian Cohen. Initially...
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Save Up to 20% on Select Flights With Vueling Airlines
Purchase tickets and save up to 20% on select flights with Vueling Airlines for travel between Wednesday, October 1, 2025 and Thursday, December 18, 2025. No promotion code is required… Save Up to 20% on Select Flights With Vueling Airlines Photograph ©2018 by Brian Cohen. …but you must complete your purchase by...