Danny the Deal Guru: "Capital One has an option for credit card holders to easy move credit limits between cards online. The feature makes the process quite easy, but currently it doesn’t apply to all cards or cardholders."
"Capital One also makes it easy to close your credit card account. You just log in, click on the “I want to” button and find “Close Account” under the “Control Your Card” section, and then go through the steps."
Your Mileage May Vary: "One major reason people weren’t using Citi cards to pay for travel is that the bank removed all travel protections in 2019. That means if you booked airfare with your Citi Premier and your flight was delayed overnight, you’d get nothing from the card. I know that this kept me from using the card to pay for flights and hotels."
Notable Citi Strata Premier trip protections include:
There's a targeted Chase Offer for 10% back at Hilton brands up to $32 back. The offer expires June 19, 2024.
What I like about this offer is that it doesn't restrict you to specific brands which means you can use it at Conrad, LXR, and Waldorf Astoria properties. This means you can take advantage of Hilton Impresario benefits such as:
Danny the Deal Guru: "Resy has a new offer for the Amex Gold Card which is better than the current public offer. The official offer currently is 60,000 Membership Rewards points. However, you can probably get a 90,000 points offer through some referrals. But this Resy offer will get you 75,000 points plus up to $350 back for dining purchases, which is also a category that earns 4x with the Amex Gold Card."
Points Wire Note:
The 90,000-point welcome bonus offer will be best for many people. However, if you're able to pull up the offer 75,000 Membership Rewards points + up to $350 back at restaurants, that might be a better option.
Doctor of Credit flagged that there are two spend bonuses for Chase Freedom Unlimited cardholders. These offers appear to be targeted but might be worth a quick check. The two possible offers are:
Travel In Points: "Venti, a fintech company that gives APY on your cash holding in the form of travel credit, appears to be launching a debit card. I have written about Venti here but in short, I think their take is super interesting but I haven’t been a fan of how they have executed (most notably, I still feel that their platform resembles early beta access platforms).
"Anyway, becoming a “founder” seems to come with a “free domestic flight” offer. If you read the terms you will realize that it is essentially capped at $200. Less than a month ago the offer was capped to $250. Their debit card is supposed to offer up to 5x rewards but that could mean anything."
In late 2023, American Express added the ability to search your Amex Offers on their website. This makes it much easier to see if you have a specific offer or to check the terms of an offer. However, this search function was not added to the Amex app.
Fortunately, that's now changed. On Reddit, NotABostonSportsFan flagged that the American Express app now has a search bar on the Amex Offers page which allows you to run a search.
It's not big news, but it's nice to see banks make it just a bit easier to navigate their card benefits.
The Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select card generally has a sign-up bonus that sits around 60,000 miles. However, Citi has given this sign-up bonus a big boost.
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If you're interested in applying, learn more here.
Danny the Deal Guru: "Now another card seems to have made that change, the Capital One Venture X Business credit card. It’s not clear when the Venture X Business card dropped Priority Pass restaurants since there was no official announcement. But the card switched from World Elite Mastercard to Visa late last month, so that is likely the reason."
Points Wire Note:
At this point, those who have the Mastercard version of the Venture X Business Card will continue to have access to Priority Pass restaurants.
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Bilt Rewards has just added Hilton Honors as a new transfer partner which means they currently have 18 partners. However, they're splitting with American Airlines in June so they'll be at 17 next month.
While I don't see much value in Hilton as a transfer partner, I do like that Bilt continues to pursue additional airline and hotel transfer partners. At this point, they have all 4 major hotel transfer partners that people in the points community consider. I'll be curious to see if the pursue Choice, Wyndham, Accor, or Leading Hotels of the World going forward.
Those who have earned Bilt Silver, Gold, or Platinum status can transfer points in increments of 1,000 points starting with 1,000 points. If you have the entry level Bilt Blue status, you need to transfer at least 2,000 points.
All Bilt members can receive 1,000 bonus Hilton points if they transfer to Hilton Honors by June 8, 2024. This doesn't move the needle for me, but it's a nice bonus if you need to top off your Hilton account to book an award stay.
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