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Danny the Deal Guru flagged that you earn a $75 Uber voucher when you sign up for a CLEAR Plus membership with the code promo code SAVETIME75.
If you pay for your CLEAR Plus membership with an Amex Platinum, Amex Business Platinum, Amex Green, or Hilton Aspire Amex, you can also receive a statement credit covering the $189 fee.
American Express has released another Amex Offer for Amazon purchases. You can earn 5 bonus Membership Rewards points per dollar on Amazon purchases through April 30, 2024. You can earn up to 2,000 bonus points with this offer. That means you'll earn +5 points on up to $400 spent at Amazon. Unfortunately, this is a targeted offer so only some accounts will have it.
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There's an increased offer for the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card available if you apply in-branch with a bank rep.
While the standard offer for the Sapphire Preferred is 60,000 Ultimate Rewards points, you can get an extra 10,000 points for a total of 70,000 points. The minimum spend requirement remains the same at $4,000 in 3 months.
This isn't the highest sign-up bonus offer we've seen on this card, but we haven't seen higher since early 2023. In fact, we saw an 80,000-point sign-up bonus in early 2022 and early 2023. We last saw a 100,000-point offer in 2021.
Nice flag on Reddit MrHeatherroth
Should You Apply In-Branch?
Maybe.
If you live near a branch, it could be worth it. Make sure the bank rep selects the correct card and enters your info correctly. I would recommend looking at their computer screen while they complete each step.
If you don't live near a branch, consider the value of your time. If you'll use the points in the Chase Travel portal, they're worth $125. If you book an international business class ticket and get 4 cents per point, the 10,000 points are worth $400. Is it worth driving an hour or two then spending 30 minutes with a bank rep? That's up to you!
If you have a Player 2 (spouse, family member, etc.) with a Sapphire Preferred or Chase Sapphire Reserve, the referral bonus is 15,000 points which means you and your Player 2 will get 75,000 points between the two of you. That's a slightly better deal and you don't have to leave the house.
If you don't want to drive to a branch and don't have a P2 and want to apply, here's a link with more info. It's an easy way to support Points Wire!
Amex Membership Rewards is out with a new transfer bonus to Etihad Guest. You can transfer Amex points and get a 20% bonus through April 4, 2024. That means every 1,000 points you transfers, you'll get 1,200 Etihad Guest miles. The number of miles you'll receive will be reflected on Amex's site.
For context, Etihad Guest's reward chart for award flights on partner airlines is not great. You might find that it'll be the best option in niche cases with this transfer bonus, but that's about it. Plus, you have to consider the fact that Etihad Guest will pass on carrier-imposed surcharges to you which can mean steep taxes and fees.
For award flights on Etihad itself, you'll have access to business and first class award space earlier than if you were to book with a partner program. While the rates will still be steep, the 20% bonus certainly helps.
Frequent Miler: "An astute reader pointed out the fact that Amex has added some new restrictive language to the offer terms on the Amex Marriott Bonvoy Bevy card. According to the new terms, many readers may find themselves ineligible to earn a welcome bonus on the Bevy card based on other cards they have had within the past 30 days."
"Previously, there was no language restricting those who have the old Chase Marriott Bonvoy Premier card or the even older $45 annual fee Chase Marriott Bonvoy / Chase Marriott Bonvoy Business cards. This new update excludes more cardholders than before from qualifying for the welcome bonus on the Amex Marriott Bonvoy Bevy card."
Professor of Points: "Both American Express and Capital One have been building lounges at Ronald Reagan National Airport. The American Express Centurion Lounge at DCA will be the traditional American Express lounge (although, presumably one of the smallest). Capital One is opening the Capital One Landing in collaboration with Jose Andres."
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If you have a Bilt Platinum status, you can get Air France-KLM Flying Blue Gold status for 12 months with a simple status match starting February 29, 2024.
To activate the status match, you must transfer 10,000 Bilt Rewards points to Flying Blue. It can take up to three days for the match to process and for you to see your new Flying Blue Gold status.
Once active, your Gold status will be valid for 12 months. Since it's 12 months regardless of when you match, I would time this to line up with your travel plans on SkyTeam carriers. On international flights, you'll have SkyTeam lounges access regardless of what class of service you fly.
Even if you take advantage of this status match option, you will be eligible for future matches.
I must have missed this one when it was first released earlier this month, but you can earn 15,000 Amex Membership Rewards points if you spend $750+ at an Auberge Resorts Collection property in the US, Costa Rica, Europe, or Mexico.
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We can book your stay at an eligible Auberge Resorts Collection property and add benefits such as:
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You can get a $100 statement credit when you spend $500+ on Alaska Airlines flights via Amex Travel by May 26, 2024, Unfortunately, this appears to be a targeted Amex Offer so only some cardmembers will have it. Still, it's worth checking to see if you have the offer.
Since this offer if for bookings via Amex Travel, the ideal Amex cards for this offer are the Amex Platinum and Amex Business Platinum as both will earn 5x on flights booked via Amex Travel.
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Bilt is running a March Madness promo for Rent Day this coming Rent Day (March 1, 2024). Rather than simply add an extra bonus category or benefits, you get to vote on what you want for Rent Day.
There's a bracket of options in which possible Rent Day promos face off head-to-head - just like the college basketball tournament. You can vote for your preferred promo in each match-up starting today (February 26, 2024). At the end of each day, the winners will advance to the next round and you can vote again. Each day, you can vote for your preferred options. On February 29, 2024, you'll vote on the final match-up which will determine the bonus option you'll have on March 1, 2024.
For those who grew up in a city obsessed with college basketball (this is me), consider this a warm up for your real March Madness bracket in which your hometown team will obviously will because dreams never die!
Bilt Status Matters For This Promo
Bilt Blue and Silver status holders will have access to the winning offer from the bracket.
Bilt Gold and Platinum status holders will have access to the winning offer AND the runner-up.
Redeem Bilt Points For Tourney Tickets
While I typically suggest redeeming Bilt points by transferring to airline partners (and Hyatt), Bilt is offering tickets to Sweet 16, Elite Eight, and Final Four games in several cities.
Tickets will be available on March 1 (Rent Day) with Bilt status determining when you get access:
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