Danny the Deal Guru: "Chase currently offers a $1,000 welcome bonus for the Ink Business Premier℠ Credit Card and a $900 bonus for the Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card. But you can do much better. As we reported recently, at Chase branches you can get $1,500 for the Ink Business Premier℠ Credit Card and $1,200 for Ink Business Unlimited®."
Points Wire Note: These are targeted offers. Only select Chase business customers will see the increased offers.
If you have the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve, or Ink Business Preferred, the cashback/points you earn from the Ink Business Unlimited can be combined and thus become transferable points.
The cashback you earn from the Ink Business Premier canNOT be combined. Don't mistakenly get this card if you want points that transfer to airline and hotel partners.
Chase recently launched a new sign-up bonus that has the points & miles enthusiasts excited!
You can earn unlimited matched cashback in your first 12 months with the card. That turns 3% on dining/drugstores and 1.5% on everything else become 6% and 3%, respectively, during the first 12 months. (Learn More)
For those who spend a lot at grocery stores, the Freedom Unlimited offer via a cardholder referral could be best. In this case the bonus is $200 cashback + 5% back at grocery stores for 12 months up to $12,000 spend. (Learn More)
If you have a Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve, or Ink Business Preferred Card, this cashback can become transferable Ultimate Rewards points at a rate of 1 point per cent - 1% cashback = 1x Chase points.
Travel on Points: "We have been seeing a lot of no lifetime language offers going out from American Express over the last few weeks. These offers allow you to get a card you have already had before because they do not carry the standard Amex no lifetime language in the offer (our full guide on NLL offers). We normally see them on business cards, like the Blue Business Plus or the Delta cards recently. I was lucky enough to be targeted for an Amex Gold no lifetime language offer last night, and it is a really great offer. Let's go over the details of it all."
American Express has released an Amex Offer for flights on the low-cost carrier French Bee. You can get a $150 statement credit if you spend $750+ on one or more purchases with French Bee. Please note that French Bee operates flights to/from Paris-Orly (ORY), not Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG).
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The new Synchrony Virgin Red Mastercard has opened a waitlist before the official launch.
For those unfamiliar, Virgin Red is the overarching rewards program that includes Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. You can link your Flying Club to Virgin Red so you can move points over to book flights.
Sign-Up Bonus
Bonus Categories
Benefits
If you spend $15,000 in a calendar year, you can choose one of the following benefits. If you spend $30,000 in a calendar year, you can select two.
Annual Fee
Doctor of Credit is reporting that they've received word that Capital one will be releasing new credit cards in the next couple of months. Additionally, they've been told to expected increased sign-up bonuses on number of credit cards.
Here's hoping the new cards can help us earn more Capital One Miles that we can transfer to airline partners!
American Express has a new Amex Offer for stays at Relais & Châteaux hotels in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. If you spend $500+ at a Relais & Châteaux property, you can get $100 back as a statement credit. That's up to 20% back.
Important Terms
Points Wire Note:
We can book you a stay with Relais & Chateaux Preferred Partner or Virtuoso benefits such as an upgrade (if available), daily breakfast for 2, a $100 property credit, and more.
You can search for a property with our self-serve portal or submit a request once you've found the hotel you want to book.
Chase Ultimate Rewards is offering a 70% transfer bonus to Marriott Bonvoy if you transfer points by 1:59pm ET on August 14, 2024. To be blunt, this is almost always a terrible use of Ultimate Rewards points. I'd only consider this if you need to top off your Marriott Bonvoy account with a few points to book an award night. Otherwise, you're better off using Chase points for flights.
Amex Membership Rewards has a lucrative transfer bonus to British Airways Executive Club. You can get a 30% bonus on the points you transfer to British Airways if you transfer by 11:59pm MT on September 30, 2024.
While British Airways has devalued quite a bit recently, you can combine Avios from British Airways with Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Finnair Plus, and Iberia Plus which each have some great sweet spot redemptions.
I do not recommend speculative transfers for most people.
Amex Membership Rewards has launched a transfer bonus to Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles. If you transfers Amex points to Hawaiian by 11:59pm MT on August 31, 2024, you can receive a 20% bonus.
HawaiianMiles are pretty niche but they can be used to book Hawaiian's own flights. Oddly enough, using miles to upgrade to first class (it's really business class), can be a great way to book - especially if there isn't award space.
Of course, if Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines' planned merger is finalized, you may end up with a bunch of Alaska miles. This is not something I would gamble on currently.
I do not recommend speculative transfers for most people.
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