If you transfer Capital One Miles to Qantas Frequent Flyer by 6:59am ET on September 1, 2024, you can receive a 20% transfer bonus.
In general, Qantas doesn't have great award rates relative to other oneworld carriers, but there are some sweet spots. With this 20% transfer bonus, it might be worth booking with Qantas points on a few more routes.
I do not recommend speculative transfers for most people.
Danny the Deal Guru: "American Express is offering an increased welcome bonus for the Blue Business Plus card. You can earn up to 55,000 Membership Rewards points when you apply and spend $15,000 within the first year."
"This is offer has no lifetime language (NLL), but it is targeted."
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Every month, Bilt runs a promo for Rent Day (the first of the month). These promos offer the opportunities to transfers points with a bonus, status match, earn bonus points, and more.
Virgin Voyages Promo
Bilt has partnered with Virgin Voyages to offer some extra benefits on bookings including the ability bring a second guest for no additional cost plus the following:
To take advantage of the offer, you must book by August 1, 2024 at 11:59pm PT.
From Bilt: "In order for a Bilt member to be eligible for the Bilt Exclusive Benefits on their cruise, they must request benefits in the Bilt app after making their Virgin Voyages booking. Members should activate the benefits by entering their name, email, and booking reference number in the Virgin Voyages Travel Experience tab of the Bilt app or website. "
Bilt x BLADE Summer Party
Blade will be hosting this party at their NYC lounges on August 1. You can start at BLADE Lounge West before taking helicopter over Manhattan to BLADE Lounge East. Once there, you'll be able to enjoy music, food, and drinks with other Bilt members.
There are 3 types of tickets:
Your Bilt status determines when you can purchase tickets on July 29, 2024:
Double Bilt Points
On the first of every month, you can earn double points on all non-rent spend up to *10,000 bonus points when you use your Bilt Rewards Card. This includes bonus categories:
Just remember you need to make 5 purchases per billing cycle to earn points.
*The cap on Rent Day bonus points will be reduced to 1,000 bonus points as of October 1, 2024.
Points Wire Note:
If you're interested in applying for the Bilt Rewards card, you can learn more here.
Update: It looks like the launch date for the revamped Amex Gold will be July 25, 2024.
A member of the US Card Forum shared some rumored changes to the Amex Gold Card. As you might expect, Amex is expected to increase the annual fee.
Rumored Amex Gold Changes
Welcome Bonus For Relaunch
Points Wire Note:
The annual fee and cap on earning 4x at restaurants are stand out to me. Additionally, the Resy and Dunkin credits tells me that Amex is having success with the coupon book approach that they've taken with the Amex Platinum and Business Platinum.
If you spend more than $50,000 per year at U.S. restaurants and have your own business (or side hustle), you might prefer the Amex Business Gold as you can earn 4x on up to $150,000 per year.
Here are several personal and business credit card welcome offers that caught my eye.
I typically focus on transferable points programs as they provide more options for booking business and first class award tickets. However, co-branded airline and hotel cards occasionally make sense for the more advanced points enthusiast.
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Personal Cards
Business Cards
View From The Wing: "When the program launched they were with another bank, and launched with Wells Fargo in March 2022. Wells didn’t buy the back book. I suspect the lack of revolve by cardmembers – early adopters like me aren’t a super profitable bunch! – led to this decision."
"The legacy cards are being sunset December 31. Keeping a Bilt card means having to apply anew for the Wells product."
Legacy cardholders can apply for the Wells Fargo version of the Bilt card via the Bilt app. The application will be pre-filled and you'll earn 10,000 Bilt points for applying if you apply by August 31, 2024. You will receive the 10,000 Bilt points regardless of whether you're approved. Yes, this means a new inquiry on your credit report which means it will impact your 5/24 status with Chase (if you care about that).
You can use the legacy card until December 31, 2024.
If you apply for the Chase Aeroplan Card by July 17, you can get 40% bonus points on all spend for 40 days starting July 8 up to $40,000.
Current Chase Aeroplan cardholders can earn 40% bonus points on all spend (up to $40,000) from July 14-17, 2024. Registration required.
If you have one of Chase's co-branded United cards, you can select a bonus for spend through September 30, 2024. You must register by September 15, 2024, but you should do so right away.
As your bonus, you can pick between a United travel credit, Premier qualifying points (PQPs), or bonus United miles.
American Express has released new targeted Amex Offers that can help you save on stays at Hilton family properties.
You can get $250 back as a statement credit if you spend $1,250+ at Conrad, LXR, Waldorf Astoria properties. There's another version of this offer which offers $180 back if you spend $750+.
Important Terms
You can save 5% on Hilton stays and get up to $100 back as a statement credit. This offer has been seen on Amex business cards.
Important Terms
Points Wire Note:
With Hilton Impresario, you can get VIP perks such as an upgrade (if available), daily breakfast for two, a $100 property credit, and earn double Hilton points. Eligible brands include Conrad, LXR, and Waldorf Astoria.
Check out our self-service booking portal.
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If you're looking for a way to boost your Amex Membership Rewards balance, Rakuten has an interesting offer for opening a CD with Alliant Credit Union. You can earn $120 or 12,000 points if you've linked your Membership Rewards account to Rakuten.
Rakuten Offer Terms & Conditions
Exclusions: Cash Back is only available for new customers, one per person. Customer must fund a minimum deposit of $1,000.00 on a new Alliant Certificate. The account must remain open for a minimum of 60 days. This offer and any payouts are from Rakuten, not Alliant Credit Union.
Posting Time: Cash Back will be automatically added to your Rakuten account within a few weeks.
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