UPDATE: This offer is scheduled to end on March 11, 2024.
Until recently, the Capital One Venture X Business has a welcome offer of 150,000 Capital One Miles if you spent $30,000 in 3 months. Needless to say, that is a steep minimum spend requirement.
However, Capital One just launched a two-tier welcome offer that's worth a look:
To clarify, to earn the second part of the bonus, you need to spend an additional $80,000 on top of the initial $20,000. So, you can get 150,000 miles for $20,000 spent and 300,000 from $100,000 spent within the appropriate timeframe.
Since the card earns 2x on everyday spend, you'd also earn 2x on that $100,000 for an additional 200,000 miles.
The annual fee is $395, but it comes with an annual $300 credit toward the Capital One travel portal.
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Points Wire Note:
Let's be clear, the minimum spend required is still steep. However, it's much better than the previous requirement.
While only select businesses will have the spend necessary to hit the second tier of the welcome bonus, the reduced spend required to earn 150,000 miles will make this card more attractive to many business owners.
If you're trying to stay under 5/24 so you can get another Chase card, please note that this card will not show on your personal credit report. That means it won't impact your 5/24 status.
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With this Amex Offer, you can get $200 back when you spend $700+ on Delta flights - that's up to 28% back. You can use multiple purchases to trigger the offer. Ideally, you'll get this offer the Amex Platinum so you can earn 5x Membership Rewards on the purchase. This offer appears to be targeted so only some cardholders will see it.
Some are seeing an offer for $125 back when you spend $550+ which is about a 23% discount.
Important Offer Terms
Points Wire Note:
If you're like me and don't enjoy manually adding every Amex Offer one by one, take a look at CardPointers+. I use their Chrome extension to automatically add all of my Amex Offers to each card so I never miss an offer.
UPDATE: The increased sign-up bonuses for both cards are expected to end March 6, 2024.
The World of Hyatt Business Credit Card's sign-up bonus got a nice boost. However, the World of Hyatt Credit Card only receive a tiny bump. Both offer two-tier sign-up bonuses. Let's take a look at the new offers:
World of Hyatt Business Credit Card
The extra 15,000 points is new and a nice bump. Spending $7,000 more to get the 15,000 isn't ground-breaking, but it does means an extra 2x on spend. You can also earn five elite nights toward status every $10,000 you spend on the card. If nothing else, you'll earn extra Hyatt points with the second part of the sign-up bonus while earning some elite nights.
This card has a $199 annual fee. It also comes with two $50 credits toward Hyatt each year.
World of Hyatt Credit Card
The language of the second part of the offer makes this seem better than it is. You would earn 1x on the $15,000 spent anyway, so you're really only getting an additional 1x on the spend. That means an extra 15,000 points.
So, if you max out the sign-up bonus offer by spending $15,000 in 6 months, you will earn 45,000 points. The real benefit of this card is the annual Free Night Award (Category 1-4) and the ability to earn a second after spending $15,000 in a year. You can also earn two elite nights per $5,000 spent each year.
This card has a $95 annual fee.
Update: It's being reported that the 70,000-mile bonus will only be available through April 17, 2024. However, please note that public offer is often subpar. See below.
There's a welcome offer for the Alaska Airlines Visa Credit Card of 75,000 miles. To earn the bonus, you need to spend $3,000 within 90 days of opening your account.
You'll also receive an Alaska companion fare after meeting the minimum spend requirement. This companion ticket allows you to book a ticket for yourself and pay $99 plus taxes/fees for your traveling companion. The minimum taxes/fees will be $23. This can be especially useful for trips to Hawaii.
Bonus Restrictions
If you have this card or have had this card in the last 24 months, you're not eligible for the bonus.
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Five years ago, I wrote about how to earn points and miles on Airbnb stays for God Save The Points. However, I still see so many people skip some easy steps that could help them earn tons of points so I thought I'd flag a few.
Which Credit Card Should You Use?
Bonus: The Chase Freedom Flex (and Chase Freedom) quarterly 5x bonus categories generally includes grocery stores once per year. PayPal is another common quarterly bonus category that could help you earn 5x on Airbnb gift cards.
Which Airline Portal Should You Use?
ANA has a promo for first-time Airbnb users: Get a 3,000 JPY (~$20) discount on a stay in Japan and earn 2x per 200 JPY (this is ~1.48x per dollar)
Stack These Options
Regardless of whether you pay for your Airbnb with a credit card, gift cards, or a combo of the two, you should always click through an airline partner. I think British Airways is the best option since you can earn 2x Avios. Plus. BA is a transfer partner of Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, and Citi so it's easy to earn additional Avios.
This Amex Offer appears to be targeted to select members. If you have the offer, you can get $225 back when you spend $1,250+ with Air New Zealand.
Important Offer Terms
Points Wire Note:
Ideally, you'll get this offer on the Amex Platinum so you can earn 5x and be covered by the card's trip delay insurance. If you're applying for the Amex Platinum, remember that the public welcome bonus of 80,000 points isn't great.
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With this Amex Offer, you can get $150 back as a statement credit if you spend $750+ at participating Omni Hotels & Resorts.
Important Offer Terms
Points Wire Note:
Omni doesn't have a loyalty program that offers redeemable points so Amex Offers like this are about as good as it gets if you're looking to find a deal.
You can use CardPointers+ to quickly add Amex Offers to all of your cards.
There's a Chase Offer for 10% back (up to $40 back) on one Southwest Airlines purchase of $50+. This means you can can get 10% back on up to $400 spent with Southwest. This offer expires August 19, 2024.
Important Terms
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Rakuten is offering up to 12x on Dell purchases. If you have an Amex Business Platinum, this is a great time to use your first $200 Dell credit. If you can find something you need at Dell, 2,400 Amex Membership Rewards points via Rakuten at no cost is a nice bonus!
If you're new to the Amex Business Platinum, cardholders receive can receive up to $200 back from Dell purchases twice per year - once from January through June and once from July through December.
If you haven't joined Rakuten yet, you can sign up and earn a $30 bonus if you spend $30 within 90 days. If you link your Amex Membership Rewards account to Rakuten, you can earn Amex points instead which makes the bonus 3,000 points. In the past, we've seen the bonus as high as $40/4,000 points.
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Direct link to Rakuten/Dell Offer
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American Express is running two Amex Offers that can help you save on Marriott stays. Unfortunately, these offers are targeted so not everyone will see them. I didn't get them on any of my cards. Hopefully, you'll have better luck!
On personal cards, you can find an offer to get $100 back after spending $300+. On business cards, there's an offer to get 20% back up to a $60 back which you'd hit after spending $300.
Important terms for both offers:
You can get extra perks via Marriott STARS and Marriott Luminous when booking participating properties!
Book your luxury hotel stay with perks!
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If you're like me and don't enjoy manually adding every Amex Offer one by one, take a look at CardPointers+. I use their Chrome extension to automatically add all of my Amex Offers to each card so I never miss an offer.
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