Loyalty Lobby: "The partnership is winding down, and you have until December 31, 2023, to book Lindblad Expeditions using Hyatt points or make cash bookings that earn points."
If you're interested in the Amex Business Platinum, there's a 190,000-point offer available. The minimum spend is $15,000 in 3 months as is generally the case for this card. Typically, we see a 120,000-point welcome bonus so this is much better.
On top of the welcome bonus, the lounge access with this card is second to none. While the annual fee is $695, the annual $200 airline free credit and $400 Dell credit ($200 Jan-Jun and $200 Jul-Dec) can help offset the fee.
Direct link to offer
Points Wire Note: In 2022, we briefly saw a welcome bonus of 250,000 Amex Membership Rewards points. Otherwise, this is as high as the welcome bonus has ever been.
Earn $40 cash back if you spend $40 within 90 days. Alternatively, you can link your Amex Membership Rewards account to Rakuten and earn points instead. So, that $40 bonus could be 4,000 Amex points.
The offer was scheduled to end at 8:59pm ET on November 16, but has been extended.
If you don't need to buy anything right now, an easy way to earn the bonus is to buy a $40 gift card via Giftcards.com. Rakuten currently offers 2%/2x on Giftcards.com.
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Danny the Deal Guru: "American Express has launched three promotions to earn extra points for adding Employee Cards to your business accounts. These offers are not quite as good as the ones we used to see a couple of years ago, but they can still be valuable as you can earn an additional 3.75X on all your spending."
Points Wire Note: If you have a lot of business spend, these employee card offers can be lucrative.
The Capital One Spark Cash Select isn't a card that's talked about much in the points and miles community, but I have a feeling it's going to get quite a bit of attention with the launch of the new sign-up bonus.
Bonus: $750 cashback (can convert to 75,000 Capital One Miles)
Minimum Spend: $6,000 in 3 months
Earn Rate: 1.5%/1.5x on all spend
If you have a Capital One Venture X, Capital One Venture, or Capital One Spark Miles, you can convert your cashback to transferable points at a rate of 1 cent per point. So, that $750 bonus could be 75,000 Capital One Miles)
If you plan to apply, you can find more info here.
Points Wire Note: While most business cards don't show on your personal credit report, this card will.
Miles To Memories: "Hilton Grand Vacations has a new timeshare offer. You can get a three night stay and 50,000 Hilton Honors points starting at just $149. There are three destinations to choose from.
And, as usual, there’s a requirement to attend a timeshare presentation."
NoTea88 mentioned that they received a targeted mailer for the Ink Unlimited that includes an expiration date of November 18, 2023.
It could just be their targeted mailer expires then, but it could mean that the elevated offer $900/90,000 Ultimate Rewards points for the Ink Unlimited and Ink Cash are ending then. The standard offer has been $750/75,000 points.
More info on the Ink Unlimited.
More info on the Ink Cash.
The Citi Double Cash earns 2% back on everything (no annual fee). Typically, it doesn't have a sign-up bonus so if you're planning to get it, now is a good time. However, without the Citi Premier, you won't have access to all of the Citi ThankYou Points transfer partners so start with theCiti Premier if you don't already have it.
Points Wire Note: For context, the Citi Double Cash is to the Citi Premier what the Chase Freedom Unlimited and Freedom Flex are to the Chase Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve.
Frequent Miler: "In what might be a targeted offer, IHG One Rewards has sent an email to members inviting them to purchase a timeshare tour package. For $199 or $249 (depending upon whether you want to stay at a partner hotel or at the resort property you’ll tour), you can get a 3-night stay and 75,000 IHG One Rewards points upon completing of a timeshare presentation during your stay."
Points Wire Note: This could be a great way to get 75,000 IHG One Rewards points on top of a vacation. Be ready to say "no" to the timeshare presenter and stand your ground. You don't owe it to them to buy, and you probably shouldn't.
Chase recently launched a new sign-up bonus that has the points & miles enthusiasts excited!
You can earn unlimited matched cash back after 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)
Points Wire Note: The Freedom Unlimited pairs nicely with a Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Sapphire Reserve, or Ink Business Preferred as the cash back can then be converted to transferable Ultimate Rewards points.
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