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."
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.
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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.
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World of Hyatt is currently offering a 20% discount when buying points. To take advantage of this promo, you must make the purchase by October 8, 2024. Additionally, you must purchase at least 5,000 Hyatt points to get the discount.
You can buy up to 55,000 Hyatt points for $1,056 thanks to the 20% discount. For context, we haven't seen a higher bonus since September 2023 when Hyatt sold points with a 25% discount.
Keep in mind that Hyatt caps the number of points you can buy per year at 55,000 points.
If you're traveling with friends or family, keep in mind that you can only transfer points between accounts once every 30 days.
These purchases are via points.com so it won't qualify for a credit card travel bonus category. Your best bet is to use a card that earns 2x on all spend such as a Capital One Venture, Capital One Venture X, Amex Blue Business Plus, or Citi Double Cash.
Since you can transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards and/or Bilt Rewards points to Hyatt, you may not need to purchase points to book hotel stays.
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.
View From The Wing: "Rise has opened the waitlist for a new credit card designed to reward tuition payments – whether K-12 private school, university or graduate school. The idea is to reward payments that don’t usually make sense by credit card, since most schools tack on a fee to pay by card. "
"Points appear to be worth a penny apiece towards cash back at 42 merchants."
Merchants in the travel space include:
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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Marriott continues to launch new promos for its Homes & Villas properties. With their latest promo, you can earn 2x points on all home rentals through December 31, 2024. The kickers is that you have to book by July 26, 2024.
Stay must be at least 3 nights. This only applies to cash bookings.
You must register before booking.
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.
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Premium members even get text alerts when there are great opportunities to book business and first class flights!
To make choosing your next card a bit easier, we've ranked the best credit card offers to help find the best bonuses.
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