Doctor of Credit flagged that there are two spend bonuses for Chase Freedom Unlimited cardholders. These offers appear to be targeted but might be worth a quick check. The two possible offers are:
The Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select card generally has a sign-up bonus that sits around 60,000 miles. However, Citi has given this sign-up bonus a big boost.
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Bilt Rewards has just added Hilton Honors as a new transfer partner which means they currently have 18 partners. However, they're splitting with American Airlines in June so they'll be at 17 next month.
While I don't see much value in Hilton as a transfer partner, I do like that Bilt continues to pursue additional airline and hotel transfer partners. At this point, they have all 4 major hotel transfer partners that people in the points community consider. I'll be curious to see if the pursue Choice, Wyndham, Accor, or Leading Hotels of the World going forward.
Those who have earned Bilt Silver, Gold, or Platinum status can transfer points in increments of 1,000 points starting with 1,000 points. If you have the entry level Bilt Blue status, you need to transfer at least 2,000 points.
All Bilt members can receive 1,000 bonus Hilton points if they transfer to Hilton Honors by June 8, 2024. This doesn't move the needle for me, but it's a nice bonus if you need to top off your Hilton account to book an award stay.
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Rakuten's annual Big Give Week promo is live through May 13, 2025.
You can earn up to 20% cash back on a variety of brands. However, those who have linked their Amex Membership Rewards account to Rakuten will be able to earn 20x Amex points. Please note that not all brands are eligible for this promo and some that are have only been increased to 15% back/15x Amex points.
A new sign-up bonus for the Chase Freedom Flex seems to be available for select applicants. You may need to use an incognito browser to find the offer. Even then, you might not see it.
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Keep in mind that the cash back can become transferable Ultimate Rewards points at a rate of 1 cent per point if you also have a Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, Chase Sapphire Reserve, and/or an Ink Business Preferred Credit Card.
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Keep in mind that this card does have foreign transaction fees, so it's not a great option when traveling abroad.
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Chase has increased the bonuses on all three of its Avios cards.
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One Mile At A Time: "The partnership between Hyatt and Peloton also extends to the World of Hyatt program, though details remain limited as of now. World of Hyatt members are told to stay tuned for how they can earn points for qualifying Peloton Bike or Peloton Row workouts completed at participating Hyatt hotels."
Amex is offering a 20% transfer bonus to Aeromexico Rewards through May 31, 2024. While most Amex transfer ratios are 1:1, it's 1:1.6 for Aeromexico. With the 20% transfer bonus, the bumps the ratio up to 1:1.92.
While that's appealing, please keep in mind that while Aeromeixco Rewards has some decent award rates, the carrier-imposed surcharges they pass on to you can be steep. Personally, I haven't found the phone agents to be the best either.
Points Wire Note:
While I don't generally recommended transferring points speculatively, I definitely wouldn't make a speculative transfer to Aeromexico. The risk to reward ratio is way too low.
You can transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and get a 30% bonus until 11:59pm ET on June 15, 2024. American Express is also running a 30% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic through May 31, 2024.
Here are some of the best ways to use Flying Club points for business and first class:
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In general, I would avoid speculative transfers as you lock up points with a specific airline. Speculative transfers increase the likelihood that you won't have enough points to transfer to another program when needed and put you at risk of being impacted by a devaluation.
Avianca LifeMiles and Cardless will be launching two co-branded credit cards in the U.S that will use Amex has their payment processor.
The entry level card will have a $99 annual fee and the premium card will have a $249 annual fee. Unfortunately, that's all the info we have at this point, but I'll update this post once we have more info.
If you join the waitlist, you'll have the opportunity to apply with an increased sign-up bonus that's 5,000 or 10,000 miles higher. The extra points won't require additional spend beyond the usual minimum spend requirement.
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It's great to see additional co-brand options being launched by Cardless. In fact, Cardless recently announced they'll be offering co-branded Qatar Airways cards. Hopefully, these developments put pressure on legacy banks to improve their co-branded cards.
Previously, Banco Popular offered LifeMiles credit cards in the U.S., but that ended in March 2022. Hopefully, this partnership is more successful!
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