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Details on the New US Bank Club Carlson Credit Cards

December 3, 2012

In yet another step that signals Club Carlson’s increasing presence in the loyalty points world, the hotel chain has teamed up with US Bank to launch three new Visa credit cards. Here are the terms of each: Club Carlson Rewards Premier Visa Signature Up to 85,000 Bonus Gold Points to start. Receive 50,000 Gold Points [...]

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The Top Travel Credit Card Offers for Canadians

December 3, 2012

This morning I’ll be on Canadian news network BNN discussing Canadian credit cards and all the ways Canadians can maximize their points, but I also wanted to provide a quick snapshot of the current credit card deals of the moment that are available north of the border. Although sign up bonuses for cards in the [...]

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(Video) Sunday Reader Question: Avoiding Credit Annual Fees and Keeping Points

December 2, 2012

TPG reader Serena asks: “Many of the cards have a $0 introductory annual fee, but then some sort of annual fee after that.  Do you keep the card after a year and pay the annual fee, or transfer your points and close the account once the year is up?  And does that do anything to [...]

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Is The Amex Platinum Card Worth The $450 Annual Fee?

November 30, 2012

One of the biggest reasons people hesitate to get the Amex Platinum, Business Platinum and Mercedes-Benz Platinum cards is the hefty $450 annual fee…which is generally not waived the first year. However, if you plan to take advantage of many of  the perks the card has to offer, you can reap much more from the card than the [...]

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British Airways Visa 50,000 Avios Offer is Back Through February 2013

November 29, 2012

Update: The current offer for the British Airways Visa is 50,000 Avios when you spend $1,000 in the first 3 months. One of the best credit card bonus offers in the points world is back! The Chase British Airways Visa is once again offering 50,000 bonus Avios for spending $1,000 within 3 months then 25,000 more bonus [...]

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Chase Freedom 2013 5x Bonus Categories Announced

November 28, 2012

One of the best ways out there to rack up bonus points on specific spending categories is with the Chase Freedom Visa and Freedom Mastercard’s quarterly rotating categories of merchants and retailers where cardholders earn 5 points per $1 up to a $1,500 quarterly cap. If you maximize the $6,000 in yearly spend, you are [...]

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50,000 American Miles Bonus Offers on 3 Citi Credit Cards Until December 13, 2012

November 28, 2012

Update: The 50,000 mile offers on the Citi American Airlines AAdvantage cards are dead. The current offer for the Citi® Platinum Select® / AAdvantage® World MasterCard® is 40,000 miles after $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months. While 50,000-mile offers on the Citi American Airlines AAdvantage cards have been elusively floating around the web for [...]

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Top 10 Ways to Maximize Miles and Points With Pre-Paid, Reloadable and Gift Cards

November 27, 2012

It’s a well-known fact that getting credit cards for lucrative sign-up bonuses and then putting everyday purchases on your card will earn you points. However, when you try to use your card to pay big bills like mortgages, rent and car payments you’ll usually get hit with nasty processing fees, usually around 3%, which can [...]

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Today is the (Actual) Last Day to Get 50,000 Points for the Amex Business Gold Rewards

November 26, 2012

Update: There is no current sign up bonus for the American Express Business Gold Rewards Card. Last week Amex sent affiliates a note saying that the 50,000 point Limited Time Offer on the Business Gold Rewards card would be pulled on November 20th, however the 50,000 point offer still shows and the T&C state that the [...]

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Maximize Points on Thanksgiving Groceries

November 21, 2012

Did you put off your Thanksgiving grocery shopping to the last minute? There might not be too many turkeys left in the frozen section, but at least you can rack up multiple points per dollar you spend while picking up all the fixings. Here are a few great points-earning credit cards that will give you [...]

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Expiring Tomorrow: 50,000 Point Sign-up Bonus for the Amex Business Gold Rewards Card

November 19, 2012

Update: There is no current sign up bonus for the American Express Business Gold Rewards Card. Amex just notified me that their current 50,000 point sign-up bonus (after $5,000 spent within 3 months) on the Business Gold Rewards card will be pulled by 5pm on Tuesday November 20th. Originally the offer was supposed to last until [...]

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Chase AirTran Visa With 2 Roundtrip Sign Up Bonus

November 15, 2012

Update: The Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Credit card bonus is now down to 25,0000 points. Until now, the public offer on the Chase AirTran Visa has been 16 A+ Rewards credits when you spent $1,000 in 3 months and two single-segment business class upgrades with your first purchase. Now, however, Chase has increased the [...]

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Maximizing the 50,000 Point Chase Southwest Offers and the Companion Pass

November 14, 2012

Update: The current offer for the Southwest Rapid Rewards Visa is 25,000 points after $1,000 in spend in the first 3 months. Chase and Southwest frequently change the sign-up bonus on the Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Visa between 25,000 and 50,000-points, but they just launched a new 50,000 point promotion that should be good for at [...]

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New Chase Ink Bold/Plus Offer: Spending Requirement Halved to $5,000 Within 3 Months

November 12, 2012

There’s been a rumor for a while that Chase was going to decrease the minimum spend requirement on its line of Ink products from $10,000 to $5,000 and the main links at Chase.com have been updated to reflect the lower requirement. However, some people in forums and in the comments of other blogs (like MMS) have [...]

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Can You Take Advantage of Bluebird and Vanilla Without an Ink Card?

November 7, 2012

The resounding answer is YES. I’ve been getting an incredible amount of email questions about the Bluebird/Vanilla deal and whether it’s mandatory to have an Ink card, so let me explain why Ink is a “super amazing” deal vs. just an “amazing” deal using other cards. When you buy a $500 Vanilla Reload card from [...]

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Maximizing Chase Ultimate Rewards: My Ink, Sapphire Preferred and Freedom Gameplan

November 6, 2012

Update: As of April 2013, Chase Ultimate Rewards has added Virgin Atlantic as a new airline transfer partner. Maximizing credit card rewards is kind of like coaching a basketball team. You put certain players into action when it makes the most sense and pull them out when they just aren’t performing as well as others (or they simply [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Visa Signature Cardholder Benefits

November 6, 2012

Chances are if you’re a savvy points-collecting traveler, you have at least one Visa Signature credit card in your wallet. Some of the most popular cards on the market are part of this family of premium cards, including the Chase Sapphire Preferred, Chase Sapphire, British Airways Visa, the Hyatt card, the Marriott Rewards Premier and Marriott Rewards cards, the Southwest Plus card, Bank of America’s Alaska [...]

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Amazing Deal Alert: 75,000 Amex Points with Business Gold Rewards One Day Promo

October 24, 2012

Update: There is no current sign up bonus for the American Express Business Gold Rewards Card. Today only, American Express is offering a 75,000-point bonus Membership Rewards points when you apply for the Amex Business Gold charge card, and spend $10,000 within 4 months. Every few months, they seem to offer this, so if you haven’t gotten [...]

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Hilton American Express Card Enhancements

October 24, 2012

Update: The Hilton Amex Bonus is now down to 50,000 points. American Express just announced that it would be enhancing its two Hilton credit cards by upping the bonus on the Hilton Amex for a limited time, and by increasing the spending bonus on the Surpass card starting November 1. Hilton Amex 65,000-point Sign-Up Bonus [...]

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Amex Business Platinum Card Review: 25,000 Bonus Ending- Worth It?

October 23, 2012

UPDATE – This offer is back.  Get 25,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $5,000 in the first three months of Card membership. The Business Platinum Card from American Express OPEN -Enroll and select an airline to receive up to $200 annually in statement credits for incidental fees such as checked bags, in-flight refreshments, and change fees.* [...]

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Ranking Top Fixed-Value Point Credit Cards: Capital One Venture vs. Citi Thank You Premier vs. US Bank FlexPerks

October 22, 2012

While I personally get the most value out of transferable points – like those accrued in the American Express Membership Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards programs – because they give the flexibility to transfer points into a number of airline and hotel programs, fixed value points may make more sense for a certain set of [...]

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Sunday Reader Question: The Best Credit Card for Balance Transfers (And Free Credit Card Spend)?

October 21, 2012

TPG reader Orlando asks which card is best for balance transfers: “Quick question, what is the best credit card for balance transfers? I’m trying to consolidate all of my credit card liability into one card, but can’t seem to find the right one.” In my opinion the Slate Card from Chase is the best credit card [...]

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My Chicago Seminars Presentation: Transferrable Points Programs and Credit Card Bonus Categories

October 15, 2012

Another year, another great Chicago Seminars! I had a fantastic time in Elk Grove, Illinois (about 20 minutes from O’Hare) meeting and greeting tons of other highly engaged (and slightly obsessed) frequent flyer and points hounds. My talk was on transferrable points programs and credit card bonus categories. In it I covered the big three: [...]

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Sunday Reader Question: Can I Get the Ink Bold and the Ink Plus?

October 14, 2012

TPG reader JP wants to get another business credit card (and sign-up bonus!): “I have a question about a business credit card I would like to apply for. I have the Chase Ink Bold charge card and earned the 60,000-point bonus back when there was a promo. I am ready to apply for another card [...]

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