MEABNOTE: I’ll be going on a blogging vacation at the end of the year and there won’t be any daily posts between December 15 and December 31, at least none from me. We may have guest posts during that period, but that depends on you sending me some. On January 1(ish), we’ll celebrate with the 2025 version of Travel Hacking as Told by GIFs.
- Klarna released a new rewards earning Visa debit card, apparently with WebBank’s charter. The application link is live on their site too. The earnings structure seems to be:
– Plus:, $9.99 monthly fee: Earns 1.0% (1.0x?)
– Premium, $19.99 monthly fee: Earns 1.5% (1.5x?)
– Max, $44.99 monthly fee: Earns 2.0% (2.0x?) and provides lounge access
They mention transfer partners like SAS Eurobonus, British Airways, FlyingBlue, Accor and Radisson, but transfer ratios and mechanics are currently unknown. Also the “Max” tier’s card comes in either rose gold or bro’s gold (aka rose gold), your choice. (Thanks to C-MontgomeryChurns) - The Citi AAdvantage Executive Mastercard has a heightened sign-up bonus of 100,000 AAdvantage miles after $10,000 spend in three months. The card’s main utility after its sign-up bonus is in AA lounge membership for the card holder and its modest loyalty point boosts. You can also add up to three authorized user cards with their own AA lounge access for $175 total. I suggest you don’t add up how many cheese cubes you need to eat to offset the annual fee though.
There was a glorious time in the mid-2010s where you could apply for 12 of these cards back-to-back, get approved for all of them, hit all the spend, get the bonuses, and then close the card before the annual fee hit. Those games are long gone though, at least with Citi. - There are a few short lied airline shopping portal bonuses:
– AA eShopping: 500 miles with $150+ spend by tomorrow night
– Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping: 1,000 miles with $200+ spend by tomorrow night
– United MileagePlus Shopping: 1,000 miles with $150+ spend by Saturday night
As usual, giftcards.com is an easy way to hit these.
Have a nice weekend friends!
AA lounge cheese cube alternative: Adult hot dog Mac ‘n Cheese, now non-toxic*.