- Do this now: Check for your targeted United MileagePlay offer. Mine was book and fly a $100+ trip through June 9 and earn 3,000 bonus miles.
- Bank of America has credit cards available via the Rakuten shopping portal:
– Travel Rewards: $150 from Rakuten plus 25,000 points after $1,000 spend in 90 days
– Customized Cash: $75 from Rakuten plus $200 after $1,000 spend in 90 days
The business versions of the cards have higher offers than the portal and sign-up bonus put together, so keep your enthusiasm appropriately calibrated. (Thanks to DoC) - JetBlue raised bag fees a couple of days ago. I didn’t mention it because I was sure the list would grow within the week, and indeed it’s happened. So now we’re at:
– JetBlue increasing checked bag fees
– United increased checked bag fees
AA, Alaska, and Delta are sure to come in the next week, but they’ll stagger it for optics. Who says there’s collusion in the industry? This is just about fuel, duh. - The AmaZing Business Visa card has an increased $1,000 sign-up bonus or 100,000 point sign-up bonus depending on the version, but is only available in some states:
– Arizona
– California
– Colorado and New Mexico
– Nevada
– Texas
– Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho
Underwriting is a manual process, and there isn’t actually a difference between the points card or cash back card other than the extra step to redeem your points for cash back. - Chase Offers has a targeted offer for $100 off of $600+ in travel booked through the end of June, and this offer stacks with Sapphire Reserve $250 Edit hotel credits too.
- PayPal offers has a targeted offer for 5% back at GiftCards.com, up to $20 back.
- Raley’s, Nob Hill, and Bel Air stars have 15x points on Apple gift cards, some of which convert to Home Depot, through Tuesday.
Have a nice weekend friends!
Recommended enthusiasm base-line calibration setting.