- Hyatt’s partnership with MGM is ending on September 30. Why might you care?
– If you don’t go to Vegas: It’s been a really cheap way to manufacture Hyatt Globalist status (but there are still other opportunities)
– If you go to Vegas: Look into Caesar’s status leveraged with the Wyndham Business card
You still have until Thursday to status match Hyatt to MGM or vice-versa for status through early 2024. - Do this now (if you hold a Hyatt credit card): Register for Hyatt’s newest Q3 promotion, 20% back on award stays at hotels in the Independent Collection between July 11 and September 17.
- The Southwest Premier Business card has an increased sign-up bonus through August 28 for:
– 60,000 points after $3,000 spend in three months
– 60,000 points after another $12,000 spend in nine months
– A companion pass after $15,000 total spend
For the math challenged, $15,000 spend will earn 120,000 bonus points. This card won’t affect 5/24. Incidentally, if you apply for this card on the last day and call Chase to push your statement close date back, you’ve got a good shot at stretching the companion pass out through February 2025. - Dell is now 15x at Rakuten and 5x at AA, so you can try again if your Monday orders were cancelled.
Math challenged just means you find different loopholes.