Weekend Triple

1. Rakuten’s In-Store card linked program has new offers for may:
   
   – Lowes: 3% cash back or 3x Membership Rewards
   – Food Lion: 1% cash back or 1x Membership Rewards
   
   Neither offer lists a maximum transaction size, and both offers have to be re-added to your card an hour after use. Both expire in 75 days, and both stack well with the current typhoon of Citi Shop Your Way Rewards spend bonuses. (Thanks to Doug)
   
2. AirFrance / KLM FlyingBlue has released its May promo rewards. US cities include:
   
   – Los Angeles
   – Austin
   – Minneapolis
   
   There’s good availability in economy for 15,000 miles each way out of all of these cities, and there’s some spotty business class availability from Minneapolis for 50,000 miles this summer. Unfortunately for everyone involved, summer is about the only time that Minneapolis has better weather than much of Europe.
   
3. Chase’s increased Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve sign-up bonuses became available in branch on Sunday, and they’re available online now too:
   
   – Sapphire Preferred: 75,000 bonus points after $4,000 spend in 3 months
   – Sapphire Reserve: 75,000 bonus points after $4,000 spend in 3 months
   
   Neither is available via referral yet, but I’d wait a week or two if timing isn’t critical because they’ll likely soon be available for a referral bonus too. You could get both with a Modified Double Dip, but I’d strongly prefer pairing a Sapphire Reserve with an Ink Preferred for more net points and better cash-out options.

Have a nice weekend friends!

The other Chase MDD: MEAB Double Dip.