- Do this now: Register for Avis’s promotion for a free rental day after two rentals of two days or longer through February 28, 2025 up to five times. The free rental date window is October 9 – May 18, 2025.
- The DoT approved the merger between Hawaiian and Alaska airlines, provided that routes don’t change and that miles transfer between the programs at a 1:1 ratio until the programs merge. That means, assuming the merger completes:
– Membership Rewards will be able to be converted to Alaska MilagePlan via HawaiianMiles
– The Hawaiian co-branded Barclays cards are more valuable than they used to be
I wouldn’t transfer Membership Rewards to Hawaiian miles for the conversion yet because there’s no bonus and you won’t win any prizes for transferring early. - Apparently the Pepper gift card platform’s merchant categorization is now back to normal, and yesterday’s post was all a giant lie. We’re all free to earn 4x Membership Rewards through our gift card games.
After this debacle I wouldn’t believe anything you see on this site again personally. - Citi’s Flex Pay option, which creates a no-interest loan based on your card’s credit line, is now supported for travel booked through the Citi Travel portal. Why should you care? If you’ve got paid travel and you earn money for paying off your Citi cards, there’s a play here – just avoid cycling.
- The Bank of America AirFrance/KLM FlyingBlue Mastercard has a heightened sign-up bonus after $3,00 spend in 90 days. You’ve got two options:
– $150 statement credit + 60,000 Miles + 100 XP (via dummy airfare booking)
– 70,000 Miles + 100 XP
Both versions give you annual XP bonuses, and the annual XP bonuses stack with one another too.
The official “Membership Rewards → HawaiianMiles” travel hacker shirt.