Before we dive in let’s start with a quick American Express shutdowns update: There were no reports of new shutdowns yesterday. Are we out of the woods yet? I think that’s highly unlikely, but you never know I guess. Anyway, let’s dive in to today’s news.
- Southwest registration is open for a limited scope promotional Companion Pass:
– Book a round-trip or two one-ways by tomorrow night
– Fly by the end of March
– Earn a companion pass valid between August 7 and October 8
This works on award and paid tickets, and if you’ve already got something booked you can cancel and rebook too. - The American Express personal Hilton cards have new no-lifetime language (NLL) links:
– Aspire: 150,000 points after $6,000 spend in six months
– Surpass: 130,000 points after after $3,000 spend in six months
– Honors: 80,000 points after $2,000 spend in six months
These are popup resistant links. - The Synchrony Virgin Atlantic Mastercard has an increased sign-up bonus of 60,000 miles after $3,000 spend in 90 days.
On the one hand the mileage bonus is low compared to other sign-up bonuses, but on the other hand it’s Synchrony so that’s a nice win with the right playbook. - The Capital One Venture card has a sign-up bonus of 75,000 miles and a $250 Capital One Travel credit available by referrals (and publicly available too, but use a referral from a friend instead).
- Singapore KrisFlyer has 30% off of award tickets in both economy and business class on various routes booked by February 28, including:
– LAX-SIN
– JFK-FRA
– SFO-SIN
– SEA-SIN
Travel is valid in March with some route specific black-out dates. (Thanks to FFB) - Alaska has an award sale with teeth through tomorrow night:
– Transcons at 15,000 points
– West coast to Hawaii at 7,500 points
– West coast to Mexico at 4,000 points
The left-coasters have a better pick but there are gems for the other coast too. - Saks is behind on their bills to suppliers according to the Wall Street Journal, which probably only matters if you’re a supplier or a gift card reseller. (Thanks to nobody65535)
- MasterCardGiftCard.com has a promotion for a free $10 gift card with the purchase of a $100 gift card using promo code bonus25. (Thanks to Past_Reality_1909)
Have a nice Wednesday!
A churner dives in.