- Chase is sending targeted offers via email for Hyatt cardholders that awards 5,000 point bonus for setting up recurring payments with three companies for three consecutive months in gyms, internet, phone, cable, transit, and utilities by November 30. Registration isn’t required.
I debated writing about this given the work involved, but 5,000 Hyatt points are worth $100+ so here we are. - The Barclays Hawaiian Mastercard has an increased sign-up bonus of 70,000 miles after $1,000 spend in three months, and the $99 annual fee is not waived in the first year. The primary use case for this is to transfer to Alaska miles, and I guess 2x Alaska miles at grocery isn’t the worst deal in the world.
Yes, you can get both the Bank of Hawaii Hawaiian Mastercard and the Barlcays Hawaiian Mastercard, though it may require a call to reconsideration to fix Barclays automated processing which occasionally denies one of the applications as duplicate even when they’re not the same card. - Japan Airlines award flights can now be redeemed with JetBlue TrueBlue miles. The current rates from the US to Japan:
– 39,900+ TrueBlue miles in economy
– 64,000+ TrueBlue miles in business
Pricing is based on regions and segments, and I expect these prices to last no more than 60 days before they’re devalued. Chase Ultimate Rewards and Citi ThankYou points transfer in at a 1:1 ratio, while American Express Membership Rewards transfers in at 5:4 and Capital One transfers in at 5:3. - Speedway store purchases of Vanilla Visas, SecureSpend gift cards, and BetMGM cards are awarding 500 points for every $25 purchased through April 29.
That’s 10,000 points for each $500 gift card for those that loathe to do math, or I guess even for those not that don’t loathe to do math. (Thanks to GCA) - The Citi ThankYou Points program is reducing the transfer ratio to Emirates Skywards from 1:1 to 5:4 on July 27. Chase, Capital One, American Express, and Bilt will continue to transfer at a 1:1 ratio. (Thanks to CouchQB)
- Kroger stores have a promotion tomorrow only for 4x fuel points on third party gift cards other than Amazon and on fixed value Visa and Mastercard gift cards.
Let’s go on a tangent; we’ll have more Pepper updates once things stabilize, but a few interim notes relevant to this deal:
– Fuel points rates are through the roof due to Pepper’s prior public drunkenness
– Pepper is sobering up with large discounts gone, bulk gift card rates are recovering
– Amazon is effectively unavailable on Pepper, so the lack of 4x matters more now than in the past
Happy Thursday!
Pictured: Pepper sobering up in the most Pepper way possible.