- I’m sure the rebooted Sapphire Reserve launch will be the noisiest in churning history, and I’m sure you can find a few dozen articles in literally less than a minute about why 200,000 points is the new black. The bonuses seem to be:
– Personal: 100,000 Ultimate Rewards + $500 Chase Travel after $5,000 spend in three months
– Business: 200,000 Ultimate Rewards after $30,000 spend in six months
Let’s emphasize four points to help you wade through the impending onslaught of never-ending Sapphire Reserve crap:
– Offers are probably available via referral from another player, no need to use a blog link
– 100,000 Ultimate Rewards is nice, but 250,000 Membership Rewards is probably nicer
– $30,000 spend for 200,000 in Ultimate Rewards isn’t actually a great return
– Newly launched business cards often bypass 5/24
Don’t let forced pseudo-urgency drive your decisions, be deliberate. - Accor Live has registration open for double points on reservations booked by July 31 for stays through September 12, but only in the US, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Panama, and Brazil.
- Staples has fee-free Visa gift cards through Saturday, limit nine per transaction.
These are Pathward gift cards. - American Express offers has an offer for $100-$140 back on $350-$375+ spend at Marriott properties in North America through August 20.
- Gift of College cards are now sold at both Stop & Shop and Hannaford. Obviously this is useful if for college tuition expenses, but there are nuggets to be found in old school blogs too.
Have a nice Monday friends!
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