- The Imprint Rakuten Visa credit card launched with no annual fee and a market trailing $25 or 2,500 Membership Rewards bonus after $500 spend in 90 days. Earnings:
– 4x through the portal up to 28,000 miles
– 2x at grocery and restaurants
– 1x elsewhere
The commentary about this card is negative, but you can link it to your Membership Rewards account and it has plenty of utility as an uncapped RAT-free grocery 2x earner and as a third party American Express. (Thanks to David) - The Chase United Business Visa cards each have an increased sign-up bonus of 100,000 MileagePlus miles and 2,000 PQP after $5,000 spend in three months:
– United Business: $150 annual fee
– United Business Club: $695 annual fee*
*Also gives unlimited cheese cubes when visiting a United Club, participation may vary. - The Delta SkyMiles Shopping portal has a bonus of 2,000 SkyMiles after $600+ spend through August 11. Giftcards.com is there too at 1x, making exactly $600 in spend approximately a 4.3x earner.
- The more “modestly appointed” US airlines are running fare sales, ordered by fewest blackout dates to most:
– JetBlue: 25% off base fares with promo SAVE25 booked by Thursday for travel August 12 through November 20
– Breeze: 35% off base fares with promo LETSROLL booked by Friday for travel August 8 through January 31
– Southwest: $39+ fares booked by Friday for travel between August 12 and January 26
It ended yesterday, but even Avelo ran a base fare sale this week. Taken in sum I think this tells you a lot about the low-end airline industry’s economic outlook. - Southwest’s seat assignments take affect on January 27, 2026, and you’ll be able to book those assignments starting on Tuesday. In a move surprising no-one, bookings for travel between January 27, 2026 and March 4, 2026 also become available on Tuesday.
Post-change, the major Southwest seating challenge will be trying to convince a stranger in your seat that in fact “A” and “F”, not “C” or “D”, are the window seats. (Thanks to Brain M) - Hy-Vee grocery stores have $10 off of $150+ in Visa and Mastercard gift cards through Tuesday.
These are Pathward gift cards. - The Incomm gift card sites have fee-free Visa and Mastercard gift cards:
– MasterCardGiftCard.com: Use promo NOFEESMC25 through August 24
– VanillaGift.com: Use promo VGBTS25 through August 24
– TheGiftCardShop.com: Use promo BTS25 through August 31
These sites won’t earn points on first party American Express cards, and they can be a pain to liquidate online. These are Sutton gift cards, but not the good kind.
Coming soon to Cleveland passengers: “No, C21 is the gate, not your seat.”