- American Express Offers has new targeted offers for:
– AirFrance / KLM: $250 or $400 back on $1,000+ or $2,000+ spend through May 31
– Marriott: $50 or $150 off of $250+ or $500+ spend through August 22
– Hilton: $40 off of $200+ spend through August 15
For the hotel offer, a gift card is an easy game to play. For the airline offer, its not as easy but just like Jurassic Park taught us: gamers uh, find a way. - Wells Fargo Offers and US Bank Cash-Back Deals have new offers at various Marriott properties:
– Renaissance: 15% back up to $75 on $100+ through April 30
– TownPlace Suites: 15% back up to $57 on $100+ through April 30
– Le Meridian: 15% back up to $57 on $100+ through April 30
– Marriott: 10% back up to $80 on $100+ through May 15
These are usually a lot easier to deal with than American Express Offers. - Staples stores have fee-free $200 Visas through Saturday, limit nine per person.
These are Pathward / BlackHawk Network gift cards. - ANA and Japan Airlines both set their fuel surcharges on the two month rolling average of the cost of Singapore Kerosine, which you might be surprised to learn, is a lot higher than it was a few months ago. As a result, the surcharges for both airlines have approximately doubled. You can find discussion and a few data points here.
Someone please queue the whah-whah trombones for me.
Apparently the Japanese whah-whah trombones also have new fuel surcharges.