- The American Express Platinum brokerage cards have increased sign-up bonuses:
– Charles Schwab: 150,000 Membership Rewards after $12,000 spend in six months
– Morgan Stanley: 150,000 Membership Rewards after $12,000 spend in six months
Schwab lets you cash out Membership Rewards at 1.1 cents per point with a capacity of a million points annually, while Morgan Stanley lets you cash out at 1.0 cents per point with no cap. Morgan Stanley accounts now can be opened with just a basic E*Trade account too. - The Citi AAdvantage Executive Mastercard has an increased sign-up bonus of 100,000 AAdvantage miles after $10,000 spend in three months.
The bonus language on this one only precludes the sign-up bonus if you’ve gotten another Executive sign-up bonus in the last 48 months. Don’t forget about Citi clowning. - The Chase Freedom Unlimited card has an in-branch only sign-up bonus for $200 + 5x on gas and grocery for the first year, but only up to $12,000 spend. For maximizers, that’s effectively a $900 sign-up bonus.
- The Rove travel and shopping portal added Air Canada Aeroplan as a transfer partner, and they’ve got a 25% transfer bonus through June 6.
If you’re new to Rove, use a fellow churner’s referral and make their day. - A minor update for Alaska Wallet fund gamers: Wallet funds can now be used for the Alaska partner booking fee too. (Thanks to Ryan)
- AA has a registration required promotion for an extra bonus mile for each base mile award on flights to Australia and New Zealand booked by May 31 and flown by March 31, 2027. You’re limited to 25,000 bonus miles.
The fact that AA is awarding bonus miles for the longest haul flights, with the most expensive jet fuel per-seat costs in the network, in the face of soaring fuel costs, should tell you how poorly these routes are doing. Yes, AA makes boneheaded decisions but they’re not stupid. (Thanks to DDG)
Happy Friday!
AA as a hat.