- Do this now: Register for Hilton’s Summer promotion for 1,000 bonus Qatar Avios and set Qatar Avios as your preferred travel partner. This works with each Hilton stay through August 31. (Thanks to FM)
- Accor has a Summer promotion for 4x points at new and updated properties, registration required through November 29.
- The US Bank Altitude Power Business Mastercard has an increased sign-up bonus of 75,000 points after $10,000 spend in four months. The card’s $195 annual fee is not waived the first year.
Manufactured spend newbie spoiler alert: Visas and Mastercards aren’t the same, and there’s different value in both. There also aren’t that many 2.5x / 2x everywhere business Mastercards around. - The Acorns investment platform has a great $1,100 promotion for churners with at least five players. To qualify:
– Refer four new accounts by June 14
– Have each new account invest $5
If you don’t have your own Acorns link yet, ask a friend for theirs. If that doesn’t work, reach out to me and I’ll happily share a random churner’s referral. (Thanks to DDG) - Wells Fargo is ending points transfers between accountholders on September 25.
Another hint for the newbies out there: There’s a good reason that Wells Fargo is doing this. Big companies don’t often make changes for no reason.
Have a nice Tuesday friends!
Bonus newbie tip: There’s a reason people don’t put powdered cheese on pizza too.