Weekend: What the Credit Cards? Also Giant Food and Bonvoy

1. The Chase Aeroplan Mastercard relaunched with a new structure and 75,000+40,000 mile sign-up bonus, and they’ve removed 3x grocery:
   
   – $195 annual fee is not waived the first year
   – 2x dining, grocery, and gas, 1x elsewhere
   – 75,000 Aeroplan miles after $4,000 spend in three months
   – 40,000 Aeroplan miles after $20,000 spend in one year
   – $50 semi-annual Air Canada statement credits
   – 15% discount on some Air Canada metal redemptions
   – Low level 25k Aeroplan status for holding the card
   
   This card doesn’t do referrals.
   
2. The NFCU Flagship Rewards Visa launched yesterday with 50,000 points after $4,000 spend in 90 days. The vitals:
   
   – $95 annual fee is not waived the first year
   – 4x travel, 3x dining, 1x elsewhere
   – Points are worth 1 cent each, no uplift
   – $100 airline credit
   – Yet another global entry or pre-check credit
   
   NFCU doesn’t love cycling, so hope for a big credit line.
   
3. The American Express Hilton cards have increased sign-up bonuses:
   
   – Aspire: 200,000 Honors points after $6,000 spend in six months
   – Surpass: 130,000 Honors points and a free night certificate after $3,000 spend in six months
   – Honors: 70,000 Honors points and a free night certificate after $2,000 spend in six months
   – Business: 150,000 Honors points and a free night certificate after $8,000 spend in six months
   
   These are all available via referrals, please use another player’s referral or a churner’s referral rather than applying through a blog or head-on.
   
4. The Marriott Bonvoy Business American Express has an increased sign-up bonus of 100,000 Bonvoy points and a 50,000 point free-night certificate after $8,000 spend in six months. The card’s $125 annual fee is not waived for the first year.
   
   This is available via referrals. The sign-up bonus is definitely worth the $125 annual fee with no credit reporting, but that doesn’t mean it’s a super strong bonus thanks to the terrible value of Bonvoy points.
   
5. Stop & Shop, Giant, and Martins stores have 8x points earning on Zift gift cards through Thursday, limit $1,500-$2,000 per week. Meanwhile Giant Food has 2x earning on Mastercard gift cards with seemingly no cap? Finally Giant Food gets some love I guess.
   
   These are Pathward / BlackHawk Network gift cards.
   
6. If you like picking up pennies: Register for Marriott Bonvoy’s Q4 promotion for 1,500 bonus points at non-resorts and 4,500 bonus points at resorts on stays of at least two nights through November 22.
   
   What’s the value of 1,500 Bonvoy points, you ask? I mean probably not over $5. Thanks Marriott.

Have a nice weekend!

A churner proves that hiking around a Marriott property is probably more valuable than their promo.