{"id":11319,"date":"2025-02-19T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=11319"},"modified":"2025-02-18T17:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T00:46:34","slug":"wednesday-deluge-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/wednesday-deluge-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Deluge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Before we dive in let’s start with a quick American Express shutdowns update: There were no reports of new shutdowns yesterday. Are we out of the woods yet? I think that’s highly unlikely, but you never know I guess. Anyway, let’s dive in to today’s news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Southwest registration is open for a limited scope promotional Companion Pass<\/a>:

    – Book a round-trip or two one-ways by tomorrow night
    – Fly by the end of March
    – Earn a companion pass valid between August 7 and October 8

    This works on award and paid tickets, and if you’ve already got something booked you can cancel and rebook too.
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  2. The American Express personal Hilton cards have new no-lifetime language (NLL) links:

    –     Aspire<\/a>: 150,000 points after $6,000 spend in six months
    –     Surpass<\/a>: 130,000 points after after $3,000 spend in six months
    –     Honors<\/a>: 80,000 points after $2,000 spend in six months

    These are popup resistant links.
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  3. The Synchrony Virgin Atlantic Mastercard has an increased sign-up bonus of 60,000 miles<\/a> after $3,000 spend in 90 days.

    On the one hand the mileage bonus is low compared to other sign-up bonuses, but on the other hand it’s Synchrony so that’s a nice win with the right playbook.
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  4. The Capital One Venture card has a sign-up bonus of 75,000 miles and a $250 Capital One Travel credit available by referrals (and publicly available too<\/a>, but use a referral from a friend instead).
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  5. Singapore KrisFlyer has 30% off of award tickets in both economy and business class<\/a> on various routes booked by February 28, including:

    – LAX-SIN
    – JFK-FRA
    – SFO-SIN
    – SEA-SIN

    Travel is valid in March with some route specific black-out dates. (Thanks to     FFB<\/a>)
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  6. Alaska has an award sale<\/a> with teeth through tomorrow night:

    – Transcons at 15,000 points
    – West coast to Hawaii at 7,500 points
    – West coast to Mexico at 4,000 points

    The left-coasters have a better pick but there are gems for the other coast too.
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  7. Saks is behind on their bills to suppliers according to the Wall Street Journal<\/a>, which probably only matters if you’re a supplier or a gift card reseller. (Thanks to nobody65535<\/a>)
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  8. MasterCardGiftCard.com has a promotion for a free $10 gift card<\/a> with the purchase of a $100 gift card using promo code bonus25<\/em>. (Thanks to Past_Reality_1909<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Have a nice Wednesday!<\/p>\n\n\n

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    A churner dives in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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