{"id":12200,"date":"2025-07-23T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=12200"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:22:09","slug":"wednesday-rakuten-card-visas-and-mastercards-on-sale-airline-sale-roundup-and-southwest-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/wednesday-rakuten-card-visas-and-mastercards-on-sale-airline-sale-roundup-and-southwest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday: Rakuten Card, Visas and Mastercards on Sale, Airline Sale Roundup, and Southwest News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. The Imprint Rakuten Visa credit card launched with no annual fee<\/a> and a market trailing $25 or 2,500 Membership Rewards bonus after $500 spend in 90 days. Earnings:

    – 4x through the portal up to 28,000 miles
    – 2x at grocery and restaurants
    – 1x elsewhere

    The commentary about this card is negative, but you can link it to your Membership Rewards account and it has plenty of utility as an uncapped RAT-free grocery 2x earner and as a third party American Express. (Thanks to David)
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  2. The Chase United Business Visa cards each have an increased sign-up bonus of 100,000 MileagePlus miles and 2,000 PQP<\/a> after $5,000 spend in three months:

    – United Business: $150 annual fee
    – United Business Club: $695 annual fee*

    *Also gives unlimited cheese cubes when visiting a United Club, participation may vary.
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  3. The Delta SkyMiles Shopping portal has a bonus of 2,000 SkyMiles after $600+ spend<\/a> through August 11. Giftcards.com is there too<\/a> at 1x, making exactly $600 in spend approximately a 4.3x earner.
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  4. The more “modestly appointed” US airlines are running fare sales, ordered by fewest blackout dates to most:

    –     JetBlue<\/a>: 25% off base fares with promo SAVE25<\/em> booked by Thursday for travel August 12 through November 20
    –     Breeze<\/a>: 35% off base fares with promo LETSROLL<\/em> booked by Friday for travel August 8 through January 31
    –     Southwest<\/a>: $39+ fares booked by Friday for travel between August 12 and January 26

    It ended yesterday, but even Avelo ran a base fare sale this week. Taken in sum I think this tells you a lot about the low-end airline industry’s economic outlook.
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  5. Southwest’s seat assignments take affect on January 27, 2026<\/a>, and you’ll be able to book those assignments starting on Tuesday. In a move surprising no-one, bookings for travel between January 27, 2026 and March 4, 2026 also become available on Tuesday.

    Post-change, the major Southwest seating challenge will be trying to convince a stranger in your seat that in fact “A” and “F”, not “C” or “D”, are the window seats. (Thanks to Brain M)
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  6. Hy-Vee grocery stores have $10 off of $150+ in Visa and Mastercard<\/a> gift cards through Tuesday.

    These are Pathward gift cards.
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  7. The Incomm gift card sites have fee-free Visa and Mastercard gift cards:

    –     MasterCardGiftCard.com<\/a>: Use promo NOFEESMC25<\/em> through August 24
    –     VanillaGift.com<\/a>: Use promo VGBTS25<\/em> through August 24
    –     TheGiftCardShop.com<\/a>: Use promo BTS25<\/em> through August 31

    These sites won’t earn points on first party American Express cards, and they can be a pain to liquidate online. These are Sutton gift cards, but not the good kind.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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