{"id":3940,"date":"2022-03-04T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=3940"},"modified":"2023-04-18T11:52:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T17:52:30","slug":"weekend-quad-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/04\/weekend-quad-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Quickies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re all over the map today, but it\u2019s good stuff so hang in there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> American Express has a <a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\/en-ca\/rewards\/membership-rewards\/travel\/all\">30% transfer bonus from Membership Rewards to Virgin Atlantic<\/a> through the end of March. Sweet spots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ANA round-trip business class (90,000 miles) or first class (110,000 miles) awards to Japan<\/li>\n<li>Delta one-way business class non-stop awards to or from Europe (50,000 \u2013 65,000 miles)<\/li>\n<li>Domestic delta economy and first class awards (various)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This transfer bonus pairs well with item #4 too. (Thanks to <a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.doctorofcredit.com\/american-express-transfer-bonus-30-to-virgin-atlantic-2\/\">DoC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> American Express has bumped up the offers on Delta co-branded credit cards, and based on the deluge of articles about it they\u2019ve likely bumped the commission paid to affiliates too. These offers are great for just the sign-up bonus if you\u2019re not looking for Delta status:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\/us\/credit-cards\/business\/business-credit-cards\/compare-credit-cards\/delta-credit-cards\/\">Business cards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\/us\/credit-cards\/compare\/delta\/\">Consumer cards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They\u2019re less great if you want status though, because typically you get MQM as part of the sign-up bonus for the Platinum and Reserve cards and it\u2019s absent in these offers. If you are going to apply, check for a referral offer from P2 or another friend as a way to boost the sign-up bonus even more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> There are <a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/churning\/comments\/t5o7fa\/comment\/hz8bax1\/?utm_source=reddit&amp;utm_medium=web2x&amp;context=3\">multiple<\/a> <a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/churning\/comments\/t4wvog\/daily_discussion_thread_march_02_2022\/hz3yydq\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=iossmf&amp;context=3\">reports<\/a> of <a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/public.com\/\">Public<\/a> giving everyone a hard time after <a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2022\/01\/12\/\">loading $5,000 with PayPal Key<\/a> and then trying to withdraw their money a week or so later. If you\u2019re still going to do this deal, I\u2019d prepare to let your funds sit for a month before you try and withdraw unless you want to fight Public.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> The <a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/sites\/dot.gov\/files\/2022-02\/February%202022%20ATCR.pdf\">2021 DOT statistics for airline commercial operations<\/a> came out two days ago. There\u2019s plenty of useful data inside, but I\u2019m most interested in the on-time percentage by marketing carrier:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hawaiian: 90.14%<\/li>\n<li>Delta: 88.22%<\/li>\n<li>Alaska: 83.17%<\/li>\n<li>AA: 81.58%<\/li>\n<li>United: 79.81%<\/li>\n<li>Spirit: 76.74%<\/li>\n<li>Frontier: 76.64%<\/li>\n<li>Southwest: 75.78%<\/li>\n<li>JetBlue: 72.31%<\/li>\n<li>Allegiant: 68.26%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unless you live near LAX or JFK it\u2019s probably interesting for you too. I\u2019d save this list away for when you need a positioning flight to another airport for a big award redemption.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Reader Pavel <a class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.americanexpress.com\/en-us\/campaigns\/small-business\/bundles\/business-platinum-employee-card\/\">shared a link for a no-lifetime language American Express Business Platinum<\/a> 150,000 Membership Rewards after spending $15,000 within three months, and another 10,000 additional points for adding an employee card and spending $1,000 within the same timeframe.<\/p>\n<p>Have a nice weekend!<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3943\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/allegiant-1024x576.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/allegiant-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/allegiant-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/allegiant-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/allegiant-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/allegiant.jpeg 1600w\" width=\"420\"\/><figcaption>Another day on Allegiant, or at least a (100.00%-68.26%) 41.74% chance of another day on Allegiant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re all over the map today, but it\u2019s good stuff so hang in there. 1. 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