{"id":9148,"date":"2024-02-09T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=9148"},"modified":"2024-02-08T20:34:46","modified_gmt":"2024-02-09T03:34:46","slug":"weekend-kerfuffle-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/09\/weekend-kerfuffle-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Kerfuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: All of the feedback I&#8217;ve gotten for guest post Saturday has been resoundingly positive. I&#8217;ve got a few posts left to publish, but I&#8217;m running low. If you&#8217;re interested in a guest post, please <a href=\"mailto:milesearnandburn@gmail.com\" class=\"ek-link\">reach out<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s a weekend kerfuffle you ask? You don&#8217;t want to know, but it involves this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Do this now:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/promo.united.com\/offers\/mileplay\" class=\"ek-link\">Register for your targeted United Mile Play bonus<\/a>. I got &#8220;Book and take a trip one time by March 15 to earn 3,000 bonus miles, minimum $100,&#8221; which frankly isn&#8217;t bad. But the bad news? The trip must be on United or United Express <em>(shudder)<\/em> metal.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/creditcards.chase.com\/travel-credit-cards\/ihg-rewards-club\/premier\" class=\"ek-link\">Chase IHG One Premier personal credit card has a new 165,000 point sign-up bonus<\/a> after $3,000 spend in three months. The card&#8217;s $99 annual fee is not waived for the first month.<br><br>There&#8217;s still value in the IHG program, especially for stays in the middle of nowhere and for Intercontinental brand hotels in conjunction with 4th night free. RIP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flyertalk.com\/forum\/intercontinental-hotels-ihg-one-rewards-intercontinental-ambassador\/1948452-2019-pointbreaks-discussion-thread-37.html?ispreloading=1\" class=\"ek-link\">PointBreaks<\/a> though, amirite?<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chase.com\/personal\/merchant-offers\" class=\"ek-link\">Chase went nuts with gameable card linked offers<\/a>:<br><br>&#8211; Southwest: 10% back on $50+, up to $400 spend through March 5<br>&#8211; Marriott Fairfield: 10% back on $100+, up to $380 spend through March 19<br>&#8211; Sheraton: 10% back on $100+, up to $570 spend through March 19<br>&#8211; Le Meridian: 10% back on $100+, up to $570 spend through March 19<br>&#8211; Westin: 10% back on $100+, up to $680 spend through March 19<br>&#8211; Four Points: 10% back on $100+, up to $570 spend through March 19<br>&#8211; AC Hotels: 10% back on $100+, up to $570 spend through March 19<br>&#8211; Springhill Suites: 10% back on $100+, up to $430 spend through March 19<br><br>The simplest way to game the hotel offers is to buy a gift card at the front desk. But, there are always other ways. With Chase offers, breaking correlation isn&#8217;t necessary.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deltaamexcard.com\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Delta always has targeted no-lifetime language (NLL) cards available at deltaamexcard.com<\/a>, but they&#8217;ve refreshed which accounts are targeted The offers:<br><br>&#8211; Personal Gold: 70,000 miles after $3,000 spend in six months<br>&#8211; Personal Platinum: 90,000 miles after $4,000 spend in six months<br>&#8211; Personal Reserve: 100,000 miles after $6,000 spend in six months<br><br>&#8211; Business Gold: 80,000 miles after $6,000 spend in six months<br>&#8211; Business Platinum: 100,000 miles after $8,000 spend in six months<br>&#8211; Business Reserve: 110,000 miles after $12,000 spend in six months<br><br>These offers expire on March 17.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theexplorercard.com\/business-rewards-cards\/business-card\" class=\"ek-link\">Chase United Business MileagePlus 100,000 miles after $5,000 spend<\/a> in three months offer and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theexplorercard.com\/business-rewards-cards\/club-card\" class=\"ek-link\">United Club Business 75,000 mile + 1,000 PQP offer after $5,000 spend<\/a> in three months offer are both now available through referrals. If you&#8217;re going to get the card, use P2&#8217;s link or use a friend&#8217;s link and make their day.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a nice weekend friends!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-editorskit-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kerfuffle.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9149\" style=\"width:420px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kerfuffle.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kerfuffle-300x208.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\">I told you that you didn&#8217;t want to know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: All of the feedback I&#8217;ve gotten for guest post Saturday has been resoundingly positive. 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