{"id":9316,"date":"2024-03-06T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=9316"},"modified":"2024-03-06T06:24:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T13:24:47","slug":"wednesday-precociousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/06\/wednesday-precociousness\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday Precociousness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Foreword: There were a few high profile AmEx shutdowns yesterday, but it\u2019s too early to know much about what happened other than most of them probably involved a big volume of online MS. Stay tuned for future updates when we know more, and don\u2019t forget the Sneak Attack Strike Back<\/a> if you\u2019re concerned you might be next. If you haven\u2019t heard about these before now, you probably don\u2019t need to be concerned. I\u2019ll do a writeup with lessons if and when we learn more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airlines have become overly concerned with what day it is this week, as we’ll soon see: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Clear.me has a new promotion for a $75 Uber voucher<\/a> with a new clear account with promo code SAVETIME75<\/em>. These are great for cashing out American Express Clear credits as Uber vouchers, but you’ve got to be creative on the redemption side because there’s a limit of one $75 Uber voucher per account. (Thanks to jnjustice)
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  2. Southwest has a “Business Spring Loyalty Bonus” Rapid Rewards points<\/a> after registering for the offer<\/a>, booking a flight through a business channel, and flying before May 10. The bonus is tiered:

    – two one-ways: 5,000 total bonus points
    – six one-ways: 15,000 total bonus points
    – eight one-ways: 30,000 total bonus points

    I believe based on on the terms and conditions an American Express Travel phone booking would qualify, but I can’t be certain. Alternatively you can book through an SWABIZ account. (Thanks to sctrader)
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  3. JetBlue has $25 off of a one way flight, or $50 off of round trip flights<\/a> booked by tonight for travel between March 19 and June 12 with promo code SPRINGTRAVEL<\/em>.

    Because it’s JetBlue and because JetBlue hates giving meaningful discounts, these only work for travel on Monday through Thursday and don’t work for international flights or Mint cabins.
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  4. American has an economy<\/em> award sale for flights<\/a> that depart on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday in April or May. There are some good deals here, including 5,000 miles for short-haul and medium-haul international flights.
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  5. Southwest has a fare sale for travel between March 26 and May 22<\/a> and booked by March 14, but only for flights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

    My existing bookings had no discounts, because like I diva I don’t have travel booked on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.
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  6. The Gift Card Shop has fee-free $500 Visa gift cards<\/a> through Friday night using promo code NEWLOOK<\/em>. The code worked for both physical and egift cards in my experiments. Note that:

    – Purchase limits at InComm sites like this one are typically $10,000
    –     InComm has been silently throttling the number of cards that can be used at the same merchant<\/a> within a given time since Christmas.

    The throttle started out with certain BINs on certain products, then moved to other BINs on other products, and they’ve now hit a major, high volume product with the same limit. If one of your plays involves high volume InComm cards, maybe run a few tests before your next big order.

    For everyone else, assume that most InComm products now have a three card limit per liquidation trip.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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

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    New elite status award for Southwest A-List members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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