{"id":9479,"date":"2024-04-05T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/?p=9479"},"modified":"2024-04-04T13:19:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T19:19:22","slug":"weekend-promos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesearnandburn.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/05\/weekend-promos\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Promos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editor’s note:<\/em> Yes, I’m being extra hard on Boeing today, and no, I don’t actually think their planes are unsafe. But this post is how it is because reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Do this now (if you ever take Amtrak rides):<\/strong> Register for double base points on Amtrak travel<\/a> through May 21.
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  2. Simon bulk gift card<\/a> orders have increased in price to $5.49 per card, and an unspecified “small increase” in shipping fees. They’ve also become much less friendly to manufactured spend for new accounts, so the utility is shrinking even faster than Boeing’s 737-MAX factory output<\/a>. (Too soon?)

    These accounts were typically extremely valuable before the Incom three-swipe limit rules were implemented, just like how Boeing 737s were more valuable before the MAX line.
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  3. Target will have 10% back on Target gift cards of up to $500<\/a> in eight days on April 13, reminiscent of the typical annual holiday sale. You’ve got plenty of time to get a few of burner accounts spun up to maximize this deal. (Thanks to FM<\/a>)
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  4. Capital One has a 30% transfer bonus to Virgin Red<\/a>, which can be converted 1:1 to Virgin Atlantic miles, through April 30.

    Sweet spots include business class redemptions to and from Europe on non-Virgin metal and domestic economy flights on Delta.
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  5. A public service announcement: Yes, sign-up bonuses of 175,000 Membership Rewards are still available via referral<\/a>, but you can still get 250,000 Membership Reward sign-up bonuses with some effort and a little luck by varying browser, IP address, landing page link, letting the application timeout and reloading, waiting for another door-plug to fall off of a 737-MAX9, etc. So, stick with the 250,000 variant without a referral in two player mode unless you’re able to maximize a 10x bonus on dining effectively.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

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

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    Simulating 737-MAX9 door plug roulette.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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