Earlier last week I received the following email from American Express, letting me know that access to the American Airlines Admirals Club would be discontinued as a card benefit: We are writing to give you advance notice of changes to your travel benefits and remind you about other valuable features of your Platinum Card. As of March…
Now is the time to activate your cash back categories for January-March if you carry the US Bank Cash+ credit card. To activate your bonus categories, visit http://cashplus.usbank.com/ With the US Bank Cash+ card, you can earn 5% back on your first $2,000 spent in the bonus categories. This quarter’s available 2% Categories haven’t changed. (Pick one.)…
The American Express Platinum card is one of my favorite products for business travelers; if you are traveling for business on Delta or American Airlines and don’t already have lounge access, that benefit alone makes up for the $450 annual fee. But what if you could get the card without the annual fee for the…
A few months back, I posted that one of my favorite credit cards for business travel, the U.S. Bank Cash+ card was capping the amount you could earn on the 5% categories, making the card much less attractive to business travelers. When I arrived home yesterday night, I found a letter in my mailbox from…
Chase has announced their Chase Freedom bonus categories for October-November… and the categories are actually quite exciting. Remember, Chase Freedom requires you to sign up to receive bonus cash-back on their quarterly categories. Details are at the end of this post. This quarter’s categories are: Amazon.com Select Department Stores Especially with the holiday gift season…
Now is the time to activate your cash back categories for October-December if you carry the US Bank Cash+ credit card. To activate your bonus categories, visit http://cashplus.usbank.com/ With the US Bank Cash+ card, you can earn 5% back on your first $2,000 spent in the bonus categories. This quarter’s available 2% Categories haven’t changed. (Pick one.)…
Changes are coming to the US Bank Cash+ card in July. Thanks to reader Eric for the heads-up on a lot of the changes. Starting in July, US Bank will award a $25 bonus for redeeming $100 or more in rewards only once per calendar year. However, all redemptions of $100 or more made prior to July…
As I mentioned in December, the US Bank Cash+ Visa is probably one of the best cards out there for travelers because it offers 5% cash back on several categories relevant to business travelers including hotels, restaurants, and car rental. The only catch is that you must select your reward categories quarterly. The second-quarter selection website is…
Earlier this week, I learned about a great credit card offer. Barclays is effectively giving away $400 for signing up for their NFL Extra Points card. For $400, I can be an NFL fan. 😉 Here’s how to get in on the action: Apply and be approved for the card. The application is at: http://www.nflextrapoints.com/xlvii Spend…
Today, American Express came out with a fantastic sign-up bonus on their business gold card. Spend $10,000 within four months and earn 75,000 Membership Rewards points. You can’t have had any American Express Business Green, Gold, or Platinum card within the past 12 months to qualify for the offer. The card comes with no annual…
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