There are more people than ever playing the points and miles game, so it’s getting harder than ever to one-up your fellow citizens. I get dozens of emails every day asking me, “Nick, now that a small but non-trivial percentage of the homeless population has an Amex Platinum card, isn’t there something a little more exclusive for awesome people like me?”
Great news! I am pleased to bring you word of the Air BP Sterling Reward Card, the world’s only aviation fuel loyalty card. Check out this dispatch from Corporate Jet Investor (if you’re not already reading Corporate Jet Investor, you’re missing out):
Air BP has launched general aviation’s first direct cash back reward card in conjunction with Citibank Worldwide. Known as the Sterling Reward Prepared Visa Card, the aviation fuel supplier launched the product at London Biggin Hill Airport, which will allow card holders to receive credit after purchasing Air BP aviation fuel.
Customers who are issued with the new card will receive the equivalent of one cent (US) onto the card for every one gallon (3.785 litres) of fuel purchased from any Air BP Sterling Card acceptance location worldwide.
That’s right: if you have this card, you will receive one cent back for every gallon of jet fuel that you purchase! There’s no other card in the world that says, “I buy jet fuel and I’m a savvy shopper.”
But wait, that’s not all! Check out this sweet deal:
That’s right–ten cents per gallon for all fuel purchased at London Biggin Hill airport! I realize all the whiners are going to complain about bloggers killing deals, but I don’t care. This is the biggest news in travel hacking since Vanilla Reloads. Get while the getting’s good, my friends!
That’s just an awesome deal !
Now all I need is a jet, and get it to Biggin Hill airport.
There will probably be a mile long line to gas up, now that you’ve let everybody know.
Maybe I’ll just forget about it and blame you.
Dude. I cant believe you just outed this deal! Now my private jet i use to fly from the UK every day to the states just to buy VRs is stuck on the runway behind loads of other newbie jets in mu way and i cant get out in time to hit all the cvs stores!!
Geesh. Bloggers!
Is this deal stackable with Fuel Perks, etc?
Yes! Plus a lot of aviation fuel suppliers have an office supplies MCC, so it’s a great use for your Chase Ink.
I used to live near Biggin Hill. Really beautiful part of the world. And what a quintessentially British name!? Tally ho, Biggins!
And now I will never go back because YOU outed this deal!
Well hold on milesabound… You lived there and didnt share the gig with us all that time? How are we supposed to find out about these deals anyway? And to learn you knew of it all along?! Shame on you!
So if I buy 1bn gallon jet fuel, and re-sell it for a half penny less than the competition, I make….FIVE MILLION DOLLARS!!!
Does that work on 100LL?
One thing I’m always thinking about while my pilot flies me around the world in my learjet is how expensive the fuel can be. I mean it really hits us small folks hard when you add it all up. Now there’s a real value proposition for me to add my second assistant as an authorized user and have him do the fueling from here on out. Thanks, Citibank!