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AmEx Hilton Business Eligible for Referral [25,000 for you, 125,000 for a friend]

The AmEx Hilton Business credit card I wrote about yesterday is now eligible for referral. The offer is 25,000 for you and 125,000 for your friend. How to refer Direct

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AmEx Double Dip: Hilton Business 125,000 + $50 statement credit + [Targeted] Premier Rewards Gold 50,000 w/No Lifetime Language

A heightened offer for the new AmEx Hilton Business card (125,000 + a $50 statement credit) and expanded eligibility of the targeted 50,000 AmEx Premier Rewards Gold with no life..

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Targeted: Spend on your United Explorer Card, earn up to 4,000 Bonus United Mileage Plus Miles

Like many, I’m a huge fan of getting the greatest value from every dollar I spend. This is one of those cases, where I’ll reintroduce a card into my wallet,

Quick Hits: How to use non-Southwest points to book Southwest flights

When you’re trying to save money on flights using Orbitz or the like, you may notice that Southwest never pops up. That’s because Southwest blocks online travel agencies from vie..

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Why and How: Transfering Wells Fargo Rewards Between Accounts

Point transferability between accounts varies wildly across banks. Wells Fargo is one of the most favorable banks in this regard, allowing point transfers: To and from personal a..

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Pros and Cons: Ranking the “Tier 2” Rewards Credit Card Banks

Beyond the big three banks with the best flexible points programs (Chase, AmEx and Citi) there’s a second group of banks with travel/rewards credit cards worth exploring.
The ..

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Wells Fargo Propel World 40,000 + $100 air incidental still available over phone

The Wells Fargo Propel World AmEx card is still available for applications over the phone.
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40,000 GoFar Rewards after $3,000 in spend over 3 months
$100 air incide..

Choosing which point option to use for a domestic flight

So I’ve been working on clearing out earned miles and points (my shame list). I’ve got points lying around in all sorts of programs that I’ve decided to prioritize getting

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Chase rejected me for a Sapphire Reserve because I already have the Sapphire Preferred – how should I navigate this situation?

It takes some jockeying to earn the signup bonus if you’ve already got a Sapphire Preferred
This Brandon Asks question comes from Justin who asks:
“My friends were recently shami..

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If you can only get 4 new Bank of America cards every 2 years, which should you get?

Bank of America is a quirky player in the rewards credit card space.
They’ve got co-branded travel cards with a few airlines (Alaska, Virgin Atlantic, Asiana, Spirit, and Allegi..

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Targeted: No Lifetime Language 50k MR American Express PRG Offer

Today I’ll outline offers that are trickling in on the Amex Offers section of some accounts for the American Express Premier Rewards Gold (PRG) card. This is noteworthy becasue the

Four Reasons to consider passing on the Chase Iberia Credit Card

Like I wrote about last week, at one point in my miles and points career I applied for cards I didn’t need. That was all well and good when we

Why you shouldn’t sign up for every credit card sign up bonus you hear about

I think the credit card and travel hacking game can be dangerous for a variety of reasons. One of the most dangerous can also be one the most subtle. For

How long should you wait between credit card applications? (Reader Question)

So today IRL I had a friend ask me, “How long should I wait before applying for a new credit card?” This friend, who I’ll call Nicole, had been poking

Walt Disney World on Points & Miles 2018: Flights

Magic Kingdom before park opening
We’re just back from a trip to Walt Disney World during the week Massachusetts schools have off for President’s Day each February. The weather w..

6 Ways to Take the Edge Off Infrequent Business Travel

If you’re like me, your friends and family think you have a bunch of points & miles from frequent business travel.
But if you’re a Milenomic you realize that points &

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Brandon Asks: My Spouse Has a Chase Sapphire Reserve, Should I Get One Too?

“Brandon Asks” is a Reader Q&A series where we take real questions from real people and do our best to provide helpful unbiased information on navigating the points & miles..

Current miles and points earning strategies for this father of three

So now that the dust has settled and our family zone defense has been set up after the third child, I’ve spent some time the past few weeks taking stock

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