Not exact matches
With either option, (Southwest Premier
+ Business, or Southwest Premier
+ Plus) Jeff
would have ended up with 104,000
points if he spent the minimum to
earn bonuses.
It is the second time this season the Avalanche
have earned points in 7
+ consecutive games (went 10 -0-0 from December 29 through January 22), after
having zero such streaks from 2014 - 15 through 2016 - 17.
If you spend at least $ 10,000 annually on your credit card (average $ 833 / month), you will
earn a bonus 5,000 Expedia
+ rewards bonus
points, which can
have a value of up to $ 70, thus covering most of the annual fee.
It can
have a very high rewards rate (5.6 %), when used optimally - that is when you use it to pay for Expedia purchases, and later redeem the
points earned for
+ VIP Access hotel stays.
If you
earn the bonus on both cards you will
have 60,000 Starwood
points (50,000 bonus
points + 10,000
points from completing the minimum spending).
If she
earned the bonus on both the personal and business cards she
would have 58,000 Starwood
points (25,000 sign - up Starwood
points x 2
+ 8,000 Starwood
points from completing the minimum spending).
So between the welcome bonus and
points you
earn from minimum spending, you'll
have at least 125,000 AMEX Membership Rewards
points (100,000
point total bonus
+ at least 25,000 minimum spending
points).
All Expedia ®
+ credit card users
have the option of donating the
points they
earn to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ®.
With either option, (Southwest Premier
+ Business, or Southwest Premier
+ Plus) Jeff
would have ended up with 104,000
points if he spent the minimum to
earn bonuses.
The Conventional Wisdomers
have pointed out that if you're
earning Membership Rewards in order to redeem them at 1.43 cents per
point, you're wasting your time because you could easily get a Barclays Arrival
+ Mastercard instead and get 2.2 % on all travel redemptions for every single dollar you spend.
However, when you
have the Citi ThankYou ® Premier Card or Citi Prestige ® Card, you will
earn a 25 %
+ bonus on your
points when used in the Citi Travel Center.
For you to
earn a $ 100 Expedia coupon, you must
have accumulated 10,000 Expedia
+ points.
Members with the Expedia
+ Voyager card will automatically
have Expedia
+ gold status each year of their card membership, and will be able to
earn 25,000 Expedia
+ rewards bonus
points after $ 2,000 in purchases within three months of their account opening.
From time to time though, I do
have to travel for my work or rent a one - way from my home in Michiana to fly out of Chicago O'Hare, and those are great opportunities to
earn some car rental
points + airline miles.
If the two bonuses stack then we should see Diamond members
earning a bonus of at least 60,000
points when they hit 60 nights (10,000 at 40k, 10,000 at 50k, 10,000
+ 30,000 at 60k) which is definitely worth
having.
You can already
earn 1.5 membership rewards
points per dollar by using the Amex Everyday Preferred card (as long as you
have 30
+ transactions in a month) and there's no minimum spend requirement and there are bonus
points to be
earned for spending at grocery stores and restaurants — not bad for a card that costs $ 95 / year as opposed to the $ 450 / year for the Platinum card.
For example, if you went to Red Robin, purchased a $ 50 GC through the MPX app and paid with your Chase Sapphire Reserve, you
would earn 250 United Miles
+ 150 Chase Ultimate Rewards
points for that single transaction.
If you don't
have enough Marriott (or SPG)
points to make the full redemption, you can still partially
earn your Southwest Companion Pass with a Marriott Hotel
+ Air redemption.
In total, you'll
have the potential to
earn a whopping 11 TrueBlue
points per dollar spent on JetBlue flights (5
points per dollar for Blue Flex seats
+ 3
points per dollar on flights bought at JetBlue.com
+ 3
points per dollar for your Mosaic badge).
If you
would have spent $ 150 per night for a three - night stay and
earned 10
+ 5
points per dollar, that's normally 6,750
points — excluding status bonuses.
If you hit your minimum spend of $ 3,000 in the first 90 days, you
'd have at least 56,000
points waiting in your account, thanks to the 50k bonus and the miles
earned for spending $ 3,000
+.
The Ink
+ is great because it usually comes with a hefty sign - up bonus of 50K to 60K (and even sometimes 70K in branch)
points and also
has great bonus
earning categories of 5X up to $ 50,000 per year for internet, cable, phones, and office supply stores.
For example, if you booked a $ 100 flight through Expedia you
'd earn 4 Expedia
+ points with the card.
Book a flight
+ hotel vacation package with Southwest Vacations, and
earn even more Rapid Rewards
points than you
would earn if purchasing a flight only.
Most importantly, they are eliminating the ability to use Marriott Hotel
+ Air packages to
earn the Companion Pass, which could
have been done with 270,000 Marriott Rewards
points or 90,000 SPG Starpoints.
When I get the Prestige, I'll
have to pay the $ 450 annual fee but I'll be able to take advantage of two $ 250 airline credits before my 2nd annual fee hits, so in effect, I'll be paying $ 50
+ the $ 95 annual fee of the Premier in order to
earn 50,000 Citi Thankyou
Points.
[
+] There is a sign - up bonus that
earns you 60,000
points [
+] You
have to spend $ 1000 in the first three months to
earn the points [+] Earn an extra 5000 points if you add an authorized user who then makes purchases [+] The annual fee is waived for the first year [+] You get five points per dollar spent at IHG hotels [+] Get two points per dollar you spend at gas stations and in restaurants [+] Earn two points per dollar when you spend in most grocery stores [+] Get one point per dollar spent when you spend with most other merchants [+] You get a free night's stay at one of their hotels for having your card a full year [+] There are over 5000 hotels worldwide where you may use your free night's stay [+] Opt in for platinum elite status that continues while your account is open and ac
earn the
points [
+]
Earn an extra 5000 points if you add an authorized user who then makes purchases [+] The annual fee is waived for the first year [+] You get five points per dollar spent at IHG hotels [+] Get two points per dollar you spend at gas stations and in restaurants [+] Earn two points per dollar when you spend in most grocery stores [+] Get one point per dollar spent when you spend with most other merchants [+] You get a free night's stay at one of their hotels for having your card a full year [+] There are over 5000 hotels worldwide where you may use your free night's stay [+] Opt in for platinum elite status that continues while your account is open and ac
Earn an extra 5000
points if you add an authorized user who then makes purchases [
+] The annual fee is waived for the first year [
+] You get five
points per dollar spent at IHG hotels [
+] Get two
points per dollar you spend at gas stations and in restaurants [
+]
Earn two points per dollar when you spend in most grocery stores [+] Get one point per dollar spent when you spend with most other merchants [+] You get a free night's stay at one of their hotels for having your card a full year [+] There are over 5000 hotels worldwide where you may use your free night's stay [+] Opt in for platinum elite status that continues while your account is open and ac
Earn two
points per dollar when you spend in most grocery stores [
+] Get one
point per dollar spent when you spend with most other merchants [
+] You get a free night's stay at one of their hotels for
having your card a full year [
+] There are over 5000 hotels worldwide where you may use your free night's stay [
+] Opt in for platinum elite status that continues while your account is open and active
[
+] There is a sign - up bonus of 80,000
points [
+] You only
have to spend $ 3000 within the first three months to
earn the rewards [+] Add another authorized user to get an extra 7500 points if your user makes purchases [+] Get five points per dollar with Marriott properties [+] Get two points per dollar when you spend money with certain airlines [+] Earn two points per dollar spent in restaurants and at car rental agencies [+] Earn one point per dollar with most other purchases [+] Get a free night's stay every anniversary at one of the category 1 - 5 locations [+] They do not add foreign transaction fees onto your account [+] They have over 4300 hotels in 81 different countries / territories [+] You may use your card and your point overseas in their hotels [+] You may sign up for Silver Elite status [+] They allow you to transfer your points to participating airl
earn the rewards [
+] Add another authorized user to get an extra 7500
points if your user makes purchases [
+] Get five
points per dollar with Marriott properties [
+] Get two
points per dollar when you spend money with certain airlines [
+]
Earn two points per dollar spent in restaurants and at car rental agencies [+] Earn one point per dollar with most other purchases [+] Get a free night's stay every anniversary at one of the category 1 - 5 locations [+] They do not add foreign transaction fees onto your account [+] They have over 4300 hotels in 81 different countries / territories [+] You may use your card and your point overseas in their hotels [+] You may sign up for Silver Elite status [+] They allow you to transfer your points to participating airl
Earn two
points per dollar spent in restaurants and at car rental agencies [
+]
Earn one point per dollar with most other purchases [+] Get a free night's stay every anniversary at one of the category 1 - 5 locations [+] They do not add foreign transaction fees onto your account [+] They have over 4300 hotels in 81 different countries / territories [+] You may use your card and your point overseas in their hotels [+] You may sign up for Silver Elite status [+] They allow you to transfer your points to participating airl
Earn one
point per dollar with most other purchases [
+] Get a free night's stay every anniversary at one of the category 1 - 5 locations [
+] They do not add foreign transaction fees onto your account [
+] They
have over 4300 hotels in 81 different countries / territories [
+] You may use your card and your
point overseas in their hotels [
+] You may sign up for Silver Elite status [
+] They allow you to transfer your
points to participating airlines
[
+] The first year's annual fee is waived [
+] Get 50,000 bonus
points starting bonus [
+]
Earn the starting bonus by spending $ 4000 on your card within the first three months [+] The starter reward equals $ 625 in travel if you redeem them through Chase Ultimate Rewards [+] Earn an extra 5000 points if you add an authorized user who makes purchases in the first three months [+] Get two points per dollar spent in restaurants and on travel [+] Earn one point per dollar spent on most other things [+] They have a 1:1 point transfer system to their partners [+] Their partners includes 11 airline and various hotels and hospitality companies [+] There are no foreign - transaction fees with this card [+] You may use and earn discounts on your travel if you redeem via their Chase Ultimate Rewards plat
Earn the starting bonus by spending $ 4000 on your card within the first three months [
+] The starter reward equals $ 625 in travel if you redeem them through Chase Ultimate Rewards [
+]
Earn an extra 5000 points if you add an authorized user who makes purchases in the first three months [+] Get two points per dollar spent in restaurants and on travel [+] Earn one point per dollar spent on most other things [+] They have a 1:1 point transfer system to their partners [+] Their partners includes 11 airline and various hotels and hospitality companies [+] There are no foreign - transaction fees with this card [+] You may use and earn discounts on your travel if you redeem via their Chase Ultimate Rewards plat
Earn an extra 5000
points if you add an authorized user who makes purchases in the first three months [
+] Get two
points per dollar spent in restaurants and on travel [
+]
Earn one point per dollar spent on most other things [+] They have a 1:1 point transfer system to their partners [+] Their partners includes 11 airline and various hotels and hospitality companies [+] There are no foreign - transaction fees with this card [+] You may use and earn discounts on your travel if you redeem via their Chase Ultimate Rewards plat
Earn one
point per dollar spent on most other things [
+] They
have a 1:1
point transfer system to their partners [
+] Their partners includes 11 airline and various hotels and hospitality companies [
+] There are no foreign - transaction fees with this card [
+] You may use and
earn discounts on your travel if you redeem via their Chase Ultimate Rewards plat
earn discounts on your travel if you redeem via their Chase Ultimate Rewards platform
Our take: Unless you're already collecting Expedia
+ points, the Expedia
+ Card from Citi's lower
earn rate and restrictive redemption program mean you can likely get more value from other travel rewards cards, especially if you
have excellent credit.
Plus the 6,000
points you
earn for your $ 3,000 purchases to meet your spending requirement and you
have a sign up bonus of $ 500
+ to be used on any travel.
Having options for using your hard -
earned points and miles is always great, and while Marriott's Cash + Points rate differs from the rate offered by other chains, it's a nice way to combine award nights and paid nights on a single reserv
points and miles is always great, and while Marriott's Cash
+ Points rate differs from the rate offered by other chains, it's a nice way to combine award nights and paid nights on a single reserv
Points rate differs from the rate offered by other chains, it's a nice way to combine award nights and paid nights on a single reservation.
If you were to book this hotel through Hilton, you
'd earn 10 base HHonors
points per $ 1, plus with their Double Dipping, you could earn either 5 more HHonors points for the Points + Points option, 500 airline miles with the Points + Fixed Miles option, or 1 airline mile per $ 1 you spend with the Points + Variable Miles o
points per $ 1, plus with their Double Dipping, you could
earn either 5 more HHonors
points for the Points + Points option, 500 airline miles with the Points + Fixed Miles option, or 1 airline mile per $ 1 you spend with the Points + Variable Miles o
points for the
Points + Points option, 500 airline miles with the Points + Fixed Miles option, or 1 airline mile per $ 1 you spend with the Points + Variable Miles o
Points + Points option, 500 airline miles with the Points + Fixed Miles option, or 1 airline mile per $ 1 you spend with the Points + Variable Miles o
Points option, 500 airline miles with the
Points + Fixed Miles option, or 1 airline mile per $ 1 you spend with the Points + Variable Miles o
Points + Fixed Miles option, or 1 airline mile per $ 1 you spend with the
Points + Variable Miles o
Points + Variable Miles option.
Taking our earlier $ 200 hotel stay example, a Hyatt Diamond
would earn 1000 base
points + 300 (the 30 % bonus)
+ 1000 by opting for bonus
points instead of food / beverage welcome amenity
+ 2500 if the Regency Club is closed, for a total of 4800 Hyatt
points!
Hilton cited the following example for a typical two - night stay: 3,000 Base
Points + 1,500
Points &
Points Bonus
+ 4,000 2K Every Day Bonus = 8,500
Points (33 % more
Points than you
would earn under the Double
Points offers Hilton ran last year).
If you don't
have an Amex Platinum card, don't worry — if you use any other Membership Rewards credit card to book travel through the Amex Travel website (like the American Express Everyday or Everyday Preferred credit cards, or any Green or Gold charge card), you'll still
earn 2 Membership Rewards
points per dollar spent on flights, prepaid hotels, flight
+ hotel packages, and cruises through the Amex Travel website.
All Expedia ®
+ credit card users
have the option of donating the
points they
earn to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ®.
If you
have an American Express Platinum charge card (personal or business), you'll
earn 5 Membership Rewards
points per dollar spent on flights, prepaid hotels, and flight
+ hotel packages booked through the Amex Travel website.
If you
have a Nike
+ account, you can link you Xbox LIVE Gamertag to it, and the Fuel
Points (Nike's measurement of activity)
earned in game will be added to the account.