Airline purchases now earn 5x in Membership Rewards points.
Not exact matches
Passengers
purchasing tickets on a Thai
airline can
now buy a seat for a hugely popular life - like doll that has owners treating them like real children.
United
Airlines has
now committed a portion of its flights out of LAX, and JetBlue just announced a 10 - year renewable jet fuel
purchase agreement of its own.
With regards to the miles, I usually do not
purchase my
airline tickets through the Ultimate Rewards portal right
now as I find I get a better value doing the 1:1 transfer to United and getting a domestic Super Saver ticket which usually requires I burn only 25000 miles.
Even double miles for American
Airlines purchases is a worthy benefit, considering how hard it is to earn AAdvantage miles since the cheapest seats
now earn only half the standard miles.
As of October 6th, 2016, you
now also get 5x points for airfare
purchased directly with the
airlines and through American Express Travel.
But as of mid-November 2012, tickets
purchased with that card are
now marked «Group 1,» equivalent to the boarding status of most co-branded
airline cards.
Copa
Airlines is
now a partner of United, which means that, as of March 2012, flights on Copa can accrue (and be
purchased with) miles on United's MileagePlus program.
You've been able to get 5X points on flights
purchased directly from the
airline or through Amex for a while
now, but I disliked using different cards for flights and hotels — there are enough cards out there that offer you a bonus for both.
The annual fee on The Platinum Card ® from American Express is
now $ 550, but with a lower $ 200
airline credit that can't be used to
purchase tickets.
Aside from those fees, the most attractive perks also help travelers avoid the typical grievances most people
now have with
airlines — checked baggage fees, expensive in - flight
purchases and all the nickel - and - diming that further inflates ticket costs.
However, perhaps the new king of
airline points is The Platinum Card ® from American Express, which
now earns 5x points for
airline purchases!
The
airline said customers can
now book and
purchase these seats for travel starting September 19 or later on flights to and from destinations in the Asia / Pacific region (except China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) and Latin America / Caribbean (except Brazil, Argentina, Peru and Chile).
The Alaska
Airlines Visa Signature ® Credit Card is
now offering a 30,000 miles sign - up bonus after you make $ 1,000 or more in
purchases within the first 90 days.
And
now — according to the Crankyflier blog — the
airline has taken another step backwards with its loyalty program by quietly introducing new advance -
purchase rules for low - level domestic award travel.
Now, there are still reports that gift card
purchases from different
airlines are still going through.
American
Airlines has
now revealed a special Black Friday promotion in which it's offering a 20 % bigger bonus on miles
purchases than the last promotion was offering.
If you
purchase AAdvantage Miles between
now and 1 March 2016 American
Airlines will sweeten the pot with up to 42,500 bonus miles.
Cardholders will
now receive two Hyatt Gold Passport points per dollar spent on the card at restaurants, on
airline tickets
purchased directly with the
airline, and at car rental agencies.
If you
purchase your award ticket by August 31, 2015 for travel between
now and November 19, 2015 you can save thousands of award miles when flying on Malaysia
Airline metal.
If you
purchase your award ticket by August 31, 2015 for travel between
now... [Read more...] about 20 - 50 % off Malaysia
Airlines Enrich Redemptions
There is one specific instance where I would not
purchase Starpoints with a view to converting them to an
airline loyalty currency and that's if I was looking to boost my Avios balance — I'll explain my reasoning in a post coming out later today (post
now live).
American Express Starwood Preferred Guest credit card is one of my favorite credit card, because Starpoints are very versatile and can be transferred to 31 frequent flyer programs including American, Alaska
Airlines Right
now, American Express Starwood Preferred Guest credit card 10,000 points after first
purchase 15,000 points after spending $ 5,000 or more in...
In addition, the
airline said that customers can
now use their MileagePlus miles to
purchase an annual United Club membership.
But Delta
purchased a near - controlling stake in the
airline in 2013, and Delta and Virgin Atlantic
now have a variety of reciprocal benefits.
Many
airlines now accepting plastic for in - flight
purchases — Weary travelers, take heart.
The Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® World Elite ™ Mastercard ®
now offers the following sign - up bonus: For a limited time, earn 60,000 American
Airlines AAdvantage ® bonus miles after making $ 3,000 in
purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.
American Express
now offers 5 points per dollar on
airline tickets with their Platinum cards, and though they don't bundle trip delay coverage this has become my go - to for airfare
purchases.
From
now until Dec. 31, 2017, the Hawaiian
Airlines World Elite Mastercard is offering new cardholders a sign - up bonus of 50,000 miles after making $ 3,000 in
purchases in the first three months of card membership.
Right
now the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® MasterCard ® and CitiBusiness ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® World MasterCard ® are each offering 50,000 bonus American
Airlines miles after $ 3,000 in
purchases made with your card in the first 3 months the account is open.
It
now comes with 40,000 bonus ThankYou Points after $ 4,000 in
purchases made with your card in the first 3 months the account is open, $ 250 in airfare or
airline fee credits per calendar year, access to the Priority Pass lounges, the fourth night free on paid hotel stays, 3x points per dollar on air travel and hotels, and a $ 450 annual fee.