Not exact matches
If we have several applicants, you
get a
bonus point if you're
already familiar with WordPress.
In the meantime, I can try to put spending on some of the cards I
already have to try to
get the other
Bonus points.
And even though the sign - up
bonus isn't huge, it's a great way to jumpstart your
points balance or add to what you've
already got.
Even if you've
already earned the sign - on
bonus, there are still some strategies to
getting every
point available... (See Rewards)
If you're a regular at Starwood hotels and can use those extra hotel benefits, then you probably
already have an SPG card or it was
already on your list to
get and this limited time 5,000
point bonus is just icing on the cake.
Those of you who are
already Diamond members might know it is very difficult to
get lifetime status (the biggest hurdle is 1 million earned
points, not including
bonuses).
If you didn't
already have those cards, signing up for them all now would
get you 240,000 total HHonors
points in sign - up
bonuses — 60,000 for the premium Hilton HHonors Surpass American Express, 40,000 for the standard Hilton HHonors AmEx, 40,000 for the Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature, and two free weekend night stays — worth 100,000
points — for the Citi Hilton HHonors Reserve card.
Now, I can hear the Conventional Wisdomers
already... «What's the
point of
getting a card if it doesn't come with a hefty signup
bonus?»
This requires earning 110K
points in a calendar year, so by signing up for two Southwest credit cards and earnings the sign - up
bonuses, you would
already have earned the companion pass, entitling you to unlimited buy one,
get one free pass for the year.
If a purchase doesn't fall into the current
bonus category, or if you've
already reached the earning cap, then you'll
get just one
point per dollar.
If you're not
already a member of Virgin's Flying Club you can
get a
bonus 3,000
points by joining via the Virgin Red iOS App
For all of these cards, you need to register to
get your 5x
bonus points, and in some cases you have to do it before making any purchases, so do it today if you haven't
already.
What's even better is that if you or a friend
already has this card, you can refer others to apply and
get 25,000
bonus points upon a successful application.
We've
already shared the many reasons the Southwest card is a great card for travel, but honestly one of the best ones is that the
points you earn from the signup
bonus get you nearly halfway to the balance you need for the Southwest Companion pass — and at a strategic time of the year.
Then I look at how to
get there (best airlines, where we could stay) and match them with good
bonus sign - ups, keeping track of
points / miles we
already have.
Quarterly
bonus offers look different for every property group and change quarter to quarter, but the thing they all have in common is that they
get you
bonus points for something you're
already doing — just for registering!
But if he
already had Star Gold access from an international partner like Aegean, he wouldn't need the card and would effectively pay $ 300 just to
get the 50 %
bonus points on his predicted spend.
Presuming you were
already going to make certain purchases (like gas, or weekly pizza or something), you might as well
get huge
bonus points if you can.
Those
bonus categories are
already respectable; however, if you make at least 30 transactions during your monthly billing cycle, you
get a 50 %
points bonus, which allows you to earn 4.5 x, 3x and 1.5 x, respectively.
Because the sign - up
bonus is also
bonus points, not base
points, it would take $ 7,500 in Hilton hotel stays to
get to Gold status with this card — that is, if you didn't
already fast - track your way there.
The only reason to
get this card is if a good signup
bonus comes along, especially if you
already have the AMEX Premier Rewards Gold card to earn 3X
points for airfare spend.
I was banking on doing the same thing trying to
get a companion pass I have
already applied for one of the cards that was offering 40,000
points and now that same card is supposedly offering 60,000
points so I'm worried that I'm not going to
get the 60,000
points and furthermore if I apply for another card that would mean I only
get the one
bonus?