Other cards with
big sign - up bonuses include Chase's Sapphire Preferred card (50,000 points, $ 95 annual fee,
waived first year), Citi's Thank You Premier card (50,000 points, $ 125 annual fee) and Bank of America's Alaska
Airlines Visa Signature card (40,000 miles, $ 75 annual fee).
When a
big storm approaches and there's plenty of warning, the
airlines sometimes allow ticketed passengers to make changes to their reservations and
waive the customary change fees.