In my case I've earned about 200,000
bonus points in the past two years but only a piddling number of base points, so clearly it's not as easy to meet this challenge.
Not exact matches
Jun 26, 2017
In the
past few years we've seen a resurgence of
point - earning credit cards and handsome sign up
bonuses.
Sometimes Ritchie makes his simplistic
points simplistically:
past - it Barbie doll Feldon pushes her lonely, tendresse - starved husband away and we're left looking at the blue - green - lit TV dinners
in her freezer (the word «frigid» is mercifully delayed till their next interview); Michael Kidd, as a gruffly sentimental directorial superstar engaged by the local Jaycees to stage the spectacular, watches the Antelope Valley girl turn an onstage fumble into a sympathy - inducing
bonus and murmurs, «They learn fast» (a mere reaction - shot cut to him at this
point would have verged on the excessive; the line kills any validity the moment might have had); a drummer (screenwriter Jerry Belson, no less) watches one contestant segue into a striptease whose impiications are hilariously ambivalent
in the context of so much plastic puffery, then exchanges glances with the orchestra leader and gives his drumstick a ribald stroke.
In this fantasy world, every vehicle you swoosh
past racks up
bonus points, and every ticked - off exit kicks the game to a higher level.
Whereas the policy to this
point has usually been that if you had a particular consumer card
in the
past, but no longer had it and did not have it open for at least 12 months, you could apply for it again and get the current welcome
bonus.
Bottom Line: Apply
in - store on or before March 11 if you haven't had 5 new personal credit card accounts
in the
past 24 months, and you can still get the 100,000 -
point sign - up
bonus plus all the great elite travel benefits.
Bank account sign - up
bonuses have risen steadily over the
past few years to the
point where it's not uncommon to see offers
in the $ 200 or $ 300 range.
In the
past, these
bonuses have gone as high as 2,000 Rapid Rewards
points!
In the
past, the card has had temporarily increased the
bonus to either three free nights or 140,000
points.
Personally, I look
past the promotional
bonus and am interested
in getting 3
points per dollar on all travel and dining purchases.
If the club lounge at a hotel is closed (like on the weekend), eligible guests no longer receive
bonus points for the inconvenience as it was
in the
past
In the
past, this
bonus has gone as high as 2,000 Hilton Honors
points.
In the past year, gas stations and commuter transit expenses earned five points per dollar in the first quarter, grocery stores and drugstores earned the bonus in the second quarter, restaurants and movie theaters in the third and special holiday - related spending in the fort
In the
past year, gas stations and commuter transit expenses earned five
points per dollar
in the first quarter, grocery stores and drugstores earned the bonus in the second quarter, restaurants and movie theaters in the third and special holiday - related spending in the fort
in the first quarter, grocery stores and drugstores earned the
bonus in the second quarter, restaurants and movie theaters in the third and special holiday - related spending in the fort
in the second quarter, restaurants and movie theaters
in the third and special holiday - related spending in the fort
in the third and special holiday - related spending
in the fort
in the forth.
In the
past, sign - up
bonuses have included 40,000 Hyatt
points or 2 free night certificates that can be used at any Hyatt property.
If there happens to be another transfer
bonus between Amex and SPG (there have been several
in the
past) then there may even be a play there for good value from your Membership Rewards
points.
Bottom Line: Apply
in - store on or before March 11 if you haven't had 5 new personal credit card accounts
in the
past 24 months, and you can still get the 100,000 -
point sign - up
bonus plus all the great elite travel benefits.
Keep
in mind that with the new Citi rules,
Bonus ThankYou
points are not available if you have had a ThankYou Preferred, ThankYou Premier or Citi Prestige card opened or closed
in the
past 24 months.
There's also one troubling data
point on FT where after a CFPB complaint, the Amex rep
in charge of reviewing the complaint claimed that the
bonus was clawed back because the person has had an American Express Platinum Card by Ameriprise
in the
past.
For the
past month Hilton has been offering a
bonus of up to 80 % when you buy Honors
Points in its latest sale and, if you haven't taken advantage of this so far, today is your last chance to do so.
Look
past the
bonus to see how you'll earn more
points in the future.
Keep
in mind that that for now the
bonus ThankYou
points are not available to you if you have had Citi Prestige card opened or closed
in the
past 24 months.
In the
past, the
bonus has been as low as 30,000
points and as high as 50,000
points.
If you're a road warrior and stay at Hilton properties for a lot of nights every year then you'll probably be a little better off with these changes — you'll be earning
bonus points that you haven't earned
in the
past — but for everyone else this isn't especially great news.
AMEX Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou
Points, and SPG have all run transfer
bonuses in the
past, and are likely to continue to
in the future.
Hilton HHonors
Bonus Points offer is not available if you have opened or closed any Citi Hilton HHonors cards
in the
past 24 months.
Occasionally Citi will offer
bonuses for adding an authorised use to your credit card (
points and cash have both been offered
in the
past) but, even if no
bonus is on offer, an authorised user can really help you keep the
points flowing
in.
If you have held other co - branded Hilton credit cards
in the
past, such as the Hilton Honors Ascend card from American Express or either of the co-branded Hilton Citi cards, it doesn't prevent you from being eligible for the
bonus points on the Hilton Honors card because they're considered different products.
Most offers I've seen for an American Express card offering Membership Rewards
points (e.g., Platinum, Gold, Green, or Zync) stipulate that you will not receive the sign - up
bonus if you have had the same card
in the
past 12 months (not uncommon among card issuers) or another card also offering Membership Rewards
points in the
past 90 days, even if it wasn't the same card.
In the
past I've heard of British Airways Executive Club members receiving offers of
bonus points for all kinds of trips including:
In the
past I've written about the little trick that IHG Rewards members can use to purchase
points for as little as 0.6 cents each and, if you were targeted for the recent 100 %
bonus promotion, you were able to buy IHG Rewards
points (without any trickery) for as little as 0.578 cents each.
Bonus ThankYou
Points not available if you have had a Citi ThankYou Preferred card opened or closed
in the
past 18 months.
The last two Hyatt «buy
points» promotion, including the one back
in November, also offered a 30 %
bonus but there have been
bonuses of 40 %
in the
past too.
We've seen these offers get as high as 60,000
in the
past but we've also seen these offers stay at 25,000
points, so it's a great sight to see that the Chase Southwest 50,000
Bonus Offers are back!
There have been sign - up
bonuses for 30,000
points in the past but right now many of the application links don't have a sign - up bonus or if they do it's for a much lower amount like 10,000 ThankYou P
points in the
past but right now many of the application links don't have a sign - up
bonus or if they do it's for a much lower amount like 10,000 ThankYou
PointsPoints.
We have also seen a
points bonus in the
past, either for 40K or even a targeted offer for 50K
points.
While the card isn't as strong as it was
in the
past, Citi just launched a large 75,000
point sign up
bonus on the Prestige card.
Amex has offered limited - time
bonuses of 50,000 to 75,000
points in the
past, so it may be worth waiting for a bigger
bonus.
Usually Hilton HHonors
Bonus Points offers are not available if you have opened or closed any Citi Hilton HHonors cards
in the
past 24 months.
The good thing is that you can also book cash +
points stays and still qualify for the
bonus, as it's been the case
in the
past.
Bonus ThankYou
points are not available if you have had ThankYou Preferred, ThankYou Premier or Citi Prestige cards opened or closed
in the
past 24 months.
The Hilton HHonors 75,000
Bonus Points offer is not available if you opened or closed a Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card account
in the
past 18 months.
As you can see, the JetBlue card's sign - up
bonus is currently on the higher side at 10,000
points — double what has been offered
in the
past.
In the past, I've sometimes used this feature, but now that 3,500 points are worth $ 52.50 toward travel vs. $ 49 in cash, I might just use the bonus points to erase the fe
In the
past, I've sometimes used this feature, but now that 3,500
points are worth $ 52.50 toward travel vs. $ 49
in cash, I might just use the bonus points to erase the fe
in cash, I might just use the
bonus points to erase the fee.
«
Bonus ThankYou
Points are not available if you have had a ThankYou Preferred, ThankYou Premier or Citi Prestige card opened or closed
in the
past 24 months.»
Its terms and conditions state that the
bonus offer — 25,000
points when you spend $ 2,000
in your first three months — is not available to anyone who's had the card within the
past 12 months or any Green or Gold Card account within the
past 90 days.
Keep
in mind that with the recent added restrictions on Citi cards,
bonus ThankYou
Points are not available if you have had a ThankYou Preferred, ThankYou Premier or Citi Prestige card opened or closed
in the
past 24 months.
In addition, the card also gives you an annual 30 %
points bonus based on your
past year's purchases with the card.
Expedia +
Points Bonus Offer is not available if you have had any Expedia + or Expedia + Voyager card opened or closed
in the
past 24 months.
In addition, you may want to consider opening the IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card, which is currently offering 60,000 bonus points after spending $ 1,000 on purchases within the first three months of account opening (though the bonus has gone higher in the past
In addition, you may want to consider opening the IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card, which is currently offering 60,000
bonus points after spending $ 1,000 on purchases within the first three months of account opening (though the
bonus has gone higher
in the past
in the
past).
The normal sign up
bonus for the Chase Freedom is $ 100 (or 10,000
points) but has been as high as $ 200 (or 20,000
points)
in the
past.