The historical sign - up bonus ranges below are based on public offers, although there have been more lucrative
targeted offers for these cards as well.
Right now, there are great
targeted offers out for both the Chase Sapphire Preferred and the Chase Freedom Unlimited.
The strategy is designed so that you'll go after the most valuable cards that you will later be excluded from first, while also giving yourself a chance to receive
targeted offers.
The standard sign - up bonus for the Platinum Card is 40,000 Membership Rewards but you can come across
targeted offers for as high as 100,000 Membership Rewards making the potential value of the Platinum Card very hard to beat.
You can sometimes find
targeted offers for this card that come with higher bonuses and differently structured sign - up bonus requirements.
Dear Steve, In the world of reward credit cards, these are known as
targeted offers.
The other week I wrote about Southwest offering
targeted offers to California residents to earn the Southwest Companion Pass with only a single purchase.
This is important because it's known that for some programs like United and American, they will often send
you targeted offers with higher sign - up bonuses after you enroll.
Also, If I were going to try to combine applications of one of
these targeted offers with the 100K Reserve offer I would definitely apply for the targeted offer first since it could go away if you applied for the Reserve first.
Some of
these targeted offers also come with a $ 50 statement credit.
Barclaycard is sending out
targeted offers for its AAdvantage Aviator Red card and it's a pretty sweet deal.
80,000 is the new sign - up bonus offer but many applicants have had success getting matched to the new
targeted offers of 100,000.
The United MileagePlus Explorer card is offering 50,000 mile offers along with
targeted offers for 70,000 miles.
(There are higher
targeted offers that you can come across).
I always noticed that banks send out
targeted offers to attract new customers, and most likely the offer you received is more attractive than publicly available offer.
The public sign - up bonus is currently 40,000 Membership Rewards points, but
targeted offers of 100,000 points or more are not rare.
United Airlines is running a promotion right now with
targeted offers to MileagePlus members when they buy miles by April 25, 2016.
Amex is sending out
some targeted offers for the Amex Business Platinum card with up to a 150,000 Membership Rewards bonus.
Make sure to check your own account for
any targeted offers you may have:
some times there are
targeted offers giving you 30,000 Alaska Air Mileage Plan miles upon account approval.
Barclays is sending
targeted offers to AAdvantage Aviator card holders.
Discover is sending
targeted offers to its Discover it card holders.
Barclays is sending out
targeted offers to its AAdvantage Aviator Red MasterCard holders.
One positive note though, is that all hotels will be participating in
the targeted offers.
If you have at least 1 Membership Rewards credit card, you will periodically receive
targeted offers to earn additional bonus points.
However, there have been offers for 20,000 points in the past, and some people report receiving
targeted offers for this amount.
There's two
targeted offers that can net you a few Starpoints, one for a 100 and the other for 50.
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Some people also see higher
targeted offers on the Starwood Preferred Guest credit card landing page.
In addition, Amex will send out
targeted offers via regular mail.
Chase has been sending
targeted offers to United MileagePlus members (who do not have card) with 50K bonus miles offer + 5K miles for the first authorized user.
There are several versions of
the targeted offers, if you are lucky you may get an offer for 15,000 bonus miles after spending $ 500 or more each month for the next 3 months.
Bank of America is sending out
targeted offers to its Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Card holders.
But, Bank of America is sending out
targeted offers with a signup bonus of as high as 50,000 miles.
Amex has launched a few
targeted offers that could save money for you.
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Chase is sending
targeted offers to its card holders with bonus points offers.
Discover has been sending out email with
targeted offers similar to Amex Offers that trigger when you meet a certain spending requirement at a specific merchant.
Banks send out
targeted offers through mail and email (sometimes) to attract new customers, so it is suggested to check your mails before throwing the mail in to shredder
Citi is sending
targeted offers to existing credit card holders with bonus points offer.
Barclaycard is sending out what I believe are
targeted offers for their AAdvantage ® Aviator ™ Red MasterCard ® allowing cardmembers to earn 3X bonus points on ALL purchases from October 1, 2017 to April 30, 2017.
The Platinum Card occasionally sends out
targeted offers for 100K and every now and again leaks a link for the 100K offer (although the last leak resulted in the great freeze of 2016).
Another way around the this rule, which is the only true exception, is to jump on
targeted offers.
So I recommend to stop by a Chase branch and check for pre-approved
targeted offers first and then if you don't have any, just do the apps online to avoid any potential resistance from bankers.
The only problem is that the standard public offer right now is 15,000 miles but
targeted offers often go out for 40,000 or 50,000 miles!
It also comes with a 50,000 Membership Rewards bonus after spending $ 5,000 (although other
targeted offers quite often appear) and a $ 175 annual fee (waived the first year).
You can open this link in private browsing session and fill out the short questionnaire to find
your targeted offers.
Checking in branch for
targeted offers might be the way to go.
Citi has been sending out
these targeted offers again.
Check your regular mail and also use resources such as the CardMatch website to see if you have
any targeted offers.