Thursday, October 1, 2020
How To Visit Zion National Park on Points
Monday, September 28, 2020
10x Marriott Points on Gas and Dining Extended
Marriott Bonvoy has extended its offer for 10x points on purchases on gas and restaurants until Sept. 30th for Chase co-branded credit cards and until October 31st for American Express co-branded credit cards. For the Chase cards, you had to activate the offer by September 15th, but for the American Express, you can still activate this offer anytime. Just login to your American Express account and check your offers.
If you do activate the offer, you will earn 4x bonus points on gas purchases and 6x bonus points on restaurants bringing the total to 10x points in those two categories.
Marriott Bonvoy points are great because they are super flexible. You can transfer them to dozens of airlines and some of the airlines will actually award you bonus points when you transfer at least 60,000 points and of course, you can use the points at all the Marriott brand hotels.
Either way, you have a few more days to rack up some bonus points. Good luck!
Friday, September 25, 2020
Southwest Mini Companion Offer Extended - Woohoo!
- You have to register for the promotion at this link
- Purchase your ticket by Friday, September 25th
- Travel by November 15th.
How To Road Trip To Bryce National Park On Points
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Why I Just Booked a Day Trip To San Francisco on Southwest
- You have to register for the promotion at this link
- Purchase your ticket by Thursday, September 24th
- Travel by November 15th.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Find Out How You Can Get A BOGO On Southwest
Amazing offer from Southwest Airlines!
If you have never had a Southwest Companion Pass before which is probably the best deal in travel, here's your chance to try it out. The companion pass is BOGO for two years. You need to earn 125,000 points in a calendar year to earn it. You can check out my past post to see how it works. Let's walk through this offer because the details are very specific.
1. You must register by logging into your Southwest Rapid Rewards Account
If this fits with your travel plans, it's a good deal and could save you some dollars. Remember to use your Southwest Airlines credit card to purchase the ticket so you get 4-6x points.
4th Quarter Rotating Chase Categories Announced
- Walmart
- Paypal
The new categories start October 1st, but you can activate your card now by clicking this link.
There is a note on the website that if you use Paypal at Walmart, you still earn only 5%.
The new FREEDOM FLEX card is offering a $200 bonus when you open the card and spend $500 in the first three months. This is a no annual fee card that earns 5x points (5% cash back) on travel booked through the Chase Ultimate Rewards travel portal, 3x points (3% cash back) at drugstores and restaurants, and 1x points (1% cash back) on everything else.
Personally, the FREEDOM card (not open to new applicants) has been my go-to personal card for years, but now I'm considering switching to the new FREEDOM FLEX. And if you have the Sapphire Preferred which is offering a huge 80,000 point bonus right now or the Sapphire Reserve, you can transfer the Ultimate Reward points to dozens of airlines, a few hotel chains or get a discount in the Chase Ultimate Reward travel portal.