Update: This offer is expired.

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American Express has just launched a brand new credit card called The Blue Business Plus Credit Card from American Express.

Some of the great benefits of this card include, 2 points per dollar – everywhere – for the first $50,000 spent per calendar year, plus, there is no annual fee with this card! You’ll also get 20,000 bonus points after you spend $3,000 within the first 3 months.

• Special Offer: Earn 20,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $3,000 in qualifying purchases on the Card within your first 3 months of Card Membership.
• Get rewarded for business as usual. Earn 2X points on everyday business purchases such as office supplies or client dinners.
• 2X applies to the first $50,000 in purchases per year, 1 point per dollar thereafter.
• 0.0% introductory APR on purchases and balance transfers for 12 months, then a variable rate, currently 11.99%, 15.99% or 19.99%
• The variable APR rate is based on your creditworthiness and other factors as determined at the time of account opening.
• No Annual Fee

Points can be transferred to airline miles if so you so choose. Airline transfer partners include: Air Canada, Aeromexico, Alitalia, Air France/KLM, ANA, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Delta , ElAl, Emirates, Etihad, Hawaiian, Iberial and Virgin Atlantic.

This is a “business credit credit card”, but you do not need to be incorporated or have a business in the traditional sense to apply for a business card. If for instance you sell on eBay, or even if you have any other side business (and you want to keep your expenses separate), you are eligible to apply for a business credit card.  When filling out the business credit card application, choose “Sole Proprietor” as the type of business and fill in your name as your business name. For the Tax I.D. you will write your Social Security Number.

Being that this is an American Express Business card, you’ll also earn 5% cash back at select merchants with OPEN savings, such as Fedex, Hertz, HP and others.

With this card you will also of course get the awesome American Express benefits Including: Return Protection, Purchase Protection, Extended Warranty, Dispute Resolution and more. These American Express protections are second to none in the credit card industry.

Update: This offer is expired.
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American Express has once again increased the signup bonus, for a limited time, on the  Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Cards from American Express to 35,000 Starpoints!

With this increased offer, on the consumer card, you will receive 25,000 bonus points after you spend $3,000 within the first 3 months of card opening and additional 10,000 bonus points after you spend another $2,000 within the first 6 months.

For the business version of this card, you will receive 25,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 within the first 3 months of card opening, and another 10,000bonus points after you spend an additional $3,000 within the first 6 months.

• No Foreign Transaction Fees on international purchases.
• Receive free in-room, premium internet access. Booking requirements apply.
• Enjoy complimentary, unlimited Boingo Wi-Fi on up to four devices at more than 1,000,000 Boingo hotspots worldwide. Enrollment required.
• Get free nights at over 1,200 hotels and resorts in nearly 100 countries with no blackout dates. Some hotels may have mandatory service and resort charges.
• $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $95.
• Terms and limitations apply.

With the SPG credit card, you’ll get 2 stays/5 nights towards Starwood elite status. If you have both the consumer card and the business card you’ll get 4/10 nights towards elite status.

With the business version of this card, you also get free access to Sheraton Club Lounges at any Sheraton with a lounge, and you’ll also earn cash back at select merchants with OPEN savings.

Besides for the increased signup bonuses, these cards will also of course get the awesome American Express benefits Including: Return Protection, Purchase Protection, Extended Warranty, Dispute Resolution and more. These American Express protections are second to none in the credit card industry.

Credit card offers can be viewed by clicking the Credit Cards tab in the navigation toolbar on the top of the page, or on the creditcards.com banner on the top of the site.

Update: This offer is expired.

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Citibank has just increased the offer on the Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card, to it’s biggest bonus ever, of 75,000 bonus points!

This is a limited time offer – normally the bonus is 40,000 points. To get the 75,000 bonus, you need to spend $2,000 within the first 3 months. There is no annual fee with this card.

• Limited Time: Earn 75,000 Hilton HHonors Bonus Points after making $2,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening
• Earn 6 HHonors Bonus Points for each $1 spent at any participating hotel within the Hilton Portfolio.
• Earn 3 HHonors Bonus Points for each $1 spent on purchases at supermarkets, drugstores and gas stations.
• Earn 2 HHonors Bonus Points for each $1 spent on all other purchases.
• Enjoy the benefits of HHonors Silver status as long as you are a cardmember
• No annual fee.

This card gives you free Hilton Silver elite status and you can get free Hilton Gold elite status, if you stay 4 times at Hilton in the 1st 3 months of card opening (or after spending $20,000 within a calendar year).

You’ll also get a bonus 10,000 Hilton points if you spend $1,000 or more at Hilton hotels, within a calendar year.

Hilton hotel brands include: Conrad, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Home2Suites, Homewood Suites, and Waldorf Astoria.

Hilton Award Chart: (Points may vary depending if the stay is during a peak or off-peak period)

• Category 1 – 5,000 Points
• Category 2 – 10,000 Points
• Category 3 – 20,000 Points
• Category 4 – 20,000 to 30,000 Points
• Category 5 – 30,000 to 40,000 Points
• Category 6 – 30,000 to 50,000 Points
• Category 7 – 30,000 to 60,000 Points
• Category 8 – 40,000 to 70,000 Points
• Category 9 – 50,000 to 80,000 Points
• Category 10 – 70,000 to 95,000 Points

Silver, Gold and Diamond elite members get every 5th night free on Standard Reward Stays of 5 consecutive nights or more.

You can check the status of your credit card application, by calling: 1-866-606-2787

If you applied and were not instantly approved, you can try calling the Citi reconsideration department at: 1-800-695-5171 or 1-888-201-4523

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Update: This offer is expired.
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Chase has just launched a brand new awesome credit card called the Chase Sapphire Reserve. For a limited time, Chase is offering an  incredible 100,000 Bonus bonus points on this card, after you spend $4,000 within the first 3 months of card opening.

You’ll also get an annual automatic travel credit of $300 per calendar year. This effectively means if you apply now you can $600 in travel credits as you’ll get $300 in 2016 and another $300 in 2017 all before your first year is up. Travel expenses include airfare, car rentals, hotels, cruises, and transportation such as Uber, buses, subways and E-ZPass.

With this new Sapphire card, you can redeem your points for travel, including airfare, hotels, car rentals and cruises through Chase Ultimate Rewards portal, at a value of 1.5¢ per point. Essentially the 100,000 bonus offer is worth at least $1,500 in free travel, or you can also transfer them into into airline miles or hotel points.

This card will earn you 3 points per dollar on all dining and travel expenses such as airfare, car rentals, hotels, cruises, and transportation which means you are essentially earning 4.5% back for each dollar spent on these categories.

The card has a $450 annual fee which is not waived for the first year, though in the first year – taking into account the 100k bonus and $600 in travel credits –  you can easily get $2,000+ in value out of this card. Additional cardholders cost $75 per year though and they will also get a free Priority Pass membership.

Other notable benefits you’ll get with this card include: Free Priority Pass Select Lounge access, a $100 Global entry or TSA Pre√ fee credit, Worldwide primary auto insurance on car rentals – including Israel! and Free Visa Infinite Concierge.

Update: This offer is expired.

For a limited time, Barclaycard has increased the bonus offer on the Barclaycard Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard, to its highest ever bonus of 50,000 points! This is 25% more then its previous bonus offer of 40,000 points.

To get the 50,000 point bonus, you’ll need to spend $3,000 on your card, within the first 3 months of card opening.

You’ll earn 2 points for every dollar spent on this card. Plus, every time you redeem your points, you’ll get 5% of the points back, that can be used towards your next redemption.

The annual fee on this card is waived for the first year and there are no foreign transaction fees with this card.

Miles don’t expire as long as your account is open, active and in good standing

There is also a 0% introductory APR for 12 months on Balance Transfers made within 45 days of account opening.

The best way to redeem your points, for full value, is to redeem them for travel related expenses. Any time you have a “travel” charge of $100 or more to your card, you will have the option of receiving a statement credit towards the travel expense at a value of 1 cent per point (+ you’ll get the 5% back).

Travel expenses include: airlines, hotels, motels, timeshares, campgrounds, car rental agencies, cruise lines, travel agencies, tourist attractions, discount travel sites, trains, buses, taxis, limousines, and ferries. there are no blackout dates or seat restrictions. (Though of course you can always just book a refundable plane ticket to redeem your points, and once the points are redeemed, you can simply cancel the refundable ticket.)

Update: This offer is expired.

For a limited time, Barclaycard has increased the bonus offer on the Wyndham Rewards Visa, from the regular offer of 30,000 points to now 45,000 bonus points.

With this increased offer you’ll Earn 30,000 bonus points after
your first purchase. Plus, you’ll get an additional 15,000 bonus points after you spend $1,000 on purchases within the first 90 days of account opening.

With this offer you’ll also earn

• Earn 5 points per $1 spent on every participating hotel stay
• Earn 2 points per $1 spent on purchases everywhere else
• Earn 6,000 Bonus Points after your account anniversary every year

There is a $69 annual fee, which is not waived the first year.

Wyndham properties go for 15,000 reward points per night, so 45,000 points is enough for 3 free nights at any of their 7,800 hotels.

Part of the Wyndham Hotel brands, is Ramada Hotels. There are 3 Ramada properties  in Israel, where you can redeem award nights at. The Ramada Jerusalem, Ramada Hotel and Suites Netanya and soon the Ramada Resort Hadera Beach will be opening in Hadera.

Wyndham also offers a go fast Award Program, available at many hotels, which is basically a “cash & points” option for award reservations. For a go fast reservation it will be 3,000 reward points plus an amount of cash, which varies by hotel. Not all Wyndham Rewards Hotels participate in the go fast Award Program.

Update: This offer is expired.
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It’s now official, Costco no longer accepts American Express cards and has now switched over to Visa. Costco has also swapped the co-branded Costco True Earnings Card From American Express with the Costco Anywhere Visa Card by Citi. This new credit card, is available both in a personal version and a business version and is available only for Costco members.

The new Costco Anywhere card has some nice new benefits, including:

• 4% cash back on eligible gas for the first $7,000 per year and then 1% thereafter
• 3% cash back on restaurants and eligible travel purchases
• 2% cash back on all other purchases from Costco and Costco.com
• 1% cash back on all other purchases

As you can see, this card is especially good for gas spend, as you’ll get a whopping 4% cash back on the first $7,000 on most gas purchases per year! (You will only earn 1% cash back, not 4%, for gas purchased at superstores, supermarkets, convenience stores and warehouse clubs other than Costco or for fuel used for non-automobile purposes.)

You’ll also get a nice 3% back on restaurant and travel expenses and 2% back on all Costco purchases. Just bear in mind that rewards are only paid out once per year via a check that can only be cashed in Costco stores.

This card also offers an introductory rate of 0% for 7 months from date of account opening on purchases.

Downside to this card…no signup bonus.

Update: This offer is expired.

Platinum Card from American Express Exclusively for Mercedes-Benz Signup Link

Today is the final day to apply for the increased American Express offer on the Platinum Mercedes-Benz card. This bonus on this card has currently been increased it’s highest ever public offer of 75,000 bonus points! 

• Limited Time Offer: 75,000 Membership Rewards points after you charge $3,000 in purchases on the Card within the first three months of Card Membership. Offer expires 06/22/2016.
• Receive a $1000 certificate each year you charge $5,000 in purchases, good toward the future purchase or lease of a new Mercedes-Benz
• Up to 2,000 excess miles waived at lease-end on leases through Mercedes-Benz Financial Services
• $100 certificate at renewal of your Card account, good toward Genuine Mercedes-Benz Accessories
• Annual fee of $475

As with all American Express Platinum cards, you’ll also get:

• $200 airline incidental credit per calendar year
• Free Centurion Lounge, Delta Sky Club, and Airspace Lounge access
• Free Priority Pass select membership
• Credit for the Global Entry or TSA Pre✓ application

The free $100 gift certificate you’ll get after first purchase and at card renewal can be used on any Mercedes-Benz accessories sold at your local dealer, such as coffee mugs, umbrellas, wallets, sweaters etc;.

— Remember: American Express has a rule of once in a lifetime bonus on each card, so you can only get the bonus on the Merceds-Benz card once. It does seem though, but YMMV, that each version of the platinum card (in our case the Mercedes-Benz version) is considered a different product and is thus eligible for the signup bonus, even though you have, or have had in the past, another version of the Platinum product.

Update: This offer is expired.
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For a limited time only, American Express has increased the signup bonus on the  Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Cards from American Express to their highest ever of 35,000 Starpoints!

With this increased offer, on the consumer card, you will receive 35,000 bonus points after you spend just $3,000 within the first 3 months of card opening.

For the business version of this card, you will receive 35,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 within the first 3 months of card opening.

–  Note that American Express now limits their signup bonuses, to once per lifetime per card, on both their consumer credit cards and business credit cards. That means, if you have previously had the consumer version of this particular card and not the business version, you won’t get a signup bonus when reapplying for the consumer version, though you will get a signup bonus if you apply for the business credit card. If in the past you had both the consumer and business versions of this card, you cannot get the bonus again.

• Our highest Starpoints offer ever. Get 35,000 bonus Starpoints! Offer ends 3/30/2016.
• No Foreign Transaction Fees on international purchases.
• Receive free in-room, premium internet access. Booking requirements apply.
• Enjoy complimentary, unlimited Boingo Wi-Fi on up to four devices at more than 1,000,000 Boingo hotspots worldwide. Enrollment required.
• Get free nights at over 1,200 hotels and resorts in nearly 100 countries with no blackout dates. Some hotels may have mandatory service and resort charges.
• $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $95.
• Terms and limitations apply.

With the SPG credit card, you’ll get 2 stays/5 nights towards Starwood elite status. If you have both the consumer card and the business card you’ll get 4/10 nights towards elite status.

With the business version of this card, you also get free access to Sheraton Club Lounges at any Sheraton with a lounge, and you’ll also earn cash back at select merchants with OPEN savings.

Besides for the increased signup bonuses, these cards will also of course get the awesome American Express benefits Including: Return Protection, Purchase Protection, Extended Warranty, Dispute Resolution and more. These American Express protections are second to none in the credit card industry.

You can get up to 99 free additional user cards, so you can take more advantage of Amex’s promo’s, such as Small Business Saturday, Amex Sync offers and more.

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Starwood Starpoints: (Note –  Marriott Hotels has acquired Starwood Resorts and Hotels, so changes will most likely be coming at some point, though as of now there is no knowing when and what the new program will look like.)

Starpoints are from the most valuable and flexible from all the different points out there.

Here’s what they can be used for;

1. FREE Hotel Stays: SPG points can be redeemed for hotel stays at over 1,700 hotel properties worldwide. Starwood has great award availability with no blackout dates. If there is a room available you will get it.The Starwood hotel chain includes Westin, St. Regis, Sheraton, Design Hotels, Tribute Portfolio, Four Points by Sheraton, Le Meridien, Loft, W Hotels, The Luxury Collection and element hotels.

• Free nights start at just 2,000 points a night for weekend redemption’s or 3,000 points a night for weekday redemption’s at category 1 hotels.
• Category 2 hotels are 3,000 – 4,000 points a night.
• Category 3 hotels are 7,000 points a night.
• Category 4 hotels are 10,000 points a night.
• Category 5 hotels are 12,000-16,000 points a night.
• Category 6 hotels are 20k-25k points a night.
• Category 7 are 30k-35k points a night.

(If you are a gold member redemption’s will be less 250 points, as you’ll get a gift of 250 points, after you complete your stay).

On award bookings of 5 consecutive nights, you’ll get the 5th night free.

2. Cash and Points: Many times when redeeming for free nights, there is also a Cash & Points redemption option. This option allows you to use a smaller amount of points with a cash (in USD) outlay. Since the Cash & Points is always priced in USD, this can also save you a bundle in Europe where everything is normally priced in Euro/Pound.

3. Airline Transfers: The SPG points can also transferred to over 30 different airlines most at a 1:1 ratio, additionally when transferring to many airlines, you will receive a 5,000 mile bonus when you transfer 20,000 points in one shot.

Below is a list of airline transfer partners and the transfer ratio;

1. Aeromexico Club Prmiere 1:1
2. Aeroplan/Air Canada 1:1
3. Air Berlin 1:1
4. Air China Companion 1:1
5. Air New Zealand & Air Points 65:1
6. Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan 1:1
7. Alitalia MilleMiglia 1:1
8. All Nippon Airways (ANA) Mileage Club 1:1
9. American Airlines AAdvantage 1:1
10. Asia Miles 1:1
11. Asiana Airlines 1:1
12. British Airways Executive Club 1:1
13. China Eastern Airlines 1:1
14. China Southern Airlines 1:1
15. Delta Air Lines SkyMiles 1:1
16. Etihad 1:1
17. Emirates Skywards 1:1
18. Flying Blue 1:1
19. Gol Smiles 2:1
20. Hainan Airlines 1:1
21. Hawaiian Airlines 1:1
22. Japan Airlines (JAL) Mileage Bank 1:1
23. Jet Airways 1:1
24. Korean Air 1:1
25. LAN LANPASS 1:1.5
26. Miles and More 1:1
27. Qatar Airways 1:1
28. Saudi Arabian Airlines Alfursan 1:1
29. Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer 1:1
30. Thai Airways International Royal Orchid Plus 1:1
31. United Mileage Plus 2:1
32. Velocity Frequent Flyer 1:1
33. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club 1:1

5. SPG Flights: Generally not the best redemption, but Starwood lets you use points for 1 cent each towards booking revenue airline tickets (meaning you get the miles and elite status for the flights) on over 350 airlines.

6.  Gift Cards: You can also redeem your starpoints for gift cards at a 1 cent per point ratio, if you so wish.

Update: This offer is expired.
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Ending shortly, Citibank has a few limited time American Airlines credit card offers that are offering 50,000 bonus points.

1. Citi / AAdvantage Executive World Elite MasterCard
   

• Earn 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles after spending $5,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening
• Admirals Club membership for you with guest privileges
• 10,000 Elite Qualifying Miles from American Airlines after $40,000 spent in purchases each calendar year
• No Foreign Transaction Fees on purchases
• Earn 2 AAdvantage miles for every $1 spent on eligible American Airlines purchases and 1 AAdvantage mile for every $1 spent on other purchases
• First checked bag is free on domestic American Airlines itineraries for you and up to eight companions traveling with you on the same reservation

2. Citi / AAdvantage Platinum Select MasterCard

• For a limited time, earn 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles after making $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening
• First checked bag is free on domestic American Airlines itineraries for you and up to four companions traveling with you on the same reservation
• Enjoy Group 1 Boarding on American Airlines flights
• New – No Foreign Transaction Fees on purchases.
• Receive 25% savings on in-flight food and beverage purchases when you use your card on American Airlines flights
• Double AAdvantage miles on eligible American Airlines purchases
• Earn 10% of your redeemed AAdvantage miles back — up to 10,000 AAdvantag miles each calendar year

3. CitiBusiness / AAdvantage Platinum Select World MasterCard

• Designed for businesses with an established credit history
• For a limited time, earn 50,000 American Airlines AAdvantage bonus miles after making $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening
• First checked bag is free on domestic American Airlines flights for you and up to four companions traveling with you on the same reservation
• Enjoy Group 1 Boarding on American Airlines flights
• Earn 2 AAdvantage miles per $1 spent on eligible American Airlines purchases
• Earn 2 AAdvantage miles for every $1 spent on purchases at telecommunications and car rental merchants – and at gas stations after 11/15/15.
• Earn 1 AAdvantage mile per $1 spent on other purchases.

Update: This offer is expired.
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For a limited time, Chase has increased the signup bonus on the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card. With this offer you’ll get to 80,000 bonus points, when you spend $3,000 on the card within the first 3 months. The normal bonus is 50,000 points, so this is a nice increase.

Additionally, you’ll get an extra 7,500 bonus points when you add a free authorized user on your account and make a purchase with the card within the first 3 months.

This card also comes with an awesome benefit of 1 FREE annual award night at any category 1-5 hotel – every year! You’ll also get 15 elite credits annually, which basically means you’ll get Marriott Silver status and will make you closer to earning Marriott Gold or Platinum status if you frequently stay at Marriott’s.

There is also no foreign transaction fees charged with this card.

With this card, you’ll earn 5 points for every dollar at Marriott, 2 points per dollar at car rental agencies & restaurants and 1 point on everything else. There are no foreign transaction fees on this card.

Official Bullet Points:

• Earn 80,000 Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
• Plus, earn 7,500 bonus points when you add the first authorized user and make a purchase in the first 3 months from account opening.
• Enjoy 1 Free Night Stay at a Category 1-5 location every year after your account anniversary date!
• Earn unlimited Marriott Rewards points and get free stays faster
• Earn 5 points for every $1 spent at 4,000 Marriott locations, 2 points for every $1 spent on airline tickets purchased directly with the airlines, at car rental agencies & restaurants and 1 point everywhere else
• The fastest way to earn Marriott Rewards points towards free nights
• The fastest way to earn Marriott Rewards Elite Status. Receive 15 Elite Credits guaranteeing Silver Elite Status or better. Plus, Earn 1 Elite Credit for every $3,000 spent on purchases
• All for an $85 Annual Fee

80,000 Marriott points is enough to get you 4 free nights in a category 4 hotel, 8 free nights at a category 2 hotel or even 10 free nights in a category 1 hotel. In fact, after the minimum spend on this card, you’ll have enough for 11 Free nights at a Category 1 hotel! You can view the full list of properties and their category level, here.
Marriott Award Chart:

• Category 1 – 7,500 Marriott points per night
• Category 2 – 10,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 3 – 15,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 4 – 20,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 5 – 25,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 6 – 30,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 7 – 35,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 8 – 40,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 9 – 45,000 Marriott points per night
• Hotel Tier 1 – 30,000 Marriott points per night
• Hotel Tier 2 – 40,000 Marriott points per night
• Hotel Tier 3 – 50,000 Marriott points per night
• Hotel Tier 4 – 60,000 Marriott points per night
• Hotel Tier 5 – 70,000 Marriott points per night

Additionally, when you redeem 4 Nights, you get the 5th night FREE!

Marriott hotels include: Courtyard by Marriott, EDITION, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Gaylord Hotels, JW Marriott, Marriott Hotels, Protea Hotels, Renaissance Hotels, Residence Inn by Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Springhill Suites by Marriott and TownePlace Suites by Marriott.

Update: This offer is expired.

Citibank is offering a new lucrative 50,000 point signup bonus on the Citi ThankYou Premier card! This increased offer is only available for a limited time.

To get the 50,000 bonus points, all you need to do is spend $3,000 on the card, within the first 3 months of card membership.

With this card you’ll also earn 3 points for every dollar spent on travel purchases, 2 points per $1 on dining and entertainment purchases and 1 point per dollar on everything else. Travel expenses which earn 3 points, include gas stations – This means at least 3% back on all your gas purchases! – public transportation, taxis and tolls, parking garages, airfare, hotels, cruises, car rental agencies and much more.

There is also no foreign transaction fees on this card and the $95 annual fee is waived for the first year!

The 50,000 signup points can be redeemed for $500 in gift cards to a variety of merchants, can be used to shop with points at select stores including Amazon, or can be redeemed for up to $625 in airfare, hotels, cruises and car rentals when redeemed through the ThankYou Travel Center.

Alternatively, the points can be transferred over to airline miles or hotel points at a 1:1 ratio, except for Hilton where for every 1 point transferred, you get 1.5 points.

Airline and Hotel transfer partners include:

1. Air France-KLM
2. Asia Miles
3. Etihad Airways
4. EVA Air
5. Garuda Indonesia
6. Malaysia Airlines
7. Qantas
8. Qatar Airways
9. Singapore Airlines
10. Thai Airways
11. Virgin Atlantic
12. Hilton HHonors

Other benefits that come with this card include:

• Citi Price Rewind, which offers a refund if an item you purchase drops by more than $25 within 30 days of purchase
• Extended Warranty, which adds an extra year to the manufacturer’s warranty on most purchased items
• Auto Rental Insurance
• Lost Luggage Coverage, up to $3,000
• Trip Cancellation/Interruption Coverage, up to $1,500
• Travel Accident Insurance
• Citi Private Pass, giving you access to VIP concerts and other events
• Personal Concierge Service, available 24/7

From today through December 31st, the Chase Freedom credit card will be offering 10% cash back – instead of the regular 5% – on this quarters bonus merchants!

The 10% cash back can be earned on up to $1,500 at the following merchants:

1. Amazon
2. Zappos
3. Audible.com
4. Diapers.com

You can lock in the savings now at Amazon, by simply purchasing a $1,500 Amazon gift card or e-gift card, which never expires and can be used on future purchases. Alternatively, you can load funds directly to your Amazon account with your Chase Freedom via this link.

You can activate this quarters Chase Freedom 10% bonus by clicking here.

Update: This offer is expired.

Chase has also increased, for a limited time, the signup bonus on the Chase Freedom Credit Card to 15,000 points, plus an additional 2,500 points when you add an additional user card, for a total of 17,500 bonus points!

To get the 15,000 bonus points, you’ll need to spend just $500 within the first 3 months of card opening. For the additional 2,500 point bonus, you’ll just need to make a purchase with the user card within the first 3 months.

All credit card offers can be viewed via the credit cards tab on the top of the site.

• Earn a $150 Bonus after you spend $500 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening
• Earn a $25 Bonus after you add your first authorized user and make a purchase within this same 3-month period
• 0% Intro APR for 15 months on purchases and balance transfers. After the intro period, a variable APR of 13.99-22.99%
• Earn 5% cash back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases in bonus categories each quarter you activate
• Enjoy new 5% categories every 3 months like Gas Stations, Restaurants, and Select Grocery Stores
• Unlimited 1% cash back on all other purchases — it’s automatic
• Cash Back rewards never expire as long as your account is open
• No annual fee

One of the great benefits of this card (where you can rack up nice bonus points) is the 5x category spend on up-to $1,500 per quarter (Note: This quarter the bonus has been raised to 10%). There are 4 quarters per year, each quarter the Freedom card offers 5 points for every dollar spent at select stores or categories. For example, this quarter, Q4, the stores included in the bonus category are Amazon, Zappos, Audible.com and Diapers.com.

If you maximize the $1,500 spend per quarter on the 5x category spend (which is $6,000 in yearly spend) you will get 30,000 Ultimate Rewards points. Normally 30,000 Freedom Ultimate Rewards points equals $300 in cash-back, but if you have the Sapphire Preferred and/or Ink Plus credit cards, you can transfer the points into your Sapphire/Ink accounts.

Once the points are in your Sapphire/Ink accounts, they can then also be transferred out to more lucrative airline/hotel points, where the value per point can many times exceed the 1 cent value per point you were to get otherwise.

You can also transfer points from the Sapphire/Ink cards over to your Freedom card, to keep your points alive, if you were to close one of those accounts, as the Freedom card does not have any annual fees.

All credit card offers can be viewed via the credit cards tab on the top of the site.

Update: This offer is expired.

Chase has for a limited time increased the bonus offer on the Chase Sapphire Preferred Credit Card to 50,000 bonus points! With this increased offer you’ll earn 50,000 bonus points when you spend $4,000 within the first 3 months from account opening.

You can also earn an additional 5,000 bonus points when you add a free additional user card and make a purchase with that card within the first 3 months.

All credit card offers can be viewed via the credit cards tab on the top of the site.

With this offer you’ll get:

• Earn 50,000 bonus points when you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That’s $625 in travel when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards®
• 2X points on travel and dining at restaurants & 1 point per dollar spent on all other purchases
• Earn 5,000 bonus points after you add the first authorized user and make a purchase in the first 3 months from account opening
• $0 foreign transaction fees, plus chip-enabled for enhanced security and wider acceptance when used at a chip card reader
• 1:1 point transfer to leading frequent travel programs at full value — that means 1,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points equal 1,000 partner miles/points
• Travel and shop with confidence with premium Travel and Purchase Protection Benefits, including Trip Cancellation/Trip Interruption Insurance, Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver, Purchase Protection and more
• 24/7 direct access to dedicated customer service specialists
• Introductory Annual Fee of $0 the first year, then $95

Update October 28: British Airways has announced that As of February 2, 2016, coach award bookings in the US, which are currently just 4,500 Avios, will be rising to 7,500 Avios. The higher tier coach awards, will remain the same with no change. One-way business-class awards will rise from the current 9,000 Avios to 15,000 Avios and first-class awards will go up from the current 18,000 Avios to 30,000 Avios. If you have future travel plans, you may want to book them before February 2, 2016.
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Update: This offer is expired.

For a limited time Chase has increased the bonus offer on the British Airways Visa Signature credit card.

All credit card offers can be viewed via the credit cards tab on the top of the site.

You can now earn up to 100,000 bonus miles on this card!
With this offer, you will get 50,000 bonus British Airways Avios miles after you spend $2,000 within the first 3 months of card opening, another 25,000 bonus miles after you spend $10,000 within the first year, and another 25,000 bonus miles when you spend a total of $20,000 within the first year of card membership. 100,000 Avios miles is enough for 22 FREE short-haul flights, like NYC-Detroit or NYC-Toronto!

If you’ve applied for this card within the last 3 months, with the previous bonus offer, you can send a Secure Message to Chase to be matched to this new offer. You can click here to learn how to send a Secure Message.

British Airways Visa Signature credit card official bullet points:

• 50,000 bonus Avios after you spend $2,000 on purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.
• Plus earn an additional 25,000 bonus Avios when you spend $10,000 on purchases for a total of 75,000 bonus Avios.
• Plus earn another 25,000 bonus Avios when you spend a total of $20,000 on purchases within your first year for a total of 100,000 bonus Avios.
• Every calendar year you make $30,000 in purchases on your British Airways Visa card, you’ll earn a Travel Together Ticket good for two years.
• In addition to the bonus Avios, you will also get 3 Avios for every $1 spent on British Airways purchases and 1 Avios for every $1 spent on all other purchases.
• Pay no foreign transaction fees when you travel abroad.
• Chip Technology allows you to use your card for chip based purchases in Europe & beyond, while still giving you the ability to use your card as you do today at home.
• Cardholders get 10% off paid British Airways tickets with promo code: CARDOFFERU

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Update: This offer is expired.

Citibank has for a limited time, increased the bonus offer on the Citi / AAdvantage Executive World Elite MasterCard, to a whopping 75,000 bonus miles!

All credit card offers can be viewed via the credit cards tab on the top of the site.

To get the 75,000 miles signup bonus, you’ll need to spend $7,500 within the first 3 months of card opening.

Once you have spent the minimum spend requirement, you’ll have at least 82,500 miles. 82,500 miles for instance, is enough for a free roundtrip award ticket from NYC to Israel (or vice-versa) between the months of October-May. Other months it’ll be 45,000 miles each way, for a total of 90,000 miles roundtrip. Other award redemption possibilities include: 25,000 miles roundtrip to Alaska, 40,000-60,000 miles roundtrip to Europe, and more.   You can click here to view the full American Airlines award chart.

• For a limited time, earn 75,000 AAdvantage bonus miles after making $7,500 in purchases in the first 3 months of account opening
• Admirals Club membership for you with guest privileges
• 10,000 Elite Qualifying Miles from American Airlines after $40,000 spent in purchases each calendar year
• Receive a statement credit, up to $100 every 5 years, as reimbursement for your application fee for Global Entry or TSA Pre✔
• No Foreign Transaction Fees on purchases
• Earn 2 AAdvantage miles for every $1 spent on eligible American Airlines and US Airways purchases and 1 AAdvantage mile for every $1 spent on other purchases
• First checked bag is free on domestic American Airlines and US Airways itineraries for you and up to eight companions traveling with you on the same reservation

With this card, you’ll get a free membership to American Airlines Admirals Club – a $500 value. In addition to yourself, the membership also allows you to bring your spouse and 2 guests or immediate family members into the Admirals Club for free. With this membership, you’ll also be allowed access to the Club, even if you are not flying on American Airlines!

When flying American Airlines or US Airways, the first checked bag for you and up to 8 companions will be free. You’ll also get priority check in and priority boarding as well as priority airport screening.

This card also offers free Global Entry or the TSA Pre✓ membership ($85-$100 value)

Citi/ AAdvantage cardmembers will also receive a 25% savings on in-flight purchases of food, beverages, and headsets when purchased with the Citi / AAdvantage card.

Another perk of this card is, If you spend $40,000 on the card within a calendar year, you’ll get 10,000 bonus elite qualifying miles.

This card has a $450 annual fee. The fee is not waived the first year, though if the card is closed within 37 days of of the annual fee being billed, you’ll get a full refund.

You can check the status of your credit card application, by calling: 1-866-606-2787

If you applied and were not instantly approved, you can try calling the Citi reconsideration department at: 1-800-695-5171 or 1-888-201-4523

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For a limited time, Chase bank has once again increased the bonus on the Chase Ink “Plus” credit card, to 60,000 bonus points, and the Chase Ink “Cash” credit card to 30,000 Bonus points!

To get the 60,000 points on the Ink Plus card, you will need to spend $5,000 on the card within the first 3 months of account opening. After your initial $5,000 spend, you will have between 65,000 points or as much as 85,000 points, depending on where you do your spending.

To get the 30,000 points on the Ink Cash card, you will need to spend $3,000 within the first 3 months of card opening. The Ink Cash credit card, does not have an annual fee and offers a 12 month 0% APR on balance transfers.

Ink Plus Bullet Points:

• Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. That’s $750 toward travel when you redeem through Chase Ultimate Rewards
• Earn 5X points per $1 on the first $50,000 spent in combined purchases at office supply stores and on cellular phone, landline, internet and cable TV services each account anniversary year.
• Earn 2X points per $1 on the first $50,000 spent in combined purchases at gas stations and hotel accommodations when purchased directly with the hotel each account anniversary year.
• Earn 1 point per $1 on all other purchases—with no limit to the amount you can earn
• No foreign transaction fees
• Chip-enabled for enhanced security at home and abroad when used at a chip card reader
• Employee cards at no additional cost
• $95 Annual Fee

You can maximize your points earning by purchasing gift cards such as to Amazon, Marshalls or other merchants on the “Ink” cards, at office supply stores like Staples, OfficeMax etc;,  where you earn 5x points on purchases. With this method, you will essentially be earning 5x points when shopping on Amazon or at Marshalls etc;!

There are no foreign transaction fees with the Ink Plus card.

There is a $95 annual fee on the Ink Plus card, which is not waived. Though 60,000 bonus points is more than worth it.

Redeeming Points: Besides for cash-back, If you have the Chase Ink Plus card, the Chase Ink points can also be redeemed for travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards or can be transferred on a 1:1 point ratio to Airline and Hotel loyalty programs where you can redeem your points for free flights or for free nights at hotels worldwide!
The Chase ink point transfer partners are: United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Korean Air, Singapore Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Amtrak, Ritz-Carlton, Priority Club, Ritz Carlton, Marriott Rewards and Hyatt.

The Ink Plus credit card is a Business card, but you DO NOT NEED to be incorporated or have a business in the traditional sense to apply for a business credit card. If for instance you sell on ebay, or even if you have any other side business (and you want to keep your expenses separate), you are eligible to apply for a business credit card.  When filling out the business credit card application, choose “Sole Proprietor” as the type of business and fill in your name as your business name. For the Tax I.D. you will write your Social Security Number.
You do not need to have any revenue yet from your business to be eligible for a business credit card.

Additionally, With a business credit card, your balance is not reported on your personal credit report. That’s a nice perk, being that a whopping 30% of your credit report is made up of your credit utilization.

Update: This offer is expired.

For a limited time, through September 14th, the signup bonus on the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Cards from American Express has been increased to 30,000 Starpoints! This is the highest public signup bonus this card has ever offered.

With this increased offer, you will receive 30,000 bonus points after you spend just $3,000 within the first 3 months of card opening.

For the business version of this card, you will receive 30,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 within the first 3 months of card opening.

• Earn 30,000 bonus Starpoints!
• New: No Foreign Transaction Fees on international purchases.
• New: Receive free in-room, premium internet access. Booking requirements apply.
• New: Enjoy complimentary, unlimited Boingo Wi-Fi on up to four devices at more than 1,000,000 Boingo hotspots worldwide. Enrollment required.
• Earn free nights at over 1,200 hotels and resorts in nearly 100 countries with no blackout dates.
• Some hotels may have mandatory service and resort charges.
• $0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $95.

With the SPG credit card, you’ll get 2 stays/5 nights towards Starwood elite status. If you have both the consumer card and the business card you’ll get 4/10 nights towards elite status.

With the business version of this card, you also get free access to Sheraton Club Lounges, which offer free snacks, beverages and more.

Besides for the increased signup bonuses, these cards will also of course get the awesome American Express benefits Including: Return Protection, Purchase Protection, Extended Warranty, Dispute Resolution and more. These American Express protections are second to none in the credit card industry.

You’ll also get a free Shoprunner membership and all additional (up to 99) users are free, so you can take more advantage of Amex’s promo’s, such as Small Business Saturday, Amex Sync offers and more.

Starwood Starpoints:

Starpoints are from the most valuable and flexible from all the different points out there.

Here’s what they can be used for;

1. FREE Hotel Stays: SPG points can be redeemed for hotel stays at over 1,100 hotel properties worldwide. Starwood has great award availability with no blackout dates. If there is a room available you will get it.The Starwood hotel chain includes Westin, St. Regis, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, Le Meridien, Loft, W Hotels, The Luxury Collection and element hotels.

• Free nights start at just 2,000 points a night for weekend redemption’s or 3,000 points a night for weekday redemption’s at category 1 hotels.
• Category 2 hotels are 3,000 – 4,000 points a night.
• Category 3 hotels are 7,000 points a night.
• Category 4 hotels are 10,000 points a night.
• Category 5 hotels are 12,000-16,000 points a night.
• Category 6 hotels are 20k-25k points a night.
• Category 7 are 30k-35k points a night.

(If you are a gold member redemption’s will be less 250 points, as you’ll get a gift of 250 points, after you complete your stay).

On award bookings of 5 consecutive nights, you’ll get the 5th night free.

2. Cash and Points: Many times when redeeming for free nights, there is also a Cash & Points redemption option. This option allows you to use a small amount of points with a cash (in USD) outlay. Since the Cash & Points is always priced in USD, this can also save you a bundle in Europe where everything is normally priced in Euro/Pound.

3. Airline Transfers. The SPG points can also transferred to over 30 different airlines most at a 1:1 ratio, additionally when transferring to many airlines, you will receive a 5,000 mile bonus when you transfer 20,000 points in one shot.

Below is a list of airline transfer partners and the transfer ratio;

1. Aeromexico Club Prmiere 1:1
2. Aeroplan/Air Canada 1:1
3. Air Berlin 1:1
4. Air China Companion 1:1
5. Air New Zealand & Air Points 65:1
6. Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan 1:1
7. Alitalia MilleMiglia 1:1
8. All Nippon Airways (ANA) Mileage Club 1:1
9. American Airlines AAdvantage 1:1
10. Asia Miles 1:1
11. Asiana Airlines 1:1
12. British Airways Executive Club 1:1
13. China Eastern Airlines 1:1
14. China Southern Airlines 1:1
15. Delta Air Lines SkyMiles 1:1
16. Etihad 1:1
17. Emirates Skywards 1:1
18. Flying Blue 1:1
19. Gol Smiles 2:1
20. Hainan Airlines 1:1
21. Hawaiian Airlines 1:1
22. Japan Airlines (JAL) Mileage Bank 1:1
23. Jet Airways 1:1
24. Korean Air 1:1
25. LAN LANPASS 1:1.5
26. Miles and More 1:1
27. Qatar Airways 1:1
28. Saudi Arabian Airlines Alfursan 1:1
29. Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer 1:1
30. Thai Airways International Royal Orchid Plus 1:1
31. United Mileage Plus 2:1
32. Velocity Frequent Flyer 1:1
33. Virgin Atlantic Flying Club 1:1

5. SPG Flights. Generally not the best redemption, but Starwood lets you use points for 1 cent each towards booking revenue airline tickets (meaning you get the miles and elite status for the flights) on over 350 airlines.

6.  Gift Cards. You can also redeem your starpoints for gift cards at a 1 cent per point ratio, if you so wish.

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For a limited time, Chase has increased the signup bonus on the Chase Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card. With this offer you’ll get to 80,000 bonus points, when you spend $3,000 on the card within the first 3 months. The normal bonus is 50,000 points, so this is a nice increase.

This card also comes with an awesome benefit of 1 FREE annual award night at any category 1-5 hotel – every year! You’ll also get 15 elite credits annually, which basically means you’ll get Marriott Silver status and will make you closer to earning Marriott Gold or Platinum status if you frequently stay at Marriott’s.

With this card, you’ll earn 5 points for every dollar at Marriott, 2 points per dollar at car rental agencies & restaurants and 1 point on everything else. There are no foreign transaction fees on this card.

Official Bullet Points:

• Limited Time! Earn 80,000 Bonus Points after you spend $3,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening
• Enjoy 1 Free Night Stay at a Category 1-5 location every year after your account anniversary date!
• Earn 5 points for every dollar at 3,800 Marriott locations,
• Earn 2 points on airline ticket purchases directly with airlines, at car rental agencies & restaurants and 1 point everywhere else
• The fastest way to earn Marriott Rewards points towards free nights
• No limit to how many points you can earn
• Pay no foreign transaction fees and enjoy wider acceptance when you travel with your embedded chip card and you make purchases at chip-enabled card readers
• All for an $85 Annual Fee

80,000 Marriott points is enough to get you 4 free nights in a category 4 hotel, 8 free nights at a category 2 hotel or even 10 free nights in a category 1 hotel. In fact, after the minimum spend on this card, you’ll have enough for 11 Free nights at a Category 1 hotel! You can view the full list of properties and their category level, here.

Marriott Award Chart:

• Category 1 – 7,500 Marriott points per night
• Category 2 – 10,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 3 – 15,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 4 – 20,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 5 – 25,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 6 – 30,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 7 – 35,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 8 – 40,000 Marriott points per night
• Category 9 – 45,000 Marriott points per night
• Hotel Tier 1 – 30,000 Marriott points per night
• Hotel Tier 2 – 40,000 Marriott points per night
• Hotel Tier 3 – 50,000 Marriott points per night
• Hotel Tier 4 – 60,000 Marriott points per night
• Hotel Tier 5 – 70,000 Marriott points per night

Additionally, when you redeem 4 Nights, you get the 5th night FREE!

Marriott hotels include: Courtyard by Marriott, EDITION, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Gaylord Hotels, JW Marriott, Marriott Hotels, Protea Hotels, Renaissance Hotels, Residence Inn by Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Springhill Suites by Marriott and TownePlace Suites by Marriott.

Marriott Boscolo Venezia, Autograph Collection – Venice, Italy

As an example, The MOXY Milan Malpensa Airport in Italy is a category 1 hotel, which only requires 7,500 points per night.
The Residence Inn Providence Warwick or the Courtyard Montvale are category 2 hotels, which are 10,000 points per night.
The Residence Inn Annapolis Maryland or the Courtyard Fishkill in New York are category 3 hotels, which are 15,000 points per night.
The Renaissance Kyiv Hotel, the African Pride Melrose Arch Hotel in Johannesburg are category 4 hotels, which are 20,000 points per night.
The Renaissance Tel Aviv Hotel in Israel, is a category 7 hotel which will be 35,000 points per night.
The London Marriott Hotel County Hall in England or the Boscolo Venezia, Autograph Collection in Venice Italy are top-tier category 9 hotels, which are 45,000 points per night.
The The Ritz-Carlton Herzliya in Israel, is a Tier 3 hotel, which will be 50,000 points per night.

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American Express has increased the sign up bonus offers, for a limited time, on the Delta Skymiles American Express credit cards!

Besides for the increased signup bonuses, all the cards listed, offer a free checked bag for the primary cardholder and up to 8 companions when flying Delta and you’ll also get Zone 1 priority boarding.

These cards will also of course get the awesome American Express benefits Including: Return Protection, Purchase Protection, Extened Warranty, Dispute Resolution and more.

You’ll also get a free Shoprunner membership and all additional (up to 99) users are free, so you can take more advantage of Amex’s promo’s, such as Small Business Saturday, Amex Sync offers and more.

Card 1. Gold Delta SkyMiles Credit Card from American Express: 

• Special Offer Expires June 30, 2015: Earn 50,000 bonus miles after you make $2,000 in purchases on your new Card within your first 3 months.
• Additionally, earn a $50 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months.
• Earn 2 miles on Delta purchases. 1 mile for each dollar you spend on other eligible purchases.
• Check your first bag free on every Delta flight – that’s a savings of up to $200 per round trip for a family of four.
• Settle in sooner with Priority Boarding.
• The annual fee will be $0 for your first year of Card Membership with an introductory offer, then $95.

With this card, you’ll earn 50,000 bonus miles after you spend $2,000 on the card within the first 3 months. You’ll also get a $50 statement credit if you spend $50 or more at Delta within the first 3 months. There is no foreign transaction fees on this card.

Card 2. Platinum Delta SkyMiles Credit Card from American Express

• Special Offer Expires June 30, 2015: Earn 10,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles and 60,000 bonus miles after you spend $2,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 3 months.
• Additionally, earn a $100 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months.
• Enjoy a Domestic Main Cabin round-trip companion certificate each year upon renewal of your Card.
• Earn 2 miles per dollar spent on purchases made directly with Delta and one mile on every eligible dollar spent for all other purchases.
• Check your first bag free on every Delta flight – that’s a savings of up to $200 per round trip for a family of four.
• Settle in sooner with Priority Boarding.
• The Annual Fee is $195.

With this card, you’ll earn 60,000 bonus miles and 10,000 Medallion Qualification Miles after you spend $2,000 on the card within the first 3 months. You’ll also get a $100 statement credit if you spend $100 or more at Delta within the first 3 months.
This card also offers an annual Companion Certificate that is valid for a round-trip Economy Class Companion ticket within the 48 contiguous United States.Taxes and fees do apply.
There is no foreign transaction fees on this card.

Card 3. Gold Delta SkyMiles Business Credit Card from American Express

• Limited Time Offer: Earn 50,000 bonus miles after you make $2,000 in purchases on your new Card within your first 3 months.
• Additionally, earn a $50 statement credit after you make a Delta purchase with your new Card within your first 3 months.
• Your application must be received by 6/30/2015 to be eligible for this offer.
• Earn 2 Miles per dollar spent on purchases made directly with Delta. Earn 1 mile on every eligible dollar spent on purchases.
• Priority Boarding and 20% In-Flight Savings in the form of a statement credit on eligible purchases.
• Pay no foreign transaction fees when you spend overseas.
• The annual fee will be $0 for your first year of Card Membership with an introductory offer, then $95.

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For a limited time, Chase has increased the bonus on the Chase Freedom credit card from 10,000 bonus points to now 20,000 bonus points!

To get the 20,000 bonus points, you just need to spend $500 within the first 3 months of card opening.

Additionally, you’ll also get an extra 2,500 points when you add a free additional user card for a total of 22,500 points!

Freedom card benefits:

• Named a Best Card for Cash Back by MONEY® Magazine
• For a limited time, earn a $200 Bonus after you spend $500 on purchases in your first 3 months from account opening
• Earn a $25 Bonus after you add your first authorized user and make a purchase within this same 3-month period
• 0% Intro APR for 15 months on purchases and balance transfers. After the intro period, a variable APR of 13.99-22.99%
• 5% Cash Back on up to $1,500 in combined purchases in bonus categories each quarter.
• You’ll enjoy new 5% categories every 3 months like Gas stations, Restaurants and Amazon.com. It’s free and easy to activate your bonus each quarter!
• Unlimited 1% Cash Back on all other purchases
• No annual fee and rewards never expire as long as your account is open

One of the great benefits of this card (where you can rack up nice bonus points) is the 5x category spend on up-to $1,500 per quarter. There are 4 quarters per year, each quarter the Freedom card offers 5 points for every dollar spent at select stores or categories. For example, Q3 will be Gas stations, and Q4, you will be able to earn 5 points on every dollar at Amazon and select other stores.

If you maximize the $1,500 spend per quarter on the 5x category spend (which is $6,000 in yearly spend) you will get 30,000 Ultimate Rewards points. Normally 30,000 Freedom Ultimate Rewards points equals $300 in cash-back, but if you have the Sapphire Preferred and/or Ink Plus credit cards, you can transfer the points into your Sapphire/Ink accounts.

Once the points are in your Sapphire/Ink accounts, they can then also be transferred out to more lucrative airline/hotel points, where the value per point can many times exceed the 1 cent value per point you were to get otherwise.

You can also transfer points from the Sapphire/Ink cards over to your Freedom card, to keep your points alive, if you were to close one of those accounts, as the Freedom card does not have any annual fees.

Update: This offer is expired.

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For a limited time – Chase has increased the sign-up bonus on the United MileagePlus Explorer credit card which is issued by Chase bank from 30,000 bonus miles to now 50,000 miles!

In order to get the 50,000 mile sign-up bonus, you will need to spend $3,000 on the card, within the first 3 months after account opening.

You’ll also get an additional 5,000 bonus miles when you add a free additional user card on your account. All in all, after the minimum spend and additional user card, you’ll have 58,000 miles!

Official Benefits:

• Limited Time Offer: Start with 50,000 bonus miles after you spend $3,000 in the first 3 months
• Earn an additional 5,000 miles when you add an authorized user and make a purchase in the first three months
• Check your first bag for free – save up to $100 per roundtrip
• Enjoy priority boarding privileges and visit the United Club with two one-time-use passes every year
• No foreign transaction fees
• Earn double miles on tickets purchased from United, and 1 mile per $1 on all other purchases
• Your miles don’t expire as long as you’re a Cardmember, with no limit to the number of miles you can earn
• $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95

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One of the great hotel credit cards out there with a lucrative bonus offer, is the IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card from Chase. The sign-up bonus on this credit card is 70,000 bonus points after you spend just $1,000 in the first 3 months of account opening.

The real kicker on this card though, is the annual free night certificate. Every year on your card anniversary, you get a free night, good at any IHG hotel worldwide – including the expensive Intercontinental hotels!
The free night certificate is valid for one year from date of issuance.

IHG includes the following hotel brands: InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Candlewood Suites, Crowne Plaza,  Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites Hotels.

One of the options where at times you can get seriously lucrative value for the points, is redeeming them for IHG’s “Point Breaks“. With “Point Breaks”, hotel rooms go for just 5,000 points per night. That means with the 70,000 bonus you can potentially get 14 free nights! (Bear in mind that there is also a trick to buy Priority Club points for just 0.7 cents per point, which you can read about over here)

This card has a $0 introductory annual fee the first year, then $49.  If you do not want to pay the annual fee but want the free anniversary night, you can just cancel your card once the free night hits your account, as you have 60 days with Chase to get your annual fee reimbursed.

With the IHG card, you’ll earn 5 points for each $1 spent at IHG hotels, 2 points per $1 spent on purchases at gas stations, grocery stores and restaurants and 1 point on all other purchases.

Other benefits of this card include top-tier Platinum status with IHG, no foreign transaction fees and a 10% rebate on IHG points redeemed during the year.

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For a limited time, Chase bank has increased the bonus on the Chase Ink Plus credit card, to 60,000 bonus points!!

To get the 60,000 point bonus offer, you will need to spend $5,000 on the card within the first 3 months of account opening. After your initial $5,000 spend, you will have between 65,000 points or as much as 85,000 points, depending on where you do your spending.

Points earning on the Chase Ink Plus credit card:

• Earn 5X points per $1 on the first $50,000 spent in combined purchases at office supply stores and on cellular phone, landline, internet and cable TV services each account anniversary year
• Earn 2X points per $1 on the first $50,000 spent in combined purchases at gas stations and hotel accommodations when purchased directly with the hotel each account anniversary year
• Earn 1 point per $1 on all other purchases—with no limit to the amount you can earn

You can maximize your points earning by purchasing gift cards such as to Amazon, Marshalls or other merchants on the “Ink Plus” card, at office supply stores like Staples, OfficeMax etc;,  where you earn 5x points on purchases. With this method, you will essentially be earning 5x points when shopping on Amazon or at Marshalls etc;!

There are no foreign transaction fees with this card.

There is a $95 annual fee for this card, which is not waived. Though 60,000 bonus points is more than worth it.

Redeeming Points: Besides for cash-back, the Chase Ink points can also be redeemed for travel through Chase Ultimate Rewards or can be transferred on a 1:1 point ratio to Airline and Hotel loyalty programs where you can redeem your points for free flights or for free nights at hotels worldwide!
The Chase ink point transfer partners are: United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Korean Air, Singapore Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Amtrak, Ritz-Carlton, Priority Club, Ritz Carlton, Marriott Rewards and Hyatt.

The Ink Plus credit card is a Business card, but you DO NOT NEED to be incorporated or have a business in the traditional sense to apply for a business credit card. If for instance you sell on ebay, or even if you have any other side business (and you want to keep your expenses separate), you are eligible to apply for a business credit card.  When filling out the business credit card application, choose “Sole Proprietor” as the type of business and fill in your name as your business name. For the Tax I.D. you will write your Social Security Number.
You do not need to have any revenue yet from your business to be eligible for a business credit card.

Additionally, With a business credit card, your balance is not reported on your personal credit report. That’s a nice perk, being that a whopping 30% of your credit report is made up of your credit utilization.

Update: You can purchase Sams Club gift cards via this link, which can also be used at Walmart, to get the Amex statement credit. If you purchase a $20 Gift Card, after the credit it will be free! Alternatively, you can choose other gift cards found here.
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American Express is offering a $20 statement credit when you register your American Express credit card and spend $20 or more at samsclub.com! Note: You do not need to be a Sam’s Club member to shop at samsclub.com. Spending must be done by 9/30/2015.

To register for this promo:

1. Sync your American Express card to your Twitter account Here
2. From your Twitter account, tweet #AmexSamsClub to add the offer to your synced Amex Card.
3. Make a purchase totaling $20 or more with your synced card at Samsclub.com by September 30, 2015.
4. Receive the $20 statement credit within 90 day after your purchase, though usually much quicker.

Note: Make sure that you’ve received a “@ reply” message from @AmexSync stating that this offer has been added to your synced Card.

Have more than 1 American express card? You can register all of them for this offer to get the $20 on each card – including the user cards! You can do this with a separate Twitter account for each card, or you can just unsync and resync your cards to your Twitter account via this link.
Just note that If you do unsync and resync a few cards for the same Twitter account, you will need to change the tweet slightly each time for the new card to be registered. For example:
#AmexSamsClub
#AmexSamsClub 1
#AmexSamsClub 2
etc;

When resyncing a credit card, all you need to do is fill out the first half of the form with your name, email, and credit card number. There is no need to fill out the billing address card expiration, and the 4 digit code. You can use the same email address for all of your cards.

Alternatively, if you are not a twitter user, you can check if you have this offer available in your online account.

To check for this offer:

1. Go to American Express.com
2. Log-in to your account and Scroll down to where it says “Amex Offers & Benefits”.
3. Check if you have this offer available.
4. If available, be sure to save the offer to your card by clicking on “Add to Card”.

Note: Be sure to check under all your American Express credit cards. If you have this under more than 1 card, first open a new tab in the same browser, for each of the cards that this offer is found under. Once you have this offer open on all available accounts, only then hit “Add to Card”. This way you can claim this offer more than once, as normally, once you click “Add to Card” on one account, it invalidates the same offer on the other accounts and they will disappear from the other accounts.

American Express has a new “Offers” promo. Get a $20 Statement Credit with any $20+ Purchase with your enrolled card at Amazon.com! Officially this offer is valid through June 6, 2015. Though these offers do have a cap and will most likely fill up before then, so as soon as you can you should check to see if you have this targeted offer in your account.

If you do have this offer in your account, you can Lock in the savings now by buying Amazon gift cards. The gift cards can be sent to yourself for later usage..

To check if you were targeted for this offer:

1. Go to American Express.com
2. Log-in to your account and Scroll down to where it says “Amex Offers & Benefits”.
3. Check if you have this offer available.
4. If available, be sure to save the offer to your card by clicking on “Add to Card”.

Note: Be sure to check under all your American Express credit cards. If you have this under more than 1 card, first open a new tab in the same browser, for each of the cards that this offer is found under. Once you have this offer open on all available accounts, only then hit “Add to Card”. This way you can claim this offer more than once, as normally, once you click “Add to Card” on one account, it invalidates the same offer on the other accounts and they will disappear from the other accounts.

Update: This offer is expired.
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The signup bonus on the US Airways Premier World MasterCard has just been raised to 50,000 bonus miles!! What’s awesome about this offer, besides that it’s the largest ever for this card, it does not require any “minimum spend” such as $2,000 in 3 months etc;, rather you can spend as little as just $1 to get the full 50k bonus!

There are also some other great perks on this card that you can still take advantage of including:

• First checked bag FREE on eligible bags for you and up to 4 companions on domestic US Airways operated flight.
• One free companion certificate good for up to two guests on US Airways operated flights at $99 each, plus taxes and fees. (Certificate is sent to new cardholders 6-8 weeks after the first purchase is made on the card.)
• Priority Boarding Zone 2 on US Airways operated flights.
• FREE Club pass.
• Redeem miles for award travel on US Airways and American Airlines booked through usairways.com or US Airways Reservations
• Earn miles on every purchase with 2 miles for every $1 you spend on US Airways and American Airlines purchases and 1 mile for every $1 on purchases everywhere else
• New! Receive a 25% savings on eligible US Airways and American Airlines in-flight purchases
• Check in at the First Class counter for all of 2014.
• 0% introductory APR for 15 months
• Please see terms and conditions for complete details

With this card, you also get to see your FREE real FICO score every month.

This card is also easily churnable, so even if you have had this card in the past, you can get it again with the 50k bonus!

Now, this is from the final chances to get this card, as it will soon transition into an American Airlines AAdvantage MasterCard. Once this transition happens, the card will NOT be available for new applicants via Barclays bank, which is it’s current issuer – so this is the time to get the card, and more importantly, the 50k bonus!

The exact date this card will stop accepting new applicants is still unknown, but it can be any day now.  People who have the card will be able to keep it.

This card does come with an $89 annual fee which is not (officially) waived the first year (some have had luck getting the fee waived by simply requesting or by calling to cancel the card). Though $89 for 50,000 US Airways miles (not even taking into account the other perks) is more than worth it.

At some point next year, your USAirways miles will be combined with your American Airlines miles.

This card is issued by Barclays bank. Barclays generally only pulls from the Transunion credit bureau no matter of state you are located in, as opposed to Chase, Amex or Citi. That mean’s that Chase, Amex or Citi will not see the credit pull from Barclays or vice versa. Though do bear in mind that Barclays will see all of your recently opened cards if they are over 30 days old even if they don’t pull from Experian or Equifax. Another great thing about this is that if you are maxed applying for cards from Chase or Amex here’s another great offer you can take advantage of. You can check  your real Transunion FICO score here.

You can read some more about this card and using USAirways miles, over here.

Bottom Line:

This Barclaycard US Airways Premier World MasterCard will be discontinued very soon and this could be from your last chances to apply for it.

Once this card transitions into the new Barclays American Airlines AAdvantage card, there will be some different benefits and only existing cardholders will get the new card.  It will NOT be open to new applicants.

If you applied for this card and were denied, you can call Barclays reconsideration at 866-408-4064.