Last Chance For Best Bonus

Looking back, it’s hard to remember a week going by without someone asking (in these exact words), “What credit card do you think I should get?”

I rarely ever reply with one specific card. But that changed when Chase started offering 100,000 points for the Sapphire Reserve card. It was impossible to ignore the best bonus opportunity around. The one big catch is that it wasn’t a possibility for most of us. If you’ve been playing this game for some time and opened 5 or more cards in the last 24 months…it just ain’t going to happen.

So why this post? Well, if you’re new to this and haven’t started burning through card applications yet…it’s time to get this one. Head to a Chase branch in the next couple of days. Don’t be “too busy” for this one. If you wait until next week, it will probably be too late. Applying online? That won’t work because the bonus is already down to 50,000 points for that method.

Newbies, this post was all for you. Obviously, I highly recommend getting this card right now. I never write about card bonuses expiring like this but I made an exception for this one.

Uber Credit For Hotel Stays

Thanks to reader Tony for sharing this one. Apparently you can get Uber credit for stays with Rocketmiles now. This is probably the longest I’ve ever gone without writing about either of these 2 companies. As always, I like the people at Rocketmiles but wish they would charge a little less so their deals would stand out more.

Marriott Travel For Life Contest

I’m picky about posting contests these days, but this one from Marriott is worth sharing. Even though 3.75 million points aren’t enough to “travel for life” as they say, it’s definitely a nice jackpot. If you want to nerd out with 60 entries, check out the rules for email and snail mail options.

Weekend Avios

Pretty good day for spending money at the British Airways shopping mall. Some of the stores paying the most:

  • Neiman Marcus – 16 points per dollar spent
  • eBags – 24 points per dollar spent
  • Bloomberg – 50 points per dollar spent
  • Eharmony – 130 points per dollar spent
  • Match.com – 150 points per dollar spent

Citi Transfer Bonus To JetBlue

It hasn’t exactly been the golden age of transfer bonuses lately, so it’s nice to see this pop up…

Look for a 50% bonus transferring Citi ThankYou points to JetBlue later today (through the end of April). Not the greatest we’ve seen but it’s solid and definitely worth looking at. Am I biased? Hell yeah. I’m a big fan of JetBlue and their points (especially since their generous promo in June was one of the best deals of 2016). Good chance I’ll transfer some points over with this one.