Amex Platinum For Flights

Thanks to a bunch of you who reached out with this. The American Express Platinum card will be earning 5 points per dollar on airfare purchases starting Thursday. Is it their way of trying to keep up with the Sapphire Reserve? Of course. And obviously a big deal for all of you who spend a lot on flights. This change should be for all Personal versions of the card. Interesting move, Amex…

Tuesdeals

Time to catch up with some quick-hit deals after the weekend…

  • If you have a Hilton card, see if you’re targeted for an easy free night.
  • Get a 25% bonus transferring Amex Membership Rewards points to Alitalia.
  • Also a 20% bonus on any point transfers into Etihad.
  • A lot of American miles for donating to help fight breast cancer here.
  • Sign up for Wyndham Gold if you’re staying 2 nights this year.
  • Register for this Starwood promo if you have any stays coming up.

 

The Top 25 Credit Cards

(If you see any errors or missing cards, please let me know. I try to keep a full list, but it’s a lot of information and I do make mistakes).

Significant Changes Since Last Month:
-New Hilton Surpass link worth 100,000 points.
-Regular Hilton card from American Express back up to 75,000.
-Increased Delta offers.
-Southwest cards all back to 50,000.
-Starwood releases unimpressive “2 Free Night” bonus.

Time for the monthly edition of my Top 25 Credit Cards. I call it “Top 25” out of tradition, but you get a lot more links than that below. Again, if you’re a rookie, make sure you read The Newbie Guide. It’s a little outdated but many of your questions can still be answered there. Basic things like not applying for 3 Chase cards at the same time should be known before you continue. For people running out of cards, remember there’s often a Business card option. I listed a few here but not many, so it might be worth exploring more Business cards. Also, “churning” might be an option. The dates here were a guideline but things always tend to vary individually.

Miles and points aren’t an equal currency. 50,000 Delta Skymiles are worth less to me than 50,000 miles from Singapore Airlines. 25,000 Hyatt points mean more to me than 25,000 Hilton points. And so on. These links work right now (October 3rd at midnight). If you read this later, many of the offers will have changed. Things move fast in this game so read offer details and terms before applying. Especially all that small print when you’re trying to get bonuses more than once on the same card. Ok, enough blabbering…here we go! My “Top 25” current credit cards are below…

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End Of Week Deals

  • Nice increase to 70,000 miles on Delta’s Platinum card from American Express. Also at the link is a 50,000-mile offer on the Gold card (if you want your first year fee-free).
  • You can get the same offers on the Business versions of these cards. Click the Personal or Business tab here.
  • Thanks to reader Laura for finding 500 Lufthansa miles by signing up for this monthly newsletter. Free is good. Usually.
  • Here’s another rebate on MasterCard gift cards from Staples next week. More easy 5x points on those Ink cards.

One-Way Rental To Florida Or Atlanta

I can’t say I remember ever making Hertz posts back-to-back. But, after yesterday, a few of you responded with this…

The good: If you’ve ever had to make a one-way rental, you know how expensive they get. This is a REALLY good price.

The bad: It’s a very specific deal. Definitely not for everyone.