Cheap Flights For The JetBlue Promo

You know the JetBlue promo was good when I broke my one-post-a-day rule for it on Friday. Not something that happens more than once or twice a year. A bunch asked for cheap flight recommendations after registering. So here’s how I found mine:

  • I went to Google Flights and looked for the shortest trip (for me that was Long Beach to Las Vegas).
  • Selected JetBlue as the only airline in my search.
  • Put in a 0 day trip since I don’t have much free time and need to get the trip done in a few hours.
  • Looked at the price graph for my cheapest date options.

In my case, I did this search for 3 nearby destinations and narrowed it down to these cheap options:

  • $136 round-trip to Vegas on July 11th (or $127 on August 3rd).
  • $91 round-trip to Oakland on July 19th.
  • $127 round-trip to San Francisco on July 13th.

Some of you like to use the map on Google Flights, but this method works for me. Didn’t take more than a couple minutes. Another option to get there would have been:

  • Going here and selecting Long Beach as my departing airport.
  • Putting Oakland as my destination and clicking nearby to select Vegas and San Francisco.
  • Selecting “See a calendar of lowest fares.”
  • Typing 0 for length of stay.

No matter how I get the search done, spending 100 bucks for 75,000 JetBlue points is a killer deal. It will absolutely be worth 3 hours of flying next month.

Do This Now

One of the better promos of the year if you have Virgin America points.

If you don’t, you might want to seriously consider transferring Starwood points over.

Common Questions – Business Card Success

One of the questions I hear a lot goes like this:

“Hey MileNerd, do you have any tips on getting approved for more Business credit cards?”

Not shockingly, I do have an opinion on this. The first thing that pops in my head is that an LLC helps. I’ve seen this personally and also with many others. Even though you don’t actually need one for approvals, I’ve seen the difference it can make. Remember, the cost to form an LLC will vary like crazy. If possible, save some bucks and do it in a “cheaper” state. No guarantees this tip will help in your case but it made a big difference for me.

And now back to your regularly scheduled recession…

American Status Challenge

Thanks to reader John for sending an interesting link. This is a status challenge with American but seems like it will only work for people with certain corporate email addresses. If you want to do something similar but the link doesn’t work, you should still be able to call for a non-targeted offer.

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3 Good Uber Deals

Just when I think I’m out, Uber pulls me back in (for a day at a time). Here’s a good promo for people in Boston and another one for New Yorkers. Plus an interesting offer if you live in Atlanta and like baseball.