I like quirky. That’s probably why Silvercar is getting my attention lately. They’re handing out gifts to everyone who starts a reservation between now and Christmas day. Yup, gifts. And, if you refer a friend, you’ll each get $100 through the end of the year. Thanks to reader Brian for reminding me of these guys.
As you know, I’m not a fan of most people who blog about miles and points. It’s a shady group of weirdos who I try to avoid as much as possible. Because you guys send me great deals every day, I don’t need to spend much time at all reading other blogs. Well, a few of you have sent links to this Doctor Of Credit guy lately and I really, really like his stuff. I’m going to add him right now to my tiny sidebar list of bloggers I like. Here’s his really good post about getting 100,000 points for the American Express Platinum card.
Also, 2014 is quickly coming to a close. Doing this MileNerd thing 5 days a week isn’t exactly “hard,” but I do like to recharge after a full year of “work.” I’ll probably do another couple weeks of posts before taking a little break through January 1st. If you have anything you want me to cover before then, please just let me know.
The US Airways card is back up to 50,000 miles. As many of you know, this is a Barclays card. And what does that mean? Well, for me, it means I’ve had 4 of these cards in the last 4 years. It also means that Barclays has gotten more strict with me. I had to show them some spending to (finally) start getting approvals again.
Last note if you have this card. Once again, it would be wise to check those mailboxes. I got a postcard last week for 15,000 bonus miles if I spend $750 in December, January, and February. Am I doing it? Of course. Have a great weekend!
The good news? There’s an increased offer worth 80,000 points for the Hilton Surpass card. It’s from American Express. Spend $3,000 in 3 months for the bonus. As always, you get Gold status.
The bad news? Hilton points still suck.
I’m getting some messages about this and it seems like…
The email is a link to collect 1,000 quick points. As always, check spam folders for stuff like this. Personally, I do have the Hyatt card and don’t have Diamond status. No email for me.
