Shopping For Points

For those ok with buying miles/points, there are a few promos right now:

  • Hyatt – Up to 40% bonus if Platinum/Diamond members (if you have a Hyatt credit card, you should have Platinum status).
  • US Airways – Targeted offer for 100% bonus on purchased miles.
  • British Airways – Up to 30% bonus on purchased points.
  • Citi Thank You – Pay 2.5 cents per point.

I put these in order from best to worst. As always, they are most useful if you have a specific trip in mind and are short of your goal. Personally, I’m still passing on all of them. Stubborn mules like me don’t like paying for points. It ruins the fun.

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Asiana Card

Some of you are GIGANTIC fans of Bank of America. With the number of Alaska/Virgin cards you crazy kids get, it’s hard to blame you. If you’re looking for a change of pace from B of A, here’s the Asiana card. It’s 25,000 miles after spending $2,500 in 90 days. My thoughts? It’s fine. I’d stick with Alaska and/or Virgin over this one, though.

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1,000 Easy Miles, Part Two

A month ago today, I talked about 1,000 free Air Berlin miles. Can I interest you in 1,000 more?

This one is just as easy as the first time. Click here, register for Heinemann’s duty free program, and collect. Make sure you select Air Berlin as your mile earning program. Simple!

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Why Singapore Miles?

I don’t do it often, but 3 or 4 times a year I link to another site and say, “He wrote it perfectly.” Today is one of those moments. Thanks to reader Jack for letting me know. Even if you’re only traveling domestically, you really need to know about Singapore miles. They are very, very valuable right now. Chase, Amex, Citi ThankYou, and Starwood are all transfer partners. As always, any miles can be devalued overnight, so transfer your points over only when you have a booking to make. Read the very well-written post here.

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$100 Best Western Travel Card

Thanks to reader Jim for sending this my way. It’s targeted, so probably won’t work for many. But if you want to spend 3 seconds and take a chance, click here. Just a matter of putting in your email address and waiting. As always with this kind of thing, we shall see…

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