California Companion Pass

I get daily emails from newbies asking what credit card they should start with. The very clear answer right now (if you live in California) is this. Or this. Or this. Those are links for the Premier, Plus, and business cards from Southwest. A companion pass has never been this easy. Not even close. It’s a very strong deal for those who can get approved (if you apply for bunches of cards already, you won’t be).

Seriously, I don’t know why a California newbie looking for a credit card would pass on this.

The rest of us are very jealous of you.

At least I am.

Have a great weekend, nerds!

 

Hotel Promo Pair

Should take a total of 15 seconds to register for both of these…

Spend just 10,000 Best Western points for any North American property (November through January) and continue to earn double rewards for stays. The first part of this is very interesting.

Also, get a $100 gift card plus some points for using a MasterCard on 2 IHG stays.

Nomination

Thanks to reader Eric for reaching out and letting me know MileNerd was nominated by USA Today as one of their 20 best miles and points blogs.

No need to worry, guys.

I’m not looking to “grow” this into anything else (in case that isn’t incredibly obvious). I mean, considering I don’t do any advertising, don’t even have a Twitter page, and don’t…wait, what was my point again?

Oh yeah, I’m a slacker.

Anyway, if you’re inclined to vote for me, I do appreciate the support. But you can be certain this will be my only post about it.

(Sarcasm ahead)

Hey, I’m really looking forward to losing to one of those pillars of integrity.

Y’know the ones.

Yeah, those sales-brochures-disguised-as-blogs who write pretend “articles” just so they can sell credit cards to unsuspecting newbies.

Yeah, they’re awesome.

(End sarcasm)

Seriously, thanks to you guys who do take the time to vote.

It’s very cool of you.

Delta Gold

Some readers are getting a faster path to gold status with Delta. It won’t work for many (including me), but why not check? This takes all of 5 seconds. Pop your account number in and know for sure.

United, Marriott, and Hertz

It’s still about the National aisle for me when it comes to rental cars (except for Turo occasionally), but who am I to turn down free status?

Much like last year, a bunch of readers are getting bumped up to President’s Circle with Hertz by logging in, going to their profile, and adding 501032 under Personal Details in the CDP section. If it works, try matching your status to other rental companies. And while you’re doing Hertz stuff, you can also win a million points.

I only like this 30% United transfer bonus if you’re thinking about sending Marriott points over. But, as is often the case with hotel point to mile promos, travel packages might be the better option if you have a nice stash of Marriott points.