The impact of the recent changes to the Amex Platinum Card, why travel to China is up by 50% and more as we wrap up stories from the week gone by.
Why The ‘New’ Amex Platinum Card Has Changed Travel Credit Cards Forever
Why The ‘New’ Amex Platinum Card Has Changed Travel Credit Cards Forever
In this post, I’ve opined about why the recent changes made to the Amex Platinum Card have changed the premium credit card market forever. American Express has set the marker and the rest are following suit.
New Hilton Honors Bonus Points Promotion Rewards Frequent Travelers The Most
Hilton’s new promotion is not earth shattering. However, it can be very useful if you have staying coming up at properties in the Hilton portfolio.
Trump Admin Considering Banning International Flights To New York, LA, Chicago & more…
In what’s potentially a very disruptive move, the Trump administration is now threatening completely stopping international flights from landing at major hubs like LAX, EWR, SFO, ORD, SEA and more, due to a disagreement over immigration policy enforcement and the role of the federal government.
As immigration policy int he US remains certain, China is relaxing visa policies and it seems to be working. By offering visa on arrival to many nationalities, travel to China has seen a sudden 50% jump.
This welcome bonus is still available. However, the welcome bonus is variable, but you can earn up to 250,000 Membership Rewards points on the Business Gold Card. With the personal Amex Platinum Card, you can earn up to 175,000 Membership Rewards points. If you’re eligible for the Business Platinum Card, then you earn a welcome bonus of up to 300,000 Membership Rewards points.
Earn 175,000 Points & 1 Free Night: Hilton Aspire Card Review
American Express is currently offering higher than usual welcome bonuses on all of their co-branded credit cards with Hilton Honors. At the moment, you can get your annual fee waived for the first year on some cards, in addition to getting bonus points after you meet minimum spend.
Devaluation Before and After: Hyatt Award Calendar Comparison
In this post, Travel Points Playbook looks at the impact of the recent devaluation by World of Hyatt, looking at some examples from the Hyatt portfolio.
In this post, Miles to Memories lists some travel grievances for the year. An entertaining read.
Earn up to 150,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points with these offers!
These offers have surprisingly stuck around for much longer than we expected. With these limited time offer, you can earn up to 150,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points from just one credit card welcome bonus.
Credit Card Offers
American Express Business Credit Cards
- Earn up to 300,000 Membership Rewards points with the Business Platinum Card
- Earn up to 200,000 Membership Rewards points with the Business Gold Card by American Express
Chase Sapphire Cards
- 75,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points up for grabs with the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card!
- Earn 150,000 bonus points with the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card
- Earn 150,000 bonus points with the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card for Business Card
- Chase Ink Business Preferred Card offering a limited time welcome bonus of 100,000 points
Hilton Honors
- Pay No Annual Fee, Earn 100,000 points & $100 with the Hilton Honors American Express Card
- Earn 130,000 points & Pay No Annual Fee For the First Year with the Hilton Surpass Card
- Earn 175,000 points and 1 free night with the Hilton Aspire Card
- Hilton Business Card: Earn 130,000 points, pay $0 in annual fee for the first year!
Marriott Bonvoy
