The Points Pundit
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Ashish's quest to travel the world was fueled by an insatiable appetite to experience language, culture, people and music all over the world.
By using miles, points and loyalty programs astutely, he has now traveled to 6 continents! A marketing executive by profession, he leverages his marketing acumen to analyze the business side of loyalty programs and travel industry trends.
Amex account shutdowns, weird Chase reconsideration call, airline refuses refund & more
Amex shutdowns, bizarre Chase recon call, changes to the Amex Gold card and much more as we recap some of the top stories from the month of October.
Last week for this huge 80k Ultimate Rewards points bonus
You'll earn a welcome bonus of 80,000 Ultimate Rewards points after you spend a total of $4,000 in the first 4 months of card membership.
100k Sapphire offer, passengers strip searched & more
This week we saw a rare targeted 100k offer for the Sapphire Reserve. That and more as we wrap up stories covered this week.
1 Free Night + $200 with the World of Hyatt Credit Card
With the World of Hyatt credit card, you can now choose one out of two different welcome offers. Which one should you opt for?
Alaska Airlines ‘mystery bonus’ miles promotion ends soon!
If you maximize this buy miles promotion by Alaska Airlines, you can buy Alaska Airlines MileagePlan miles at a rate as low as 1.83 cents per mile.
Ends today: 3 extra points per dollar spent on Amex cards!
You'll earn an extra 3 points for each dollar you spend on your Amex card, in addition to the points bonus you receive. This promotion ends on October 28.
Outrage after airline strip searches women passengers
As per the complaint, the airline strip searched women passengers on board one by one after an abandoned baby was found in a bathroom at the airport.
100,000 points offer on the Chase Sapphire Reserve (Targeted)
As per this welcome bonus offer, you'll earn 100,000 Ultimate Rewards Points after you spend $10,000 on the Chase Sapphire Reserve.
Amex closing accounts, bonuses ending soon & more
As per a few data points on Reddit, Amex is closing accounts of customers for abusing certain offers. That and more as we wrap up stories from last week.
Amex shutting down accounts for abusing sign-up bonus offers
Amex is shutting down customer accounts in another wave of shutdowns, apparently for abusing terms and conditions of their card sign-up bonus offers.