The Points Pundit
983 posts
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.
Your United TravelBank funds may expire a lot earlier than you think
Contrary to what many believe, you could lose all of your United TravelBank funds a lot earlier that you think. The devil lies in the details...
Travel Credit Card to do list for you to start 2021
As 2021 begins, here's a handy to-do list for you get your travel credit card and travel planning strategy started for the new year!
Earn up to 500,000 points in 6 months via 5 new 5x categories on the Business Platinum Card!
If you max out the 5x spend categories, you'll end up with a total of 500,000 Membership Rewards points in 6 months on your Business Platinum Card!
Where are people looking to travel in 2021?
Here are some of the top travel destinations that people are looking to visit in 2021. Where are you planning to travel this year?
Amex Shutdowns, Manufactured Spending ban & more
Even though it was holiday season, December wasn't short of action with Amex Shutdowns. Here's a quick recap of some of the stories we covered in December.
When extended warranty on my card saved me $618
The extended warranty benefit came to my rescue and saved me $618 in repair costs and also a ton of time in terms of lost work hours.
Ending soon: Buy up to 320,000 Hilton points @0.5 cpp
With this offer, you can buy up to 320,000 Hilton Honors points for your next trip. If you max out the promotion, you'll buy points at 0.5 cpp.
Last day to buy Alaska Airlines miles with a mystery bonus
With this mystery bonus promotion, you can get a bonus of up to 50% when you buy Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Miles. Today is the last day for this bonus
Crazy! Amex chat closed the wrong card upon request
A customer reached out via chat to close the Business Green Card, instead the Amex chat rep closed the personal Gold card.
Manufactured spending ban, Amazing Amex bonus & more
Did a major retailer impose a complete ban on manufactured spending, or is there more to it? That and more as we recap stories from last week.