The Business Platinum card is offering a limited time welcome bonus of 150,000 Membership Rewards points. While the card carries an annual fee of $695, it carries a ton of valuable benefits and credits. Even if you find the annual fee steep and decide not to renew after the first year, you can double dip on many of the credits and also bag the massive chunk of valuable 150,000 Membership Rewards points. BUSINESS PLATINUM CARD OFFER With this offer on the Business Platinum card, you’ll earn a welcome bonus of 150,000 Membership Rewards points after you spend $20,000 in the first 3 months ..read more

  Hotel credit cards can go a long way in helping you earn elite status, provide top notch benefits and give you a head start towards your next free night. Currently, American Express is running two elevated offers on their co-branded credit cards with Marriott Bonvoy. These offers end soon in a week’s time, on May 1st. If you’re eligible and have Marriott stays planned ahead, then this is a great opportunity to rack up some valuable Marriott Bonvoy points. Up to 185,000 Marriott Bonvoy points Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Card Offer ends soon on May 1 With this offer on the Marriott Bonvoy ..read more

  As 2023 was winding down, I wrote about some of the amazing limited time offers that Chase was running on some of their business credit cards. You could earn 90,000 points or $900 cash back on the Chase Ink Unlimited and the Chase Ink Cash. Chase was also running a welcome bonus offer of 100,000 Ultimate Rewards points on the Ink Business Preferred card. While Chase has done away with the limited time offers on the Ink Business and Ink Cash cards, the 100,000 points offer on the Ink Business Preferred card is still available! Chase still hasn’t provided any official end date for the off ..read more

  If you’ve been around in the miles and points space for long enough, then you must be aware that there are complexities that we need to navigate through. One such complexity is that of card application rules set by card issuers. Chase has its 5/24 rule. Similarly, Amex has its ‘no lifetime language’ rule. Then there are rules about specific products and which cards you have had in the past. No Lifetime Language Rule If you’ve applied for an Amex card over the last few years, there’s a good chance you’ve come across this in your card application T&Cs. You may not be eligible to rece ..read more

  If you’re looking to plan a trip soon and stay at a property in the Hilton portfolio, then today is the final day for these limited time welcome bonuses by American Express. With these limited time offers on co-branded Hilton credit cards, you can earn up to 175,000 Hilton Honors points and one free night certificate. Hilton Credit Cards: Offers ending tonight! Hilton Honors Card With this offer on the Hilton Honors card, you’ll earn a welcome bonus of 100,000 Hilton Honors points. You’ll earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $2,000 in the first 6 months of card membership. The stan ..read more

  A few days back, I did a deep dive of the complex way in which Marriott credit card qualification requirements are structured. If you qualify for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card, then now is a great time to apply as it’s offering a limited time bonus of 185,000 Marriott Bonvoy points. Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant Card Review This card charges an annual fee of $650 but is loaded with benefits, elite status and credits for people who frequently stay at Marriott properties. With this offer on the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card, you’ll earn 185,000 Marriott Bonvoy points after you spend $6 ..read more

  The Blue Business Plus card by American Express is one of my favorite business credit cards. It offers a simple 2x points per each dollar spent (max $50k per calendar year), charges no annual fee and helps you earn transferable Membership Rewards points. At the moment, Amex is targeting users with a higher than usual welcome bonus offer. Blue Business Plus Card With this offer on the Blue Business Plus card, you’ll earn a welcome bonus of 25,000 Membership Rewards points. You’ll earn the welcome bonus after you spend $15,000 in the first 12 months of card membership. Moreover, you will ..read more

  Off late, Amex hasn’t given me much to rejoice. Over the last couple of years, Amex has been slowly but surely adding monthly, quarterly or annual credits to many of their premium credit cards. On the other hand, Amex has been offering some eye popping welcome bonuses. Depending on your style of travel, you need decide whether these cards are keepers in the long term. Most recently, Amex ‘revamped’ the Hilton Business card. As expected, Amex added new benefits and of course, increased the annual fee. So how does the new Hilton Business Card stack up? Let’s have a look. Hilton Business C ..read more

  As 2023 was winding down, I wrote about some of the amazing limited time offers that Chase was running on some of their business credit cards. You could earn 90,000 points or $900 cash back on the Chase Ink Unlimited and the Chase Ink Cash. Chase was also running a welcome bonus offer of 100,000 Ultimate Rewards points on the Ink Business Preferred card. While Chase has done away with the limited time offers on the Ink Business and Ink Cash cards, the 100,000 points offer on the Ink Business Preferred card is still available! Chase still hasn’t provided any official end date for the off ..read more

  Frequent readers of this blog may have noticed that I book a majority of my hotel stays with Hilton. Even though Hilton gets quite a bad rap for its devaluation over the years, I still like the fact that Hilton points are really easy to earn. Moreover, Hilton’s global footprint is just perfect for my style of travel, since most of it is international in nature. In October 2023, Amex refreshed the Hilton Aspire Card and the Hilton Surpass card, adding new benefits and credits. Last week, Amex also made changes to the Hilton Business card. While Amex increased the annual fees on these car ..read more