Earn Membership Rewards Points with Ebates
They have partnered with American Express to let you earn Membership Rewards points for your shopping, instead of the standard cashback.
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Amex Airline Fee Credits Not Working on Some Gift Card Purchases
There’s a few data points showing that some airline gift card purchases are not triggering the Amex credits. There’s still gift card purchases that are working fine, so this is not the end of the world.
Targeted Amex Delta Cards Offers Without Lifetime Language, 75K Plus $200
American Express is once again sending out targeted offers for its Delta credit cards. You can earn as much as 75,000 miles and $200 credit. And there’s no lifetime restriction.
Amex Membership Rewards Transfer Bonus, Get up to 50% More Hilton Points (1:3)
American Express has a targeted transfer bonus promotion going on where you can get 20% to 50% more Hilton Honors points when you transfer Membership Rewards points.
Amex Sending Out Forms 1099-MISC for Referral Bonuses
American Express is sending 1099s for those who have received referrals. This hasn’t been the case in the past.
American Express Centurion Lounges Will Soon Have More Restrictions
Starting March 22, 2019 Centurion Lounge access will be restricted to only three hours before departure. No access upon arrival. Changes affect Amex Platinum cardholders only.
Spend $1K at Restaurants/Supermarkets with Amex Delta Card, Get $200 Back (YMMV)
Earn a $200 statement credit after you spend $1,000 on eligible Delta purchases on your Card during the promotional period. Enroll by 2/15/19. Promotion ends 7/15/19.
Get 4th Night Free at Thompson Hotels with Amex Cards
Receive an extra night when you book a stay of 3 or more consecutive nights at participating Thompson Hotels between 10/1/2018 and 3/31/2019 and pay with any American Express® Card.
Public Offers Lowered on Amex Hilton Cards, Better Bonus Still Available with Referrals
The public bonuses have been lowered on two of the American Express Hilton cards. You can see the current bonuses here. The bonus on the no-ffe card has gone down to 75K (from 100K) and the bonus on the Ascend card has gone down to 125K (from 150K). However you can still apply through referral…
Roundup: New Whole Food Stores, Amex Transparency, Norwegian Plane Stuck in Iran, Netflix Moochers, MoviePass News
Amazon eyes closed Sears stores for Whole Foods expansion – Has Amex Become The Least Transparent Lender Almost Overnight? – Norwegian Air 737 has been stuck in Iran for 4 weeks – Due to TSA absences, Miami airport will temporarily close one terminal early for 3 days
New Authorized User Offers for Amex Cards, Earn up to 20K Points
American Express is targeting more people with a great offer to earn extra Membership Rewards points or cash by adding authorized users.
Banks Look to Cut Back on Credit Card Perks and Rewards
JPMorgan, Citigroup, American Express and other large banks are discussing how to cut back or rejigger some of their cards’ rewards. They want to encourage more card usage and scale back upfront bonuses.
Targeted Amex Delta Cards Offers Without Lifetime Language, 75K Plus $200
American Express is once again sending out targeted offers for its Delta credit cards. There’s offers for all their cards and you can check by logging in with your SkyMiles number even if you didn’t get an email directly.
Redeeming Hilton Points at 0.5c on Amazon Could Become Permanent Perk on Amex Cards
Hilton points can be redeemed at Amazon. That’s not talked about much and for good reason. You get a value of just 0.2 cents per point when using them that way, which considerably less than the 0.4 cents per point that it’s the average valuation for Hilton points. But on some occasions we have seen…
Authorized User Bonuses for Amex Cards, Earn up to 20K (Targeted)
Earn up to 20,000 Bonus Points: Each Additional Card Member added through this offer can earn you 5,000 bonus points after they spend $500 in purchases on their Card in their first 3 months.