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Random News: Amazon Winners, Discover It 2Q, SF UberPool, Barclays Aviator, and Hyatt Regency Dubai

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Good morning everyone, thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway and shared what you were most looking forward to in March.  The winners are…

  • Chantal – have a great time taking your engagement photos!  (My cousin and her fiance recently took their engagement photos in Santa Cruz and it looked really fun!)
  • Seth – it is awesome that you were able to help your friends and family members travel, sharing is caring.
  • Luke – have a great road trip from Phoenix to Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon.  I recently did a similar trip and shared my experience here.
  • Spencer – I’ve booked a few trips from the West Coast to Hawaii using Avios.  Probably one of the best travel deals available.  Learn more about Avios to Hawaii here.

In other news, Discover recently began accepting Q2 cash back signups.  The categories from April 1 through June 30 are restaurants and movies.  Since my old Citi Forward Credit Card offers 5x in both those categories (year round), I will probably not use my Discover It Credit Card next quarter.  You can sign up for Q2 by logging into your Discover account.

Discover It Q2 5 Percent Cash Back Restaurants

Jamison @ Points Summary recently wrote about his experience with UberPool in Los Angeles.  The concept is simple, share a ride with 1 other person and you both save money on your Uber ride.  The app intelligently matches you with riders who are heading the same direction, so there is minimal detours.  The great thing about UberPool is that most of the time the fare is capped, so you know exactly how much it will cost before you even get in the car.

UberPool $7 San Francisco

In San Francisco, you can take UberPool anywhere in the “7×7” SF area for $7 per person.  They also have a cap on rides to the airport.  I got a 13 mile ride from the city to SFO for $15.  I enjoyed talking to the other passenger (Google Glass engineer) heading to SFO as well.

UberPool SF-SFO Receipt

Barclays recently sent out emails to all US Airways Credit Card holders alerting them that their credit card would be converted to a Barclys AAdvantage Aviator Red MasterCard (mouth full).  From now through June 30, you will be able to earn a 50% bonus on credit card spend.  Learn more about the promo here.

Barclays New Aviator Credit Cards

Last but not least, there is a new Hyatt hotel in Dubai that you can use your points at.  The Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights recently became available for paid and points stays.  The nightly rates for this weekend start at $259 or 12,000 Hyatt Points per night.  Good deal on points!

Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Points Price

If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.  Have a great day everyone!


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6 thoughts on “Random News: Amazon Winners, Discover It 2Q, SF UberPool, Barclays Aviator, and Hyatt Regency Dubai

  1. Yeshu

    Grant, any workarounds to maximize the 2Q Discover bonus? I mean, like gift cards and such (Visa, not restaurant gift cards)

    I know there are some theaters on the list…wonder if any theaters sell Visa gift cards…haha

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