SPG has a new buy points promotion going on from now through May 31. Is it a good deal? Maybe, maybe not. Let’s see…
They have a tiered promotion where you receive the points at a discount, rather than receiving bonus points on a purchase. The more SPG points you purchase, the larger the discount, ranging from 10% all the way to 25%. Click here to go to the promo page.
Planning your Cabo San Lucas Trip (from Orange County)
If you haven’t already, please read New Southwest Airlines Routes (Orange County to Cabo).
Anyways, since flights are relatively cheap from Orange County (SNA), I convinced my brother to go with me for a short weekend getaway. Since Southwest points will be devalued started April 1, I strongly recommend burning your stockpile before then. Southwest has free change and cancellation fees, so there is no excusing to hold onto your Southwest points now. With that said, flights from SNA to Cabo San Lucas (SJD) are only 11,400 points round trip plus $85 in taxes/fees starting August 10.
For those without massive stockpiles of Southwest points, round trip flights can be had for $315. Much cheaper than $400+ flights on US Airways connecting in Phoenix. Continue reading
Updated 3/25/2014 @ 10PM: New cards added and old cards updated.
Grant’s Credit Cards
Keeping track of your credit card numbers, expiration dates, customer service numbers, sign up bonuses, annual fees, and more is important. If you want to keep track of all your credit cards, feel free to download and use my Credit Card Organizer Template.xlsx file.
Chase:
See the entire list here.
Travel with Grant Meet Up Next Saturday Night (March 29) at In-N-Out (Tustin District)
For those of you free next Saturday night (and located in Orange County / LA County / San Diego County), come join me and a few of my travel-hacking friends for a “meat meet and eat” at In-N-Out. Myself and Travel Summary hosted our first meet up at this In-N-Out a few months ago (link) and I have been getting requests for another one ever since. I haven’t talked to Travel Summary about this, but I was planning on meeting there from 6-8pm, but the last one lasted until close to 10pm since we had so much to talk about.
If you are interested in attending, please leave a comment below so I can see how many people are interested. Continue reading
I did a 5 card app-o-rama early Thursday morning and here are my thoughts, suggestions, tips, tricks, and ways to improve your reconsideration calls.
Always have a plan and stick to your plan. You don’t have to sign up for credit cards the first day or week to get the sign up bonus. Most bonuses last a few weeks or months and often come back a few times throughout the year. I always recommend waiting at least 3 months since your last credit card application (or app-o-rama in my case) before your next app-o-rama. My last app-o-rama was on November 18 (link) and I got the following 6 cards:
Since my last app-o-rama, there have been a few new cards on my radar. When planning your app-o-rama, make a list of all the cards you want to get. Then organize them in the order in which you want to get them. Ask yourself, “If I could only get 1 card, which card would it be?” For me, that was an easy question. I am going for the Citi American Airlines Executive Credit Card with 100,000 American Airlines miles after spending $10,000 in 3 months. Continue reading