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Wells Fargo Propel World AMEX Sign Up Bonus Posts Slowly

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Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend.  In March, I wrote a blog post where I contemplated applying for 10 credit cards during my March App-O-Rama.  In April, I shared the results of my App-O-Rama. And then in May, I wrote My March App-O-Rama Credit Card Sign Up Bonuses Post.  One noticeable exception to that last post was the 40,000 Go Far Rewards Points sign up bonus for my Wells Fargo Propel World American Express Credit Card.  I patiently waited for the sign up bonus to post, but it seemed like the points got lost (insert bad joke that Wells Fargo is still using horse-drawn stagecoaches to deliver sign up bonuses and maybe a bank robber intercepted my points).

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Missing Out on Targeted Pre-Approved Credit Card Offers? Make Sure to Opt-In!

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(Hat Tip to Donnie)

Good afternoon everyone, happy Sunday.  I hope you are enjoying your long Fourth of July weekend, wherever you may be.  I wanted to give a quick thank you to the readers who attended my OC travel hackers meetup yesterday afternoon – it was great talking to you all and I look forward to organizing another OC meetup in mid September.

For most people, pre-approved credit card offers are useless junk mail that fills up their mailbox.  But to travel hackers like myself, I love getting pre-approved credit card offers.  Usually, those offers are much better than the publicly available credit card offers.  If you want to ensure you are receiving your fair share of pre-approved credit card offers, make sure you opt-in on OptOutPrescreen.com, which is the only internet website authorized by Equifax, Experian, Innovis and TransUnion for consumers to opt-out or opt-in to receiving pre-approved credit card offers. To get started, click on the above link and click the button on the bottom of the page.

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How are you Feeling about American Express Centurion Lounges these Days?

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Anytime you bring up the topic of American Express’s Centurion Lounges, you will get lots of differing opinions, which will include the good, the bad, and the ugly. And with the seemingly never ending changes to the various versions of the American Express Platinum Charge Card, both personal and business, including higher annual fees and reductions in rebates on Membership Reward Point tickets, there are even more discussions than usual about whether or not the cards are worth keeping.

But I’ve decided to keep mine, and the American Express Centurion Lounges are a big part of that decision. I also use these card benefits:

  • $200 airline fee credit, for incidental charges such as baggage fees, on a single airline of the cardholder’s choosing.
  • Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) Gold Status and Hilton Honors Gold Status.
  • Airport lounge access through an expansion of the Global Lounge Collection. This includes Delta SkyClubs, Priority Pass lounges, and American Express Centurion Lounges.

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American Express Car Rental Loss & Damage Insurance Coverage Changes (Effective September 1, 2017)

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Good morning everyone, happy Sunday!  I was reviewing my recent American Express credit card statement and scrolled to the very end of my statement to see if there were any changes to my credit card terms or benefits.  American Express is making a few changes to their car rental loss and damage insurance benefits, most of them look like improvements to me, but some look like negative changes.  Full disclosure, I have never used the American Express car rental loss, damage insurance, purchase protection, or any of these card member benefits, so I am no expert here.  If you are familiar with those card member benefits, review the changes below to determine if these are improvements or not.  My comments will be in red text.  Please share your thoughts in the comments section.  Thank you.

Notice of Updates to the Additional Benefits of Your Card

  • We are making several updates to your card benefits on September 1, 2017. These benefits are provided to you as part of your Card Membership at no additional charge. Key updates are described in more detail below. If you would like more information about these updates or to receive a Description of Coverage, please visit www.americanexpress.com/benefitsguide to see benefits specific to your Card or call 1-800-854-9783 Monday-Friday 8 am to 8 pm and Saturday 9 am to 6 pm ET.

Car Rental Loss and Damage Insurance* coverage

  • Car Rental Loss and Damage Insurance coverage will now apply to vehicles rented in Ireland, Israel and Jamaica. Consistent with your current benefit, coverage will not apply to vehicles rented in Australia, Italy, and New Zealand.
  • In addition to the vehicle types currently covered, eligible rental vehicles will now include certain types of full sized sport utility vehicles, exotic/expensive cars, full sized vans, trucks, pick-ups and cargo vans.

It is nice to see that 3 new countries are included in car rental loss coverage and that more vehicles are now covered.  I hope Australia, Italy, and New Zealand coverage comes soon, I’m not sure why those 3 countries are excluded. Continue reading →

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Unboxing my American Express Blue Business Plus Credit Card: Card Art & Welcome Letter

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Good morning everyone, happy Thursday!  Last week, I applied for the much talked about new American Express Blue Business Plus Credit Card (my referral link).  The sign up bonus was decent (20,000 Membership Reward Points after spending $3,000 in 3 months), the 2x on all spend for the first $50,000 in purchases every year is great, and having no annual fee is the perfect reason to hold on to this credit card for years to come.  In this post, I will walk you through the approval process and “unbox” the new credit card and show you what the new credit card looks like.  (Disclaimer: there is no box, just a UPS Second Day Air flat envelope.)  Here is the front and back of the American Express Blue Business Plus Credit Card.  I am kind of disappointed that this credit card looks just like my American Express Old Blue Cash Credit Card (OBC) and my American Express Blue Cash Everyday Credit Card (BCE).  I wish the card was more distinctive looking.  Oh well.

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