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New AMEX Offers: Samsonite, Fairmont, PF Changs, Bucca Di Beppo, Godiva and Others

Good morning everyone, I seem to cover a lot of AMEX Offers and today is no exception.  Here are the offers I found today: Samsonite, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, The Pierre New York, Mandarin Oriental, The Towers at the New York Palace, Naples Grande Beach Resort, Smyth Tribeca a Thompson Hotel, PF Changs, Buca Di Beppo, Godiva, Qantas, and City Sports. The Samsonite offer might interest some of you: get a $30 statement credit after spending $150 or more in-store or online.

Samsonite AMEX Offer

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Upcoming Meetups and Travel Conferences (July 23 through December 6)

Good morning everyone, happy Amazon Prime Day!  I couldn’t sleep last night, so I bought a new AmazonBasics 12-Sheet High-Security Micro-Cut Shredder at 3am and then I read Doctor of Credit’s post about Amazon eGift Cards on sale and bought those too.  If you do purchase anything today, please consider using my Amazon affiliate link.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!  Happy 20th birthday Amazon!

Anyway, with the recent news about FTU Advanced Newport Beach, I thought I would list all the meetups and travel conferences that I will be attending throughout the end of the year.  These are in chronological order and there may/may not be tickets left to purchase.

Let’s start with a local meetup in San Francisco.  This group is relative new, but the turnout of 30-50 people is impressive.  They have formal presentations once a month and then breakout discussions afterwards.  The organizers of this meetup are very passionate and knowledgeable.

  • Where: San Francisco, California (Meetup page)
  • When: Thursday, July 23 @ 7PM

SF Travel Hacker Meetup 7-23-2015

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July 2015: My 8 Credit Card App-O-Rama Game Plan

Disclosure: if you are just starting out with credit cards, do not follow in my footsteps.  I have years of experience with credit card applications, reconsideration calls, and managing my finances.  You are responsible for your credit score and finances.  You have been warned.

Good evening everyone, I hope you had a great weekend.  I got sunburned Saturday sitting at Faction Brewery in Alameda and got another sunburn Sunday on a hike.  After doing my Sunday chores, I decided to plan my upcoming App-O-Rama.  Here is my current App-O-Rama plan.  Please let me know if you have any thoughts on the credit cards I am applying for.

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New AMEX Offers: $100 Off $600 AMEX Travel, $20 Off $100 1-800-PetMeds.com, and Others

Good morning everyone, it is a new week and that comes with a new batch of AMEX Offers.  The offer that most caught my attention was the following offer from AMEX Travel.  You must book online here and spend $600 or more on hotel reservations to receive the $100 statement credit.  I believe this has to be 1 reservation, not a few smaller reservations booked at the same time.  I also have AMEX Offers for 1-800-PetMeds.com, Hof’s Hut, Epic Steak, Boden USA, and Showcase Photo and Video.

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Convert Citi American Airlines Executive to Double Cash and Downgrade American Express Blue Cash Preferred to Everyday

Good afternoon everyone, I hope your weekend is off to a great start.  I have some credit card news I want to share with you.  Earlier this month, my $450 annual fee posted on my Citi American Airlines Executive Credit Card.  Since I didn’t want to pay the $450 annual fee to keep the card, I called Citi to see if I could convert that credit card into a Citi Double Cash Credit Card.

Citi AA Exec $450 Annual Fee

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