Tag Archives: Chase Ultimate Rewards Points

Targeted: Earn a $50 Certificate Flying United Airlines Across the Pacific Ocean

(Hat Tip to a Bay Area friend)

There is currently a targeted promotion from United Airlines where you will earn a $50 electronic certificate if you register for this promo and make a round trip transpacific flight on United Airlines before April 25. To see if you are eligible for the promotion, please click here. Here is how the promotion works:

Register today (between January 14 and February 5, 2015)
Book your trans-Pacific roundtrip flight with United Airlines by February 5, 2015
Fly between January 14 and April 25, 2015
After the promotion period, you will receive a certificate via email for a $50 discount, valid for travel on United and United Express through December 31, 2015, to anywhere United flies. The certificate will be sent to the original recipient of this invitation at the email address on file with MileagePlus.

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American Express Platinum, Staples.com Offer, and Chase Ritz-Carlton Statement Credits

In this post, I will cover the American Express Platinum $200 airline travel reimbursement credit, the recent $25 statement credit for Staples.com purchases of $100 or more, an American Express Travel AMEX Offer, and my recent Chase Ritz-Carlton airline reimbursement credits. First off, I received 2 $100 statement credits on my American Express Platinum Credit Card for purchasing 2 $100 Southwest Airlines eGift Cards. The process is super easy, both statement credits posted automatically 3 days after the charges posted. This helpful FlyerTalk thread has all the details for every airline that the American Express Platinum Credit Card works with.

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Random News Part 2: Ritz-Carlton Statement Credits, Lounge Club Card, Freedom 5% at Grocery Stores, and a Hyatt Retention Bonus

Good afternoon everyone, here is part 2 of Random News for today (part 1 from earlier today). My Chase Ritz-Carlton Credit Card statement closed on January 4, so I have some information regarding annual fees and statement credits. There has been a lot of confusion regarding “reimbursable travel expenses” and this lengthy 90+ page FlyerTalk thread has all the details. Basically, if you buy airline gift cards, Chase knows about it now.

The $395 annual fee posted during the first billing period. I was able to purchase 2 $150 Southwest Airlines eGift Cards and get both purchases reimbursed by Chase. One reimbursement is posted as a courtesy credit and the second is posted as a statement credit. As far as I know, Chase will no longer reimburse any Southwest Airlines Gift Cards or eGift Cards. The transactions show up online as “SOUTHWES 5260***” and Chase is able to see the purchase as a gift card. I don’t know why I was able to get both charges reimbursed, it just depends which representative you get. Definitely YMMV situation.

I found it interesting that both Southwest Airlines gift cards earned 2x for airfare and also counted toward my $3,000 minimum spend. I am about $1,000 short of completing my minimum spend.

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Staples Easy Rebate: $20 Visa Gift Card on $300 Visa Gift Card Purchase (Jan 4-10)

Good morning everyone, happy New Year! Let’s start 2015 off right with this Staples Easy Rebate. Receive a $20 Visa Gift Card after purchasing $300 or more in Visa Gift Cards at Staples between January 4 and 10. Remember to wait until Sunday to purchase these gift cards.

I checked on Visa Savings Edge to see if Staples was still there, but I am sad to report that Staples is no longer on Visa Savings Edge. I will miss you 1% cash back!

In other news, today is the start of Chase Freedom’s Q1 5% cash back categories. I plan on going to the grocery store and buying a few $500 gift cards, then taking those gift cards to Target to load my Redbird Card.

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

Chase Ritz-Carlton Credit Card, Gold Elite Status, Upgrades, Lounge Club, and Travel Reimbursement Updates

Good morning everyone, sorry for being MIA (missing in action, not Miami) the last few weeks. I have been busy at work and haven’t had much time to work on any posts. This post has a bunch of random information about the Chase Ritz-Carlton Credit Card. Since I forgot to enter my Marriott account number when I applied for this credit card, I now have a Ritz-Carlton account with Ritz-Carlton Gold Elite Status (learn more below). I also received 3 upgrade certificates in my account.

The upgrade certificates seem to be valid for 13 months from the date you were approved for the credit card. I haven’t looked into these certificates yet, so I am not sure if they can be gifted to others or can only be used in your account.

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