Are you ready for some random miles and points news? I hope you said yes, so let’s go. This has been blogged about a few times today, but thought I would chime in anyway. There is currently an AMEX Offer for You deal where you get $15 statement credit after spending $75 or more at Home Depot.
One of my friends asked me about Chase Ink Bold retention bonuses this afternoon. I told him I asked for my $95 annual fee to be waived and Chase responded by issuing a $95 statement credit to my account (see original post). My friend told me that he was only given one retention bonus offer: spend $5,000 in 3 months and receive 10,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points. Since that was the only offer given to my friend, he took the retention bonus. My question to you (all of you are my students, I am your sensei), if you were give the option to take a $95 statement credit or complete the spending bonus, which would you pick?
Answer now before going on…
(Hat Tip to Gary for the heads up on the new American Express Platinum Credit Card Perk)
For those of you with an American Express Platinum Credit Card (Personal, Business, or Mercedes Benz version), there is a new perk available. American Express and partnered with Boingo to offer free unlimited WiFi at over 1 million Boingo hotspots around the world. To sign up, click this link.
If you have a Chase Marriott Rewards Credit Card, you get a free night certificate every year you pay the annual fee. There are two things I dislike about the free night certificates. Firstly, the free night certificate is only valid for 6 months (can be extended by calling Chase/Marriott during the last month of validity). Secondly, you can only use the free night certificate at a category 1-5 hotel (Marriott has 8 hotel categories). To use your free night certificate, log into your Marriott account (link) and click the link titled “You Have 1 Unused Certificate”. Clicking that link will take you directly to your activity page (link).
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(Previous Post: How to Book British Airways Avios Award Tickets)
In this how-to guide, I will show you how to cancel or refund a British Airways Avios award ticket. In my demo, I will cancel an American Airlines flight, but the steps below will work with US Airways, British Airways, and most OneWorld Alliance airlines. Most Avios award tickets should be cancellable online, but there may be times when you will have to call their customer service department and speak with a representative.
Call British Airways at 1-800-452-1201 or 1-800-247-9297 (prepare yourself for long wait times and busy signals, just be patient and persistent).
Let’s say I booked an American Airlines flight, but it turns out that I won’t be able to make the trip. Not a problem, just go back to the online booking page and scroll to the bottom of the page.
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I will be in Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah –> Price, Utah –> Moab, Utah) this weekend for Memorial Day weekend, so I probably won’t post anything over the weekend. Have a great weekend everyone!