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Get National Car Rental Executive Status Free with American Express Platinum (No Status Match Required)

You might recall from a few months ago that I broke up with Hertz. It wasn’t a pleasant break up, but they rarely are! To help me get over my break up, TWG readers suggested I look to National Car Rental for rental cars. And so I did. This week, National Car Rental has been in the news because there’s a National Car Rental status match going on. That’s fine BUT it’s only good for two months. If you’ve got a car rental coming up through the end of this year, this status match may be useful. But don’t forget, if you have the American Express Platinum Charge Card (any variety), you can get FREE Executive Status from National Car Rental.

Typically, earning this status requires renting from National Car Rental at least 12 times per year, so the feature has value. If you already have the American Express Platinum Charge Card, you can enroll in the National’s Executive Program. Just login to your account, and select National.

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Image source: https://www.nationalcar.com/en_US/car-rental/loyalty/enrollment/benefits.html

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Expecting an Ebates Big Fat Check? Get up to a 15% Bonus with an eGift Card Instead!

Good evening everyone.  If you are expecting a Q3 Big Fat Check from Ebates, be on the look out for an email with the subject line “Cash Back Update: We’re Processing Your Big Fat Check” from the email address “ebatesmemberservices@mail.ebates.com.”  If you get that email, you can receive your cash back in the form of an egift card instantly and you will get up to a 15% bonus.  For example, if you earned $100 cash back in Q3, you could receive an egift card up to $115.  That’s pretty good, but what kind of egift cards are available?  That is a great question…

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Use Shop & Support to Earn Money for your Favorite Charity (Up to a 60% Donation)

Good afternoon and happy Halloween!  A few weeks ago, I was at the Chicago Seminars travel conference and learned about a new website/service where you can earn money for your favorite charity.  The website is called Shop & Support and it is very easy to use.  You create a free account, select your favorite charity (or multiple charities) and then link your credit or debit card to your account.  Whenever you make an online or instore purchase using your linked credit or debit card, a portion of your purchase will be donated by the merchant to your designated charity/charities.  I cannot verify this personally, but the person I spoke with said that all the donations you generate through Shop & Support count as a charitable donation and you will get a tax deduction.

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Bye Bye Paper! United Airlines Club Passes Have Gone Digital

You might recall from a few months ago that I went to the San Diego Airport to gift my expiring United Airlines Club passes to two lucky people who just happened to be in the right place at the right time. It was a fun way to spend a few hours, and it mostly went smoothly! Looks like United Airlines has gone the digital route with these club passes as of November 2017.

Here’s the letter I received. You’ll notice that United will now be automatically adding these passes to our accounts within four weeks of our Chase United MileagePlus Credit Card anniversary date.

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American Express Business Platinum Charge Card: Did you Notice the Increase in Coverage for High Risk Items?

While reviewing my American Express Business Platinum Charge Card statement last night, I noticed an update to the program terms. Effective immediately, American Express has INCREASED their coverage amount for high risk items from $250 to $1,000. There is no additional charge for this benefit as it’s part of the benefits of the card under the Baggage Insurance Plan. It’s nice when a benefit is increased or added to a card. High risk items include computers, jewelry, and furs. Unfortunately, this plan update excludes people living in Indiana, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands.

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