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Citi AT&T Access More Credit Card: 10,000 Bonus Thank You Points Post Before $95 Annual Fee

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Good morning everyone, happy Sunday.  Last June, I applied for the Citi AT&T Access More Credit Card and have been waiting all year for the annual fee to post.  Why?  When you spend $10,000 or more on the Citi AT&T Access More Credit Card during your cardmember year, you will receive 10,000 bonus Citi Thank You Points when you anniversary comes around.  In this post, I will shows you when the 10,000 bonus Citi Thank You Points post and when the $95 annual fee posts (hint: the bonus points post before the annual fee).  Here are a few pages from the Citi AT&T Access More Credit Card directory of services:

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Which Trip Should I Use with the Alaska Airlines Companion Fare?

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The yearly Alaska Airlines Companion Fare that comes with the Bank of America Alaska Airlines Visa Signature Credit Card is awesome. However, the question becomes, WHICH trip is the best trip to use it on? I’ve had the credit card and gotten the companion fare deal for many years now. But this year was the first year that I had three potential uses for it. A good problem to have. Maybe you’ve had this good problem as well :)

It did, however, require a thorough look at comparing prices and hotels. If I’m paying cash for a hotel stay, I always use Pruvo to monitor for price drops, so that figures into my choice too. I also looked at what other miles/points I had available for these routes to finally make my choice. It was a lesson in perseverance! Here’s what I did. I was originating from San Diego and my trips were to Hawaii, New York City, and Boston. My dates for Hawaii and Boston were somewhat flexible, but my New York City dates were not.

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Great Circle Mapper: http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=hnl-san,san-bos,san-jfk

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Reminder: OC Travel Hackers Meetup Saturday, July 1 @ 12pm at Tustin District In-N-Out

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Good afternoon everyone, TGI Friday.  This is a friendly reminder that I am organizing a travel hackers meetup on Saturday afternoon.  If you are free this Saturday, I would love to meet you and talk about frequent flyer miles, hotel points, credit card rewards and MS.

  • Where: In-N-Out Burger, 2895 Park Ave, Tustin, CA 92782 (Google Maps)
  • When: Saturday, July 1 @ 12-2PM

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There is no need to RSVP to the meetup, just show up at 12pm and be ready to talk travel.  I hope to see some of you there!  Have a great weekend everyone!

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OC Travel Hackers Meetup Saturday, July 1 @ 12pm at Tustin District In-N-Out

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Good afternoon everyone.  I can’t believe it is almost the Fourth of July!  I will be flying down to Orange County this weekend for the Fourth of July holiday and I want to do a travel hackers meetup on Saturday afternoon.  If you are free this Saturday, I would love to meet you and talk about frequent flyer miles, hotel points, credit card rewards and MS.

  • Where: In-N-Out Burger, 2895 Park Ave, Tustin, CA 92782 (Google Maps)
  • When: Saturday, July 1 @ 12-2PM

In-N-Out Tustin District Map

There is no need to RSVP to the meetup, just show up at 12pm and be ready to talk travel.  I hope to see some of you there!  Have a great day everyone!

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PSA: Southwest Airlines Travel Funds can Only be Used by the Passenger Named on the Ticket

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Grant is the Southwest Airlines maven around here, so you’d think I would know better. But I just had an epic fail with Southwest Airlines and want to save you from making the same mistake and losing money. In my defense, and really there is no defense for letting this happen, I must at least let you know that I rarely fly Southwest Airlines. A while ago, I bought a ticket for a Southwest Airlines flight which I ended up cancelling. That part was easy and the dollar amount was put into a Southwest Airlines travel fund (read How to Cancel Southwest Airlines Flights (Paid or Points) & View Travel Funds).

But these funds do expire, so I was keeping track of the expiration date. I was super close to having the travel funds expire and voila, I had a Southwest Airlines flight I needed to book that I could use my Southwest Airlines travel funds for.

But my epic fail was not remembering that the funds can ONLY be used for the individual named on the ticket. That was me! So when I went to book a flight, I wanted to get two tickets (for my 2 friends) and it wouldn’t go through. I couldn’t figure out what the issue was, but Grant knew the answer. Continue reading →