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New AMEX Offers for Newegg, Airbnb, Il Fornaio & More

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Good morning everyone, happy Wednesday!  I’ve got a few random news/deals items to share with you today.  Miles to Memories is my hero for reporting that you can still view the “Classic AMEX Offers” by clicking this link (bookmark it too!).  The old layout was much simpler than the new layout and I really hope American Express returns to the old layout.

Classic AMEX Offer VIew

There are also a few new AMEX Offers to share, including:

  • Newegg: $25 off $200
  • Airbnb: $50 off $100
  • Enterprise Rent A Car: $20 off $200
  • Ebags: $10 off $50
  • Il Fornaio: $20 off $100
  • Bill’s Khakis: $50 off $200

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18 New AMEX Offers: Best Buy, Samsonite, Godiva, Carter’s & More

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Good morning everyone.  It’s currently raining in the Bay Area (first time in a few weeks) and American Express subsequently flooded my account with 18 new AMEX Offers.  Yesterday, I wrote New AMEX Offers: Shop Small in November, Olive Garden, Chime Card Offers & BankAmeriDeals.  The new AMEX Offers I have today, include: Best Buy, Carter’s & OshKosh B’Gosh, Diapers.com, Godiva, Golfdom, Jetsetter, Maje Paris, Mervis Diamond Importers, Mr. Porter, The Outnet.com, The Raleigh Miami Beach, The Redbury South Beach, Sandro Paris, Samsonite, Seattle Coffee Gear, SLS South Beach, Sur La Table, and Theory.  The Best Buy offer might be the most interesting: spend $199 or more and get a $20 statement credit.

Best Buy AMEX Offer

If you are in need of new luggage, check out the Samsonite offer: spend $150 or more and get a $30 statement credit.

Samsonite AMEX Offer

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New AMEX Offers: Shop Small in November, Olive Garden, Chime Card Offers & BankAmeriDeals

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Updated 11/1/2015 at 11am PT: added a screenshot of the Shop Small AMEX Offer for AMEX Business cards ($20 off $100).

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a safe and happy Halloween.  There is a new batch of AMEX Offers to share today.  Instead of Small Business Saturday (which would have been November 28 this year), American Express replaced that promotion with Shop Small in November.  If you use your enrolled AMEX card at any “qualifying small business” in November, you will get a $10 statement credit after making a $10 purchase.  The offer appeared on my Platinum, Blue Cash Everyday, and Old Blue Cash (no love for my AMEX Everyday cards).

Shop Small in November AMEX Offer

There is also an offer for AMEX Business Cards: you will get a $20 statement credit after making a $100 purchase (thanks for the screenshot, Alex)

Business Card Shop Small AMEX Offer

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SFO and LAS Centurion Lounge Meetups + Behind-The-Scenes Private Tours (Nov 7)

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Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a great weekend.  A few months ago, I wrote 2 Centurion Lounge Meetups: SFO @ 12pm and LAS @ 6pm (Saturday, November 7).  In that post, I announced that I would be holding 2 meetups at 2 different Centurion Lounges on the same day.  Some of you thought it was a great ideas, while others of you thought it was a crazy idea.  I actually agree with both parties.  A few weeks after writing the above blog post, TravelCon Las Vegas was announced and it is being held the exact same day as my meetups.  The easy thing would have been to reschedule the meetup for another weekend and go to TravelCon Las Vegas.  Unfortunately, I know a few people who booked flights and made hotel reservations in anticipation of the event.  I would have felt terrible changing the meetup date and costing people money, so I decided to forgo the TravelCon Las Vegas conference and hold my meetups as originally planned.

A few weeks ago, I received an email from an American Express Public Affairs & Communications representative.  To my surprise, she was very excited and enthusiastic about the meetup idea and asked if there was anything she could do to make my meetups more special and memorable.  I thanked her for reaching out to me and I asked her if she could reserve a few tables in both lounges and if we could receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the lounges.  She responded,

“We look forward to hosting you all.  We’ll be sure to hold tables for you at both locations.  I am copying in our lounge manager for SFO, (name), who will help set up a space for you all at SFO.  (name) is also working with our LAS team to make sure you all have a few tables held as well.  Additionally, the team is happy to provide you all a mini tour behind the lounge, per your request.”

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Reader Feedback: What Type of Blog Posts do you Want to Read?

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Good afternoon from Boise, Idaho.  I’ve had a great weekend stay in Boise and had a great time at the Boise State football game last night (mini trip report coming later this week).  As I wait for my flight back home, I wanted to ask my readers a question: what type of blog posts do you enjoy reading?  Do you like reading about credit card rewards, retention offers, targeted offers, award searching and booking?  Alternatively, I’ve heard from quite a few readers that the AMEX Offers / BankAmeriDeals / Chime Card updates are not very popular.  Should I stop writing about those deals and focus on other topics instead?

Please make your suggestion as specific as possible.  Please no suggestions like, “what is the best credit card for travel?” or “how do I redeem miles for a free flight?”  I will do my best to take your recommendations to heart, but my blogging time and expertise are limited.   Continue reading →