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Discover It + ApplePay + Walgreens = 22% Cash Back for BART Clipper Card Reloads

Good afternoon everyone, I hope your weekend is going well.  I’m sure everyone knows about the recent Discover ApplePay promo, but if not, please read Frequent Miler’s post.  Since I live and work in the Bay Area, I take BART almost every day and spend about $225 a month on BART costs.  I shared my experience loading my BART Clipper Card at Whole Foods during the last 2 Whole Foods AMEX Offers:

On my way to work yesterday, I stopped at my local Walgreens in San Francisco and asked to load $50 to my BART Clipper Card.  The cashier was very friendly and knew exactly what to do.  When it came time to pay, I used my iPhone 6 with ApplePay to charge my Discover It Credit Card.  The purchase went through fine and appears to be a standard Walgreens purchase.

BART Clipper Card Walgreens Reload

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New AMEX Offers: $50 Off $200 RocketMiles.com, $30 Off $150 Lowe’s, and More

Good evening everyone, there are 3 new AMEX Offers worth mentioning.  The first is AMEX Offer is for RocketMiles.com, the hotel booking OTA that awards frequent flyer miles for all paid stays booked through their site.  You will get a $50 statement credit after spending $200.  This is a great deal for a paid stay, plus you will earn your choice of frequent flyer miles.

If you are not a RocketMiles.com member yet, feel free to sign up for a free account here.  RocketMiles.com does have a referral sign up bonus that says, “Send 1,000 bonus miles to all of your friends, and pick up 1,000 miles credit for every person who books with us.”

Rocket Miles AMEX Offer

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New Chime Card Offers: $5 Off $50 Best Buy, Comcast, DirecTV, Dish Network, and More

Good morning everyone, I hope your weekend is off to a great start.  I got an email from Chime this morning with new offers.  Here is a screenshot showing all the available offers in my Chime Card account, as of 9/12/2015.  Some of the best offers are:

  • $3 off $15 at Panera Bread
  • $1 free Starbucks credit
  • $5 off $50 at Best Buy
  • $5 off $50 at Comcast, Charter, Cox, DirecTV, Time Warner Cable, and Dish Network

Chime Card Offers 9-12-2015

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Uber to the Rescue after taking Wrong Airport Shuttle; TravelCon Las Vegas Details Announced

Good morning everyone.  I am writing to you from beautiful Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport South San Francisco, which is not to be confused with Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport Waterfront (which is located South of San Francisco Airport).  This here lies the problem, or rather, the problem that I ran into last night as I attempted to take the correct airport shuttle to the correct Embassy Suites hotel.  As you can probably guess, I got on the wrong airport shuttle.  Instead of taking the airport shuttle back to the airport, waiting for the correct airport shuttle to arrive, and then drive to the other Embassy Suites, I decided to request an UberX ride from one Embassy Suites to the other Embassy Suites.

Embassy Suites Near SFO

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SF Travel Hackers Meetup (Sept 10) and Inaugural Denver/Boulder Travel Hackers Meetup (Sept 12)

Happy Labor Day everyone!  Greetings from the uncrowded Las Vegas Centurion lounge.  I have 2 exciting new meetups to share.  The first is the official SF Travel Hackers Meetup group.  This month’s discuss will center on “a range of more beginner topics – with the aim of getting you to jump in and make your first booking, now that you have a lot of frequent flyer miles. Our speaker will cover how to choose a destination, and how to use a variety of programs to make a great trip. The focus is putting your miles into action!  We’ll also be talking about staying fit abroad and how to manage jet lag and dehydration on your journey.”

  • Where: San Francisco, California (Meetup Event)
  • When: Thursday, September 10 @ 6PM

SF Travel Hackers Meetup September

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