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Schedule Change: Orange County Meetup on Saturday November 15 at 12pm at In-N-Out (2 New AMEX Offers and Slow News Week)

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Schedule Change: Orange County Meetup on Saturday November 15 at 12pm at In-N-Out

Good morning everyone.  Many of you said that meeting at 12pm (noon) tomorrow for the OC Meetup would work better for you, so let’s do it.  Same place, new time.  IF the new time does not work for you, I will have another meetup on Saturday December, 13, time TBD.

  • When: 12PM – 2PM on Saturday, November 15
  • Where: In-N-Out at the Tustin District: 2895 Park Ave, The District, Tustin, CA 92782 (map)
  • Why: Talk miles and points with me and other locals (possibly share some secrets too)

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New AMEX Offers: AT&T, J Crew, BBQ Galore, HSN, Omaha Steaks, The Outnet, Way Fair, and Brooklyn Industries

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New AMEX Offers: AT&T, J Crew, BBQ Galore, HSN, Omaha Steaks, The Outnet, Way Fair, and Brooklyn Industries

Good morning everyone, another day and another round of AMEX Offers for you.  If you have an American Express Business Credit/Charge Card, you should have this AT&T offer linked to one of your cards.  Unfortunately, I do not have any AMEX business cards, so I am not eligible.  Learn more about the AT&T offer at Running with Miles.

ATT AMEX Offer

Here is a round up of the other newest AMEX Offers:

J Crew AMEX OfferBBQ Galore AMEX Offer

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Marathon Man: “Manufactured Spending is like Card Counting” and my #WestCoastDo Thoughts

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Marathon Man: “Manufactured Spending is like Card Counting” and my #WestCoastDo Thoughts

Don’t worry Marathon Man, your secrets are safe. The one thing you said that I will share is, “manufactured spending is like card counting.” That is such a great analogy that fits perfectly.  Just like card counting, MS is not illegal, but it is definitely frowned upon.  The comparison to MS is wonderful.  After catching up on some sleep, I have a few points I want to share about the #WestCoastDo and the other travel conferences I have attended.

1 – First off, great job to Matt @ Saverocity for putting together and pulling off a great travel conference.  I am sure those in attendance would agree.  The lunch was fabulous and the extended happy hour was much appreciated. Thanks for all the hard work, time, and money you spent on this conference.  You da’ man!

2 – Uber is great in Phoenix/Scottsdale.  I used Uber a few times to get to/from my Holiday Inn Express hotel (please don’t screw me over Into the Nights) as well as to get to the airport.  There are lots of drivers at all hours of the day and night.

Uber in PHX

3 – George @ Travel Blogger Buzz is much nicer in person.  I have been a long time reader and friend of George, but this was the first time meeting him in person.  He is very nice, funny, and just fun to hang out with.  He shared his thought on #WestCoastDo here.

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Random News: AMEX Offers for Best Buy and Starbucks; and Discover It Cash Back Confusion

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Random News: AMEX Offers for Best Buy and Starbucks; and Discover It Cash Back Confusion

Will the AMEX Offers ever end?  We hope not!  If you have not been following the Polar Vortex of AMEX Offers, please check out these posts:

Best Buy joins the party, spending $250 or more and get $25 cash back (hat tip Shawn @ Miles to Memories).

Best Buy AMEX Offer

Starbucks is also fashionably late (stuck waiting for drink in Starbucks line).  Spend $10 *online only* and get $5 cash back.

Starbucks Online AMEX Offer

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New Citi American Airlines Executive Card with Admirals Club Logo

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Good Thursday morning everyone, here are some random news articles for you.  Recently, I wrote about the newly redesigned Citi American Airlines Executive Credit Card (link) and commented on the fast that the new design did not have an Admirals Club logo on the card.  Over the weekend, I visited the Admirals Club in SFO and the front desk agent told me that Citi forgot to include the Admirals Club logo on some of their new Executive Cards.  I called Citi and they sent me a new card via FedEx Overnight.  Here is what the back of the card looks like with the Admirals Club logo in the upper right corner.  If you have the old-new Executive Card, you can call Citi and request a new-new Executive Card.

New AA Exec Back Admirals Club Logo

American Express is on a roll with their AMEX Offers.  I wrote about the new offers this week (post 1 and post 2) but apparently AMEX is still rolling out new offers.  The latest offer to grab my attention is the Marriott Hotels offer, spend $200+ and receive a $50 statement credit.

Marriott Hotels AMEX Offer

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