Good morning everyone, here are a few new AMEX Offers that I spotted in my American Express account. The first one is for Amazon, but it is not the typical AMEX Offer. You will earn 2x AMEX Membership Rewards Points from 3/22 to 7/31.
Here are the other AMEX Offers:
Good morning everyone. Like clockwork, Southwest Airlines sends out emails every Tuesday morning with details of their latest fare sale. And every Tuesday morning, I check all my upcoming previously booked Southwest Airlines flights to see if any of the flight prices have gone down. If they have, I follow the advice in this post: PSA: Check Existing Southwest Airlines Flights for Price Drops, then Rebook. Depending on the flight, you might save $5-$10 and sometimes you might save $40-$50, it just depends, but the only way to know for sure is to check all your upcoming previously booked Southwest AIrlines flights.
During my usual pass, I noticed that one of my upcoming Southwest Airlines flights was not showing up online. I booked a late night flight from SFO to SNA for Fourth of July weekend, but when I looked on the Southwest Airlines website, I could not find this flight (time or flight number) anywhere.
Good morning everyone, greetings from rainy/windy Super Bowl City (San Francisco). I just got an email from Southwest Airlines regarding their current flight sales. In most cases, Southwest Airlines flight sales would not be newsworthy, but if you are an experienced/savvy Southwest Airlines flier, you know that Southwest Airlines lets you make free changes and cancellations to existing reservations. I keep a spreadsheet on my computer (saved to OneDrive and available on my iPhone) that shows all my upcoming flights. I book a lot of flights and sometimes I forget when I book flights (and I accidentally booked 2 trips for the same weekend #facepalm).
Update: Travel Predictions for 2016 Part 2: Credit Cards and MS is now live!
Good morning everyone, happy New Years Eve! To prove how smart or dumb I am, I wanted to make a few predictions for 2016. In Part 1, I will share my thoughts and predictions about airlines and hotels. In Part 2, I will share my thoughts and predictions about credit cards and MS. If you strongly agree or disagree with any of my thoughts or predictions, please leave a comment below and we will see who is right next year. Without any further ado, let’s make some guesses!
Southwest – Southwest points used to be worth 1.67 CPP, then they were worth 1.43 CPP, now with route variability, I have no idea how much Southwest points are worth. I wish Southwest points would be worth a fixed amount, maybe 1.5 CPP for all flights. I hope Southwest continues to announce new routes, especially a few routes from the West Coast to Hawaii. Lastly, for the last several year, credit card sign up bonus points have counted toward the Southwest Companion Pass. I think this might change in 2016.
American – after the devaluation goes into effect, I hope award space improves considerably (it can’t get much worse). I hope American gets rid of the close-in booking fee for booking award flights within 3 weeks of travel. I also hope that Citi adds the ability to transfer Citi Thank You Points into American Airlines miles. I hope Citi Prestige Credit Card holders retain the ability to book American and AA codeshare flights for 1.6 CPP.
Good morning everyone. As the end of the year quickly approaches, I wanted to remind those of you that have a JPMorgan Chase Ritz Carlton Credit Card to max out your $300 travel reimbursement credit by December 31, 2015. I have talked about the travel reimbursement credit several times in the past (once, twice, and thrice), but you still have time to take advantage of the offer in 2015. If you are unsure how much of your $300 travel reimbursement credit you have left, call the number on the back of your Ritz Carlton credit card to find out. I called last week and was told that I had $36.53 left for 2015. Spoiler alert: I maxed out the travel reimbursement credit for 2015.
