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I Product Changed to US Bank Altitude Connect Credit Card for 4 Free Priority Pass Restaurant Visits & Other Free Benefits

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you had a great weekend.  Last weekend, I flew Avelo Air from Santa Rosa, CA (STS) to Boise, ID (BOI) to visit my parents.  The weather was perfect and I enjoyed going to a real pumpkin patch and getting lost in a huge corn maze.  2 weeks ago, Doctor of Credit wrote about Major Changes To U.S. Bank Altitude Connect Card, mainly that the credit card removed the $95 annual fee and now has a $0 annual fee.  Looking at the Altitude Connect credit card homepage, doesn’t look that exciting, but it has several great benefits on a $0 annual fee card…

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Sortable Table of Eligible Properties for $200 Semi Annual Hilton Resort Credit

Good afternoon everyone, I hope your week is going well.  Yesterday, American Express and Hilton updated their list of properties that are eligible for the $200 semi annual Hilton resort credit on the American Express Hilton Honors Aspire Credit Card.  The current list (found here) contains 256 properties (as of 9/24/24), but they are grouped by Brand Name, not sorted alphabetically by property name or country.  This makes it difficult to find a property or see which properties are available in certain cities or countries around the world.  I decided to take a crack at the list and add the city and country for each property and make the list sortable and searchable.

For some international properties, I was not sure which part of the property address was the city vs province / state / territory, so I need your help.  Please review the list and let me know if the city listed next to a specific property is incorrect and I will update the table.

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7 Buy Miles / Points Promos Ending Soon: United (100%), Marriott (40%), Hilton (100%), Alaska (50%), Choice (30%), Southwest (50%) & Leading Hotels of the World (100%)

Good afternoon everyone, happy Friday! I was working on my Buy Miles & Points Page and found 7 offers that end in the next week.  Always check the math to make sure that buying miles & points makes sense for you.  Do not buy miles & points speculatively unless you have a use in mind.  With that said, here are 7 offers that end soon.

Up first, United Airlines is offering up to a 100% bonus, depending on the number of United Airlines MileagePlus Miles you purchase.  This offer expires today – September 20.

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Last 2 Weeks Summary: Barclays Denials, Carmel / Monterey, Hilton GC Issue & New to Aligned Incentives

Good afternoon everyone.  Confession time: I feel like a bad blogger when I don’t post anything in several weeks and it’s been 2+ weeks since my last post.  I’ve been busy with work / life / travel and nothing has inspired me enough to write a full blog post, but I figured I could compile a few different topics into a single post to clear out the cobwebs in my mind.  If you have any questions or comments about any of these topics, please share them in the comments section.  Let’s get to the topics.

My 2 Barclays Credit Card Denials

With all the hype around the Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines merger, Laura and I decided to apply for Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Credit Cards.  Laura was instantly approved for the personal Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Credit Cards that offers 70,000 Hawaiian Airlines Miles after first purchase (read Frequent Miler’s post).  I decided to apply for the personal and business Barclays Hawaiian Airlines Credit Cards at the same time and both applications went pending.  I called the Barclays reconsideration department to see if I could move some of my credit limit from my 3 existing personal and business Barclays credit cards.  Unfortunately, the rep said Barclays could not approve me for either card and that they could not reallocate my credit limits to approve either/both cards.  That was disappointing and a hit to my ego.  But I am glad Laura was instantly approved for her credit card.

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How to Count / See your Priority Pass Restaurant & Non-Lounge Visits

Good evening everyone, I hope your weekend is going well.  A few months ago, I wrote How to Enroll US Bank Altitude Reserve & Business Altitude Connect Credit Cards in Free Priority Pass Membership because Chase Sapphire Reserve and JPMorgan Ritz Carlton Priority Pass memberships would lose restaurant access on July 1, 2024.  Thankfully, the US Bank Altitude Reserve offers 8 Priority Pass restaurant & non-lounge visits every year and the US Bank Business Altitude Connect offers 4 Priority Pass restaurant & non-lounge visits every year.

I used 2 of my Priority Pass restaurant visits when Laura and I flew to Seattle in early August for the Seattle Seafair / Boeing Air Show.  A few days ago, I learned that I could count / see the number of Priority Pass restaurant & non-lounge visits on each card, so I wanted to share that info with you.  Once you sign into your Priority Pass online account, click the My Priority Pass tab.  That will show you how many visits you get per year.  Click on the Details button below the QR code to learn more.

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