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Chase Ultimate Rewards vs. American Express Membership Rewards

April 15, 2013 by unroadwarrior 12 Comments

The two most flexible reward programs that are not locked-in to an Airline or a Hotel Chain are Ultimate Rewards from Chase and Membership Rewards from American Express. Both are excellent programs with great redemption opportunities and multiple ways to earn them. This post with compare and contrast some of the key points of these…

Transferring American Express Membership Rewards – Good options?

March 28, 2013 by unroadwarrior 21 Comments

I am canceling my American Express® Premier Rewards Gold Card. The fees is due and $175 seems steep, given the recent changes in my card strategy (more on that in a later post). Furthermore, canceling the card makes me (more?) eligible for other sign-up bonuses from American Express, including (fingers crossed) the elusive, by invitation…

Cash v. Points – Your Choice

January 29, 2013 by unroadwarrior 9 Comments

For all of us who are mileage junkies, getting the best value for the hard earned miles/points is of premium importance. I am of that camp too. But, when it comes to spending money, I work much harder to make a living than I do to earn miles. So, when I posted my recent article…

Booking Flights with American Express Membership Rewards

January 26, 2013 by unroadwarrior 18 Comments

American Express Rewards is one of the best reward programs out there. The flexibility and variety of rewards available is out of this world. I have in the past redeemed Membership Rewards for Macy’s Gift cards (in a convoluted way, though) and for hotel stays. Just last week I redeemed them for airline tickets. The…

Tweet #AmexVirginAmer to save 10% off Virgin America tickets!

March 20, 2012 by unroadwarrior Leave A Comment

The one most relevant to readers of this blog is 10% off (one time) main cabin tickets on Virgin America. … You will receive the 10% discount as a statement credit – you have to pay the original fare in full AND of course, using the AmEx card you have registered with Twitter.

My heroes – couple collects 670k points with credit cards!

March 13, 2012 by unroadwarrior 2 Comments

I just saw this thread on FlyerTalk. The couple in question here started the year with 0 miles/points and has accumulated 670,000 points – without flying a mile! They applied for multiple credit cards between them to collect these points. The subject of the thread seems to suggest that the poster did it single-handedly, but…

Planning your Airline Miles for 2012 – Part II

December 29, 2011 by unroadwarrior 3 Comments

In Part I of this post I went over the process I use and recommend for planning out an year of earning and maximizing Airline Miles. (The very same process can be applied for Hotel Points too). In that post I showed how I came upon my ‘gap’ – miles that I had to work…

Last Day for American Express Gift Chain Program

December 21, 2011 by unroadwarrior 1 Comment

Today (Dec. 21st.) is the last day to make a purchase using your American Express Card and get a Gift in return! Few more hours to go. This is an excellent program. I have received a ShopRunner Annual Membership for free and fours $2 statement credits so far. Plan to make a few more purchases…

Excellent American Express Gift Chain offer (from Mommy Points)

November 30, 2011 by unroadwarrior 1 Comment

American Express has been very creative off late. Last weekend they had the Small Business $25 offer, that they participated in. Now they have their new Gift Chain offer. Instead of me explaining it in details here, I will pass you on to an excellent and detailed post by Mommy Points where you can read…