Barclays just isn’t big enough to bid effectively for the whole American AAdvantage card portfolio. Citibank had the chance to take the whole thing, and also to offer points transfers to AAdvantage as part of its ThankYou-brand card product suite. But they balked at the price. Ultimately American got the biggest deal possible by leaving two card issuers in place. That could change.
Credit Cards
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Metal Credit Cards Are Basic Now: Here’s How To Stand Out With Your Next Card
Everyone knows you’re not supposed to care what your credit card looks like, it’s the rewards that matter! Except that part of being human is that the look and feel of people, places and things matters quite a lot. So it appeals to us in ways we’re not quite comfortable admitting.
Rove Card’s 4x Points & AI-Driven Award Redemptions: The Next Big Thing In Travel Rewards?
The new Rove Card promises transferable points earned at a fast rate, and to make it easier than ever before to redeem award trips.
Bilt: 50% Transfer Bonus To Avianca LifeMiles, Up To 100% Bonus To Virgin
September 1 Rent Day is a milestone. It’s the last one where you can earn double points on the Bilt Mastercard up to 10,000 points. It’s also the last one where tax payments will count towards the bonus. Starting with October 1 Rent Day the bonus will be capped at 1,000 additional points, and tax payments don’t count.
I’ve found Rent Day to be highly lucrative, and I’ve often maxed out this bonus.
New: Earn Bilt Points At Walgreens On All Purchases, Including Prescriptions
Bilt Rewards now offers points for Walgreens spending, regardless of what credit card you use to pay. So this is on top of your normal credit card rewards.
Chase Targets Radical Overhaul Of Southwest Airlines Credit Cards As Assigned Seating Upends Everything
Yesterday I covered changes being considered for United Clubs and for United’s premium credit card. Chase, which issues United cards, is also surveying changes to Southwest’s credit card portfolio at least in part as a result of the planned move to assigned seating.
Bilt Rewards Loses Hawaiian Airlines As Transfer Partner, Keeps Alaska Airlines
Hawaiian’s own program isn’t great overall, but offers pretty good award availability on its own flights and uniquely two levels of upgrade inventory so that being willing to spend extra miles means that more often than not it’s possible to confirm an upgrade.
The Most Rewarding Card For Unbonused Spend Now Has An Up Front Bonus
The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express now has an initial bonus offer. Most of the time it hasn’t. Frankly, the card is too good, and extra points should get you to pay attention.
Bilt Rewards Raises $150 Million, Hits $3.25 Billion Valuation – Critics Still Doubt
Bilt is valuable because they have access to valuable customers – young urban professionals, upwardly mobile – that everyone wants to reach and fails at. They have that access where they live and they built a valuable and engaging program to reach them.
In other words, they’ve come up with a novel approach to the distribution problem that everyone is struggling with.
Bilt Devalues Rent Day Points-Earning Effective October 1
Each month they offer double points on the 1st for spending with their co-brand credit card. All non-rent spend doubles, and that doesn’t mean just an extra point. Dining earns 3 points per dollar with their card, so earns 6 points per dollar on the first. Travel earns 2 points normally, so earns 4 points on the first.