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The Number Of People Eligible For Cardless Rewards Cards Has Roughly Doubled

by Gary Leff

Jul 14 2021

I’ve applied and gotten approved for the Miami Marlins Credit Card. I wrote about why I was excited for this card – it unlocks some great experiential redemption opportunities like throwing out a ball at a Major League game and making announcements in the stadium, and I was amazed by how little spend it would take to get there.

Until now the card – and other cards from new rewards card company Cardless – weren’t available to me, because I’m not an iPhone guy. That changed and I jumped on the opportunity.

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The True BA 100K Offer – The One That Started It All – Is Back

by Gary Leff

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Jul 01 2021

A dozen years ago Chase came out with a 100,000 point offer for their British Airways credit card. (The British Airways currency wasn’t called Avios then.) It was revolutionary and frequent flyers rushed to become British Airways Executive Club members and cardholders.

In recent years Chase has requested hefty spending to earn 100,000 Avios on the card, such as $20,000 in spend. Some members wanted to do this, since they were going to keep spending to earn a ‘Travel Together’ ticket that let them get a second award ticket on the same itinerary without spending additional miles. But it was a lot of spend. Now that’s changed.

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Throw Out The First Pitch At A Major League Baseball Game, From Just $4000 In Credit Card Spend

by Gary Leff

Jun 29 2021

Cardless is out with the brand new Miami Marlins Credit Card and what’s especially great about this card is both how it offers strong earning for a no annual fee rewards product, but also how it leverages the strong rewards program that the team already has in place. Would you believe it’s possible to throw out the first pitch at a Major League baseball game after just $4000 in credit card spend?

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New York Legislature Has Passed Credit Card Rewards Consumer Protection

by Gary Leff

Jun 25 2021

At the start of 2020 a New York state Senator introduced a consumer protection bill to protect bank points. It prohibits bank points expiration and requires banks to give consumers 90 days to use their credit card rewards points if their account is closed either by the consumer or the bank.

I noted last summer that the legislation had passed the state’s Senate. Now the bill has passed both the Senate and state Assembly, and awaits the Governor’s signature.

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Canada: Up To 150,000 Aeroplan Miles For New Credit Card, Bonuses For Current Cardmembers

by Gary Leff

Jun 23 2021

Aeroplan launched its new suite of credit cards in Canada back in November, and now through August 3, 2021 they’re running the richest initial bonus offers we’ve ever seen for their American Express co-brands, plus generous spend offers for existing customers.

These aren’t available to most Americans, but Chase will be issuing a U.S. Aeroplan Mastercard this year and the Aeroplan program promises “many additional promotions, partnerships, and feature announcements” this summer as well. So take it as a sign of aggressive cardmember acquisition and promotion, even if you can’t pick up 150,000 Aeroplan miles with a single credit card yourself.

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