News and notes from around the interweb:
- Wendy Perrin on How to Find the Best Flight with your Frequent Flier Miles. I agree.
- Get $100 back from American Express by paying a DirecTV bill. You may be able to register several cards and get the rebate from each, and you can even pay your friends’ bills. Leverage it to cover costs of TV and miles.
- A couple of weeks ago I wrote about earning big miles from investment accounts, plenty of people have earned 50,000 mile bonuses more than once. Fidelity also has a $500 Apple gift card promotion.
- What are the most underrated credit cards? Not best, most underrated. My picks are the Starwood Preferred Guest American Express and Fidelity Investment Rewards American Express. What are yours?
- The most exclusive lounge in the world?
- Korean girls eating American snacks.
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how could you possibly not agree with Wendy??? she’s telling people to use your service!
LMAO
LOL re the most exclusive lounge, Gary. But since it can only (barely) fit one person, perhaps there is something to that exclusivity.
On the Fidelity offer you referenced from your Jan. 2 post: Are you saying that one can deposit $100,000 in year one and link it to say, United, and then deposit another $100,000 in Year Two and link that deposit to Delta; and thus get 50,000 miles at both United and Delta?
@Steve correct
Re underrated cards, I agree that SPG amex is underrated. I have steered many acquaintances to it simply because it is kinda the Miles for Dummies card. No one need engage in crazy antics to make it work for them.
@Gary, thanks.
Gary, getting the Fidelity bonus more than once is not as straightforward as it used to be. I’m a Premium Services Fidelity customer. I received the United 50,000 mile bonus in October 2013, and followed all the rules. When I tried to get it again earlier this month, I was told I was ineligible. When I asked why, the rep said “I input your account number into our internal tool, and the tool said you’re not eligible”. I asked what criteria Fidelity uses to determine eligibility; Fidelity refused to provide specifics. What appears to be happening is that Marketing unilaterally sets the criteria and refuses to share them externally. Sad news….up until now, I thought Fidelity was a reputable company that was above pulling stunts like this.
Wendy must be your current girlfriend or at least a former one LOL