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News and notes from around the interweb:
- 20% off Etihad economy tickets and 30% off business class
- The new Ultamate Rewards credit card program isn’t exactly earning the valuable points you get from the Chase Sapphire Preferred Card and like blog pfdigest I’m surprised Chase’s lawyers aren’t shutting this down.
- Here are the secret United award booking tricks you can still do until rules change October 6.
- New Hyatt mobile app
Use Facebook Messenger or Twitter (or text message at participating properties) to directly get in touch with Hyatt.
· Make on-demand requests at approximately 60 hotels – with many more on the way – which means you can ask for things like a toothbrush, towel or shampoo to be quickly delivered directly to your room.
· Expedite your arrival and departure experience with Online Check-in and Express Checkout.
- Air traffic control reform failed despite a $15 million lobbying effort
- I have an offer in my Amex account that I can add to my Platinum card of $80 off a $500 or more prepaid hotel booking at AmexTravel.com. That’s pretty good, but I’m unlikely to use it. I’m jealous of reader Victor A. who shares an offer in his account that I don’t have: $50 statement credit for any airfare purchase of $300 or more. Check your American Express account for current offers!
AMEX had an offer a few months back for 10,000 MR points for spending $500 on a prepaid hotel booking on AMEXTravel. That was fun.
Does anyone know if the $50 credit from AmEx applies only for a single transaction that is $300 or more, or if it also works for several smaller transactions with a total sum of $300 or more?
My Amex offer says: “Get a one-time $50 statement credit by using your enrolled Card to spend a total of $300 or more on purchases made directly with any airline by 10/31/16”
So I would assume multiple transactions. HTH
Where do you see/ should I look for these offers? What types of Amex card(s) offer them?
Log on to your Amex account. Scroll to the bottom and you will see offers. You need to press the Add To Card button to activate each offer that you might use. Be sure to scroll to bottom and press the Load More button. You need to do this for each Amex card. I had the $50 rebate for spending $300 on airfare offer on my SPG Starwood card, but not on my Sapphire.
Be sure to pay for your purchases with the correct card.
Amex sends an immediate email when you redeem your offer by making the appropriate purchase.
Thank you Helen S.
Thank you Helen S!
@Tom – Based on the wording (purchases) I think that multiple transactions could add up to $300 for the airfare. “spend a total of $300 or more on purchases made directly with any airline”
I have the airfare offer and two tickets to buy right now, but AMEX is putting my account through an FR, so I can’t use it to test! 🙁