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Mesa closed my account, and that of many readers. The option to transfer points to airline miles and hotel points is gone. The only redemption option left in the app appears to be..
Mesa has become the first program to support transfers to Omni Hotels, allowing members to redeem 30,000 points for a free night at any Omni property and granting automatic Champion elite status on early transfers. It’s a niche but potentially high-value addition, especially at Omni’s more expensive locations.
The no-fee Mesa Card lets you earn airline miles on your mortgage plus 3x on daycare, insurance and even taxes—and right now it’s offering a rare 50,000-point bonus through October 15.
When I got the card there wasn’t a bonus, but I did receive their summer spending promotion with over 50,000 points for spend on the card over three months and I’m about to complete that.
Right now, though, there’s another 50,000 point bonus offer – open to both new and existing cardmembers.
I’m earning transferable points with no fee using the no annual fee Mesa card. You don’t even pay your mortgage with the card. You just tell them how much your mortgage is, and they award you the points as long as you spend $1,000 on the card each month. I do that in a 3x category.
There’s now a 50,000 point initial bonus offer for the Mesa Homeowners Card after $5,000 in purchases within 3 months. Use code Bonus50 when applying.
A few updates on earning points for mortgage payments. I wrote the other day about earning transferable points with no fee using the Mesa card. It’s better than I thought.
I had been waiting on Bilt Rewards to add mortgage payments. But that was dumb. You’re going to be able to double dip, earning through Bilt and with a Mesa card.
What’s new is that they’ve introduced points transfers to hotels and airlines. Their CEO tells me “We will be adding many more transfer partners and other amazing redemption options in the coming months.” In the meantime these are the launch partners…
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
