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Get Free Admission to Museums This Weekend With Your Bank Of America Card!

On February 1st and 2nd, you can get FREE Admission to Museums in 31 states across the country with the Museums on Us! Each Bank of America or Merrill Lynch cardholder gets one FREE general admission to more than 150 museums, botanical gardens or science centers . For a complete list of participating museums you…

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Get 100,000 Miles For Only $250 Plus $10,000 In Spending With American Airlines Credit Card Offer

The first big deal of the year is here and as you would have expected, we didn’t miss out. The stories of the 100,000 credit card offer for the Citi Executive® / AAdvantage® World EliteTM MasterCard®started yesterday. I finally completed my application this morning and received an instant approval. The card offer comes with some…

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Denied Vanilla Purchase With Credit Card? Get This App To Instantly Resolve Purchase Disruptions

A few weeks ago I stopped by a local drugstore before my first flight of the year to pick up some Vanilla Reloads with a new credit card. It was going to be a great purchase before the flight until one problem occured, the purchase was denied. Has this ever happened to you? If it…

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Long’s Drugs Are Everywhere Down South – Where To Find Vanilla Reloads

After our recent experience picking up Vanilla Reloads at the Long’s Drugs store in Oahu, I decided to take a closer look to see if there were any Long’s Drug stores here in the south. Come to find it, there are. And a lot of them! As some of you have found out, you can…

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First Time Reloading Bluebird – Mrs. Weekly Flyer’s First Time Using Vanilla Reloadable Cards

One of the great features about Bluebird® by American Express is that you can easily load up to $5,000 per month on the card to then use for everyday spending like paying bills, paying off home or auto loans or even just sending money through their online site. But since it is capped at $5,000,…

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How Long Does It Take To Transfer Points From SPG To US Airways

As I outlined in a previous article, the process to transfer points from Starwood Preferred Guest to an airline program is very simple. But a common question is how long does it take? We will answer that question and a few others in this post. There are several ways to transfer points into an airline…

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Get 9% Cash Back At Drugstores With Dividend Card And Ebates

I do a fair amount of spending at Drugstores both in person and online. With the combination of a two step approach, it looks like I”ll be able to get 9% cash back when I make qualifying purchases. I’ll earn 5% cash back by using my Citi® Dividend Platinum Select® Visa® Card and will earn…

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2014 Points Strategy – Earning Tons of Points & Miles

With a new year brings a new chance to earn a ton of points and miles to use for travel all over the world. There are a number of things I’ve considered in developing my 2014 point and mile earning strategy but among the top is to go through where I’ve recently used miles and…

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Why To Get a Delta SkyMiles Credit Card Now

Delta recently put into affect their new Medallion Qualifying Dollars requirement, where SkyMiles members must not only fly the required amount of miles to maintain their Medallion status, but now must meet certain revenue spending requirements. Consider these Offers Looking for More Delta Miles? See current Credit Card Offers here to earn more miles. Why To…

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Free Companion Travel With Southwest–Easy Way To Earn Companion Pass With 50,000 Offer

One of the best parts about the Southwest program is the companion pass. This feature gives members the ability to bring a companion along for any flight, for free, even if it is an award ticket! The way members earn there companion pass is by earning 110,000 points in a calendar year. It’s fairly easy…

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Checking Which Card Is Synced With Amex Sync Can Save Big Bucks

The American Express Sync program offers rewards to members who use their American Express credit cards at participating merchants. Like the $25 statement credit valid on eligible purchases at Amazon through December 31, 2013. I immediately registered for this promotion. Who wouldn’t? That is 33% off everyday purchases. But what I realized is that I…

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American Express Offers 20% Off Gasoline, Train Rides And More

There are many benefits to getting an American Express card like the Business Platinum Card® from American Express, even if they don’t come with a huge Membership Rewards welcome Bonus. For example, members can get 20% off gasoline through the end of the year. Talk about a great discount before filling up the tank to visit…

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How I Earned 60,000 Delta MQMs Without Flying EXPIRED

Just the other day, I was surprised to see 10,000 Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQMs) hit my Delta account. And now today, I received notification that I’ve earned another 15,000 Delta MQMs the easy way. So that makes 25,000 bonus MQMs without stepping foot on a plane in the last week along. A pretty easy way…

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The Easiest 10,000 Delta MQMs I’ve Ever Earned…Except The Time When… EXPIRED

Delta SkyMiles elite members who achieve status each year will know that once you get a taste of the free upgrades, unlimited award cancellations, free checked bags, complimentary economy comfort, etc, it is hard to go back to not having status. EXPIRED So I look for the ways to earn Delta Medallion Qualifying Miles the…

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What Happens When You Signup For Travel Credit Cards Too Fast

The Points, Miles & Martinis team gets a lot of emails from readers. And we try to respond to all of them. The one below reminded me of what happens when people start collecting points and miles through generous credit card signup offers to quickly without a strategy or goal in mind. The reader sent…

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Newer 100,000 Business Platinum American Express Campaign (Targeted)

Update: The 100,000 bonus point offer is expired. Well that didn’t take long. Only a few weeks ago I shared the New 100,000 The Business Platinum Card from American Express offer and here we are again two weeks later with yet a newer 100,000 offer. This offer still has all the same reasons reasons why I like…

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Complimentary Hilton Gold Elite Status From Credit Cards

Hilton Honors Gold status has come through for us in the past with complimentary upgrades and free breakfast (with champagne) at the Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa, or complimentary daily buffet breakfast and discounted overwater bungalow upgrades at the Hilton Moorea. I’ve let my Hilton Gold status lapse in the past year or so,…

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New 70,000 Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card Offer

As the year winds down, I begin to look at what points I’ve earned in the last year, take advantage of any transfer bonuses to plan travel for next year, and look at some of the credit cards with 50,000+ sign-up bonus offers that may be missing from my wallet. So when I opened my…

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Top 50,000+ Credit Card Sign-Up Bonus Offers

We are approaching the end of the year and like each year, I take inventory of the points and miles I’ve earned and start to plan for the next year. The Weekly Flyer’s did pretty well in 2013 with earning miles and points, but not so great with burning. We racked up a few 100,000…

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25,000 Bonus American Express Points For Mrs. Weekly Flyer

Last year, Mrs. Weekly Flyer picked up a cool 100,000 points with the Platinum American Express offer. That offer is gone, but there are still targeted 100,000 offers for the Business Platinum American Express card. Anyway, that’s not the point. Mrs. Weekly Flyer loved the card for the past year. She used the $200 airline…

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