by PointsGuru | Jul 11, 2015 | Business
The Chase Ink Plus and the American Express Business Gold are the best bonuses on travel right now if you own a small business. Get both of these cards and you can score over 100k in points or miles and that adds up to a few free flights.
#1 Chase Business Ink Plus – 50,000 Bonus Points after $5k spend in 3 months. One of the best Business Credit Cards to own. The annual fee of $95 is waived the first year. Chase’s Ultimate Reward Points transfer to United 1:1, so you can have 50,000 United Miles. You will have enough for 2 domestic round trip tickets. Some are able to refer friends (not me for some reason) but you can get 5,000 points if they sign-up through your link.
#2 American Express Business Gold 75,000 Point Bonus after $5k spend in 3 months. Best reason to have an AMEX card right now is the offers they give you with the Twitter Sync #AMEXOFFERS. These are amazing. You may be targeted for this offer. If you are not you will have a $10k spend instead. You pay no annual fee as it is waived for the first year and is normally $175 . You have until September 29 to take advantage of this so act fast. There are so many great things to do with Membership Rewards points such as transferring them to Avios or other airline miles and they normally offer some type of bonus. You can also use MR points for Uber Rides.
See our other listings of Business credit cards.
by PointsGuru | Jul 9, 2015 | American Express
GODIVA Chocolate in-store or online –
Click Here to Tweet #AmexGodiva to get $5 back when you Spend $25+ in GODIVA boutiques and online at GODIVA.com excludes wholesale purchases until 9/7/2015. Hungry for some chocolate? Now is the time to buy some online or at a Godiva store in-person. It seems like Christmas really is coming in July this year!
Qantas Airlines –
Click Here to Tweet #AmexQantas to get $400 back when you Spend $2,000+ at Qantas online by 8/15/15. This would be great for a non-stop roundtrip flight from DFW or LAX to Sydney in business class.
Dollar General –
Click Here to Tweet #AmexDollarGen to get $5 back when you Spend $25+ in-store at Dollar General and Dollar General Market.
Expires 8/31/2015. This offer is Valid for in-store purchases only. Dollar General sells retail gift cards such as Starbucks, Home Depot, and iTunes. Purchasing a gift card with a synced Amex card over $25 will get you a statement credit.
Hilton Hotels & Resorts –
Click Here to Tweet #AmexHilton to Get a 1X $75 statement credit by using your enrolled Card to spend $350+ on room rate and room charges, when you pay for your stay with Hilton Hotels & Resorts from 7/9/15 to 9/8/15.
Macy’s: Spend $100+, get a $20 statement credit. Expires 8/31/2015. If you can’t find $100+ you can always buy the additional amount in a gift card in-store.
Backcountry.com: Spend $100+, get a $30 statement credit. Expires 8/2/2015. You can purchase a $100 gift card.
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by PointsGuru | Jul 7, 2015 | Retail
Amazon Prime is known mainly for its “Free” 2-Day Shipping but that’s just a small portion of what Amazon Prime gives you with a membership. We listed eight other benefits that come with your Amazon Prime Membership that you may not be aware of or have forgotten about. You can also get Amazon Prime free with some credit cards if you’re not already a member. You can sign-up for Amazon Prime here free for 3 months as a student and 1 month trial for everyone else. Check these great benefits you can score out of a Prime membership and note that you can get 5% back on Amazon purchases with this card for the next few months.
1. Prime Music
We realize that Apple Music just made it’s big debut but Amazon has their own version that comes included with Prime. Why pay for Tidal, Spotify or Pandora when you can get unlimited, ad-free access to Amazon Prime Playlists and over a million songs. You can also download songs to play them offline.
2. Prime Instant Video
Amazon has a great alternative to Netflix and Hulu with their video streaming service. You can stream tons of free movies and TV shows as a Prime member. Amazon Prime can be streamed to your tablet, mobile device, browser, or video game console.
3. Prime Photos
With Amazon Prime Photos, you get unlimited storage for your photos via the Amazon Cloud Drive. In addition, you also get an extra 5GB of Cloud Storage for various files including videos, music, and things such as word documents.
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by PointsGuru | Jul 2, 2015 | Winning
It’s Summer and that means the 4th of July, Baseball, and the hotel chain hopes the Best Western since they are the Official Hotel of MiLB.
Americans love summer–the warm days, celebrating the 4th of July with friends and family, traveling across this great country, and of course baseball! Best Western hotels are a proud sponsor of a great American tradition and The Official Hotel of MiLB. To celebrate thier partnership with MiLB they’re giving away 50 free nights! (more…)
by PointsGuru | Jul 1, 2015 | 5% Cash Back
The two most important 5% cash back cards are the Chase Freedom and Discover IT and if you have not yet signed up for their 3rd quarter bonus here is the info. The third quarter bonus categories are now in effect earning you 5x points on purchases at Kohl’s (in-store or online) and gas stations with Chase Freedom. You will most likely not max out of the $1,500 quarterly 5x limit at just gas stations with this card so you may look out for great deals at Kohl’s
We maxed out our 5% last quarter with both our Discover and Chase cards on the restaurants which is our favorite category because it includes bars and nightclubs as well plus we eat out a lot. Although we are excited to change over to Gas and now Amazon.com with the Discover It card.
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by PointsGuru | Jun 30, 2015 | Cheap Travel Deals
One thing to fulfill the perfect paradise is not worrying about how much money you spent on the tropical vacation. This deal is working for fares from Dallas to BZE with Southwest and American Airlines ROUNDTRIP from $339 with non-stops available from October to January 2016.
The catch is that on American Airlines most of the cheap fares will require a 9-day minimum stay. Not that you would not want to be in paradise for 9 days! Southwest Airlines who recently started flying to Belize does not have a minimum stay requirement and the flight costs only $20 more each way. (more…)
by PointsGuru | Jun 18, 2015 | Hilton HHonors
Hilton HHonors already has a Double Your HHonors promotion where you can earn double points per stay and now they are launching an additional promotion that is valid between June 17 to July 6, 2015. This is a separate offer from the double offer and requires another registration. Make sure to register for both.
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by PointsGuru | Jun 18, 2015 | Taxi Rideshare & Rentals
Father’s Day is this weekend and Curb wants to help you show a special guy in your life how much you appreciate him by doing a huge contest with lots of credits and tickets to events. Riders in Los Angeles, Portland, Dallas, Austin and Chicago can enter to win a special prize pack for that deserving father!
You only have until noon on Friday, June 19 to enter, so don’t wait! Winners will be notified tomorrow afternoon.
First, make sure you are signed up for the taxi app called Curb. and you get up to $30 in Free Taxi Rides automatically by entering promo code o91l92. Then go below to find your city and enter the promo code such as CURBDADLA to get at least $1 in extra credits and registered for a chance to win the grand prize.
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by PointsGuru | Jun 17, 2015 | International Travel
Virgin Atlantic miles may not be the most valuable miles you can get with opening a checking account but since they no longer are offering the $300 bonus we thought we would post. One great thing you can do is top off or send miles over to your Hilton HHonors account with Virgin Atlantic and that is why we mainly use it.
You’re not eligible for this bonus if you were a signer or owner of a Bank of America checking account within past twelve months to make sure that it’s a new customer. A Direct deposit is required of two qualifying direct deposits of $2,000. This includes a paycheck, pension, Social Security check or other eligible income electronically deposited by an employer or an outside agency into your new checking account. (more…)
by PointsGuru | Jun 17, 2015 | American Express
American Express has a new offer now for the social media world. You can receive a discount of $10 at Carrabba’s Italian Restaurant when you spend $25 or more in their restaurant.
Carrabba’s Italian Grill –
Click Here to Tweet #AmexCarrabbas for a $10 statement credit with a purchase of $25 or more in-store at Carrabba’s w/cnctd Amex Card through 9/7/15.
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