Monthly Archives: June 2013

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PSA: Don’t Redeem Chase Ultimate Reward Points for Gift Cards

Hopefully you have never thought of redeeming your Chase Ultimate Reward Points for gift cards.  If that thought has gone through your mind (*shakes head*), I would really recommend that you read What are 65,000 or 85,000 Chase Ultimate Reward Points Worth? (With Short Answers and Colorful Charts!) before doing anything with your Chase Ultimate Reward Points.

Anyways, I just receive the following email from Chase and wanted to make a Public Service Announcement (PSA) to everyone.

Save 10 Gift Cards

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Exclusive Chase Ink Cardholder Offer: Expedia Business Rewards

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Exclusive Chase Ink Cardholder Offer: Expedia Business Rewards

I am assuming everyone and their mother, father, sister, and brother has a Chase Ink Bold or a Chase Ink Plus Business Credit Card.  If you do not, please stop reading now.  This is exclusively for Chase Ink Cardholders.

If you have a Chase Ink Business Credit Card, you have access to Ink Insiders – special deals/offers for Ink cardholders.  Click here to go to Chase Ink Insiders.

Expedia Rewards

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Vancouver Vacation: Beware of Booking WestJet Flights on Delta.com

Westjet Loves Delta

Vancouver Vacation Trip Reports:

I am not sure how many of you have flown from Vancouver, BC to Los Angeles, CA, but WestJet has a few flights per day at good prices.

WestJet ITA

In case you are not familiar with WestJet, they are the second largest Canadian airline behind Air Canada and the ninth largest airline in North America (thank you wikipedia).  They are, however, not affiliate with any airline alliance.  For that reason, I was surprised to see WestJet flights bookable on Delta.com.

I used my American Express Delta Credit Card to book 4 WestJet tickets (3 tickets are in a cheaper fare class than the last ticket).  Total charged to the credit card was $839.19.  Read My Delta American Express Credit Card was Stolen… from my Front Door? to find out what happened to my credit card before I booked these tickets. Continue reading

My Delta American Express Credit Card was Stolen… from my Front Door?

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Let’s start from the beginning, shall we?  After completing my June app-o-rama (applying for several credit cards on the same day), I was pleased to be approved for a Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express.  I was told by American Express that they would send me my new American Express Delta Credit Card by UPS and that I should have it within 1-2 business days.  After 2 business days had passed, I decided to wait one more day before calling American Express.  At the end of the third business day, I still had no credit card.  Had they sent it via USPS First Class Mail instead?  Maybe. So I called American Express to find out what was going on.   Continue reading

Hilton HHonors: Transfering Miles from Hawaiian Airlines and Virgin Atlantic take between 7-11 Days to Post

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This is a follow-up/summary of my recent post (Exchange Hawaiian Airline Miles for Hilton HHonor Points) with some more relevant information.  Earlier this month, I made 2 transfer from my Hawaiian Airlines account to my Hilton HHonors account.  I moved 25,000 miles out on June 10 and another 5,000 miles out on June 13.  Hawaiian Airlines told me that transfers take 1-2 weeks to show up.  

HI Balance Mileage Transfers

Both groups of miles posted to my Hilton HHonors account on June 20.   Continue reading