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Here’s the MMWeek in Review: a list of everything that’s happened this week at MonkeyMiles.
It’s been a busy busy week here at Monkey Miles. There have been many reviews, tips, and tutorials. I hope that I’ve entertained you, put a smile on your face, and given you some knowledge that will help you earn more points to take better trips. After all, our slogan here at MonkeyMiles is: More Lux, Less Bucks.
Sunday, June 12th:
- Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta Review: Club Ocean Front Hot Tub
- A Tip to Getting an Upgrade on A321T as American Airlines Platinum
Monday, June 13th
- MMTIP: How to get more than a 24 hour hold with American Airlines
- Last Chance to buy Alaska Air Miles with a 50% bonus
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- Hyatt Regency Cleveland Review
Tuesday, June 14th
- Why you must visit the Biltmore Estate once in your life
- Fly r/t business class for $1672 using the American 100k bonus and 10% points sale
- Costco and Sam’s will be Chase Freedom 5x categories for the rest of the year
Wednesday, June 15th
- A great piece of goodwill from American Airlines
- MMTIP: Book the ITA MATRIX using BOOKWITHMATRIX
- Tutorial: How to check how much you’ve spent on Freedom 5x category
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2016 Chase Freedom bonus category calendar
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Thursday, June 16th
- Singapore Air announces nonstop flights SFO-SIN starting October 2016
- British Airways First Class review: Seattle to London
- Activate your Chase Freedom 5x category for 3rd quarter
- Use Amex Hilton Surpass referral to generate 100k points sign up
Friday, June 17th
- American Airlines Business Class A321T review: JFK-LAX
- How I earned 7x Ultimate Rewards on new windows
- Hidden cities found near Cambodia’s Angkor Wat
Saturday, June 18th
- Ending Soon: 75k sign up bonus for Amex Plat Mercedes Benz
- American Airlines Admiral’s club review: JFK Termainl 8
- Why Etihad’s business studio is the best $7 I’ve ever spent
Opinions, reviews, analyses & recommendations are the author’s alone, and have not been reviewed, endorsed or approved by any of these entities.
Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
60k Points after $4k spend in 3 months
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 60k points after $4k spend in 3 months
- Worth $750 in Chase Travel℠ and way more if you maximize transfer partners
- 5x on all travel purchased through Chase Travel℠
- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2024
- $95 Annual Fee
We keep an up to date spreadsheet that lists the best ever offers: You can find that spreadsheet here.
Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.
Main Cast:
Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.
Supporting Cast:
Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
If you carry this card alongside Chase’s cashback cards like the Chase Freedom Flex℠and Chase Freedom Unlimited® or the business versions: Ink Business Cash® , Ink Business Unlimited® you can combine the points into Preferred account and transfer into hotel and airline partners
Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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