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Vegas Baby Vegas! I’ve been to Vegas a couple times in the past 24 months and have stayed at both Bellagio and the NoMad. Both are stunning properties. I get TONS of requests on my TikTok for Vegas related deals. This new round of Amex Offers hits MGM top to bottom and is focused on US properties. Let’s take a look
Amex Offers and why I keep 10+ Amex cards.
We have an entire post dedicated to Amex Offers, how they work, and why you can easily earn back your annual fee in statement credits or points. You can read it here.
Here are the 10 American Express Cards that I keep, why we have them in our wallet, and recommend your consideration. Amex Offers are incredibly valuable for any member and how we earn back tons of points and credit every year, but also remember that you can earn referral bonuses on each and every card you carry ( go here ). It’s how we earn over 500k points a year without spending a dime.
- American Express Platinum
- American Express Gold
- American Express Business Platinum x3
- American Express Business Goldx3
- American Express Blue Business Plusx2
MGM Spend $400 get $80 back
This offer is targeting select hotels in Las Vegas.
- Valid on stays until 11/30/24
- US. Reservations must be made directly through MGM Resorts online at mgmresorts.com, by phone, or via mobile app
- MGM Resorts: New York-New York®, Luxor®, Excalibur®, Beau Rivage®, Borgata®, MGM National Harbor®, MGM Springfield®, Vdara®, MGM Grand® Las Vegas, The Signature at MGM Grand®, Mandalay Bay® , Delano® Las Vegas, Park MGM®, and NoMad® Las Vegas in the US. Reservations must be made directly through MGM Resorts online at mgmresorts.com, by phone, or via mobile app
- Excludes all other MGM properties
- Excludes Four Seasons
- Not valid for BillDirect transactions or air and hotel packages.
- Excludes gift card purchases
MGM Resorts – Luxury Destinations Spend $700 get $140
- Valid on stays until 11/30/24
- US. Reservations must be made directly through MGM Resorts online at mgmresorts.com, by phone, or via mobile app
- Offer valid only at Bellagio® ,ARIA®, The Cosmopolitan™ of Las Vegas MGM Resorts. Reservations must be made directly through MGM Resorts online at mgmresorts.com, by phone, or via mobile app.
- Valid only on purchases made in US dollars.
- Excludes all other MGM Resorts destinations.
- Not valid for Bellagio Shanghai, Four Seasons rooms and residences, and the Aria Residential Program. Excludes BillDirect transactions.
- Excludes all other MGM properties
- Excludes Four Seasons
- Not valid for BillDirect transactions or air and hotel packages.
- Excludes gift card purchases
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
- 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, 2027.
- $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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