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MMWeek in Review: January 29th – February 4th, 2017
Each week, here at Monkey Miles, we will give you a summary of all that was published the prior 7 days. We know that your weeks can be BANANAS and you might not have time to check in every day. We publish a MMWeek in Review so you can get catch up on all that has happened!
First Off, Thank you to everyone who has been reading. We do our best to keep content fresh, pertinent, and helpful. We also aim to keep a fun, light, and informational vibe here at MonkeyMiles. Our goal is to get you closer to your travel goals, dreams, and realities. We would be nothing without you and it seriously makes us so happy to see more and more of you reading.
Top Posts:
- How to tell if your plane will feature United’s New Polaris Business Class Seat
courtesy of united.com - If Etihad joins Star Alliance, 75k points may put you in First/Apartment to the Middle East
Courtesy of etihad.com - Review: EVA Business Class Royal Laurel TPE-SGN
All Posts
January 29th
- How to tell if your plane will feature United’s New Polaris Business Class Seat
- Amex Offers: Spend $350 get $70 back at Waldorf & Conrad
January 30th
- MMMondayMemo: How to move Ultimate Rewards between accounts
- Review: EVA Business Class Royal Laurel TPE-SGN
- Amex announces new Centurion lounges in Hong Kong and Philadelphia
January 31st
- How long did it take to receive my 20k AA miles from the Sprint promotion?
- Make reservations if you’d like to visit the World’s tallest Starbucks in Taipei 101
- I just got an Amex Blue for Business. 10x dining here I come
February 1st
- One month left for 2% Plastiq fee on Amex payments
- If Etihad joins Star Alliance, 75k points may put you in First/Apartment to the Middle East
February 2nd
- Tutorial: How I planned, routed, and booked $17k of biz/1st flights on 5 airlines through S.E. Asia for $60 + Points
- ICYMI: 2k points Every day you stay with Hilton until April 30, 2017
February 3rd
- Review: Plaza Premium Lounge Edmonton
- V-Moda Crossfade LP2 35% off at Amazon
- 10k Bonus Alaska Air miles offer extended to 2/28/17
February 4th
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
$300 Chase Travel℠ Credit + 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
- $300 Chase Travel℠ Credit + Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
- That’s worth $750 when redeemed through Chase Travel℠. Plus, get up to $300 in statement credits on Chase Travel℠ purchases within your first year
- 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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