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MMWeek in Review: November 13th – November 19th
Each week, here at Monkey Miles, we will give you a summary of all that was published the prior week. We know that your weeks can be BANANAS and you might not have time to check in every day. So, here’s a summary of all that has happened in our last week. MMWeek in Review. This week we are posting from the last 2 weeks!
First Off, Thank you to everyone who has been reading. I do my best to keep content fresh, pertinent, and helpful. I also aim to keep a fun, light, and informational vibe here at MonkeyMiles.com. Our goal is to get your closer to your travel goals, dreams, and realities. I could not do it without you and it seriously makes me so happy to see more and more of you reading.
Top Posts:
- Preview: Miles traces his Southeast Asian roots in luxury
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courtesy of hyatt.com - Confirmed Bonus: Upgrade Amex Biz Gold to Platinum
Sunday, November 13th
- Use WeHo Pedals for bike share in LA
- Ride share program for West Hollywood
Monday, November 14th
- MMMondayMemo: Check for Amex Pre-qualified offers
- My Buddy got 100k Amex Plat offer by checking to see what he was pre-qualified for. See what might be awaiting you!
- Ink Plus OUT! Ink Business Preferred IN! 80k offer is live
- Chase has pulled their Ink Plus and replaced it with the Ink Business Preferred
Tuesday, November 15th
- Why you should always ask about upgrades
- Just asking about upgrades put us in the Presidential Suite at the Peninsual Bangkok. WHAT!? YES, it’s true.
Wednesday, November 16th
- Review: Marriott Marquis Washington D.C. Executive King Suite
- Miles reviews his upgraded room at the Marriott Marquis Washington D.C.
Friday, November 18th
- Buy Status with American for 2017
- American is offering ways to Buy status and maintain for 2017
- Preview: Miles traces his Southeast Asian roots in luxury
- Miles is taking a BALLER trip to Taipei, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Catch a glimpse of how he’ll ride in business and first class while in the air, and stay in 5 star hotels while on the ground. It’s gonna be EPIC!
Saturday, November 19th
- How long for an Amex Referral Bonus to show?
- Days, Weeks, Months, MILLENIA? Miles gives you the low down on referral bonus post time.
- Confirmed Bonus: Upgrade Amex Biz Gold to Platinum
- Thinking of upgrading your Amex Biz Gold to Plat but already had a Biz Plat? This may make you feel better.
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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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