Travel News & Deals
- JetBlue increasing checked baggage fees, will now have peak($40) & off-peak($35) pricing. Then a second checked bag will cost $50 and $60 for off-peak and peak.
- Currently live, Chase’s new hotel collection for Chase Sapphire Reserve members called ‘The Edit by Chase Travel‘ in early 2024 for their Luxury Hotels and Resorts program. You get free breakfast for two, property credits and room upgrade’ which can be booked with Chase Ultimate Rewards.
- Hyatt Hotels debuts its adults-only Hyatt Vivid brand, with the grand opening of Hyatt Vivid Grand Island in Cancun, Mexico starting at 17K points per night.
- Starting October 1, 2024 the fee for both Global Entry and Nexus program will increase to $120 for a 5 year membership period. Many credit cards offer $100 Global Entry credit such as Cap1 Venture Biz X, Chase Sapphire Reserve, or Amex Platinum.
- Valid through 4/30/24, Capital One is offering a 30% transfer bonus to Virgin Red (1:1.3 ratio vs the normal 1:1 rate)
- Chase Aeroplan cardholders are able to ‘pay yourself back’ using miles towards travel purchases at a rate of 1.25¢ per point. No cap on redemptions for this calendar year (future years there is a cap of 50,000 points). Offer has been extended through 12/31/24.
Hot Deals
- Dell Inspiron 15.6″ Core i3 Laptop for $279.99. Sign up Dell Email Updates for 10% coupon. You can get it as low as $79.99 with AMEX Business Platinum $200 credit. Don’t forget to go through Rakuten($30 new member bonus) to earn cash back! Final deal may be as low as $24 after all credit and discounts!
- Topcashback’s Ivacy VPN was raised to 140% cash back today. Get $20 bonus here for new members.
- Shop Cash $5 free cash. Get this now since it will expire soon.
- Amazon is offering a $15 discount when you purchase $35+ Of Select General Mills Products
- For T-Mobile Tuesday promotions, you can get a Burger King Free Whopper or Impossible Whopper with $3 purchase. Must log into app.
- DoorDash Promo Code LETSEAT50 for 50% off (up to $15 off), can be used on up to 3 orders.
- T-Mobile customers can now get a one year Basic or Classic AAA membership for free. Membership automatically renews( $83/year) after one year, so make sure to cancel if you don’t plan to keep it.
- Target Circle Week is from April 7th to 13th whereas you can get 10% off Target Gift Cards and much more.
- Blue Apron Amex Offer: Get $25 Back with $50+ spend (valid through 5/31/2024)
- Targeted offer. Check your amex offers for this offer for Amazon Digital Purchases. – Get a one-time $5 statement credit by using your enrolled eligible Card to spend a minimum of $10 in one or more purchases online at amazon.com by 6/30/2024. Valid on Amazon Digital downloads only.
- Carnival Cruises Amex Offer: You’ll get $150 back with $750+ spend valid until 8/1/24
- Atom Tickets is offering two free tickets to The Long Game using promo code LONGGAMEFREE
- Jersey Mike’s Amex Offer: Get $5 Statement Credit with $15+ spend (up to 2x)
- UScellular Chase Offer: Get $50 back with $50+ spend. Valid through 5/8/2024. Must make first payment by 05/15/2024. Offer valid on first payment only. Payment must be made directly with the merchant.
- Discover is offering cardholders a 15% discount when redeeming rewards for Lowe’s gift cards. Also 20% discount on Nike’s gift cards. You can earn $100 bonus with first purchase with Discover It card.
- Check your amex account / amex offers as American Express has sent out spending offers that can be done up to three times – must be completed by 12/31/24. YMMV.
- SoFi announced their 2% cash back credit card will have a new feature that rewards their most loyal members even more – a 10% boost on cash back rewards earned for credit card members with direct deposit through SoFi Checking. Don’t forget you can earn $325 bonus for opening a checking and savings account too.
- If you have a Chase United Card, check this link to see if you were targeted for a spend bonus. Register by June 15, 2024 and valid on spend April 1 – June 30, 2024.
Bank & Credit Card Offers
- Looking for an everyday banking account to earn high interest and $325 bonus, I recommend SoFi Checking & Savings.
- Check out Discover It $100 bonus, then activate Q2 5% cash back up to $1,500 for Gas Stations & Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Home Improvement Stores, and Public Transit.
- Visit a US Bank in branch to see elevated bonus offers for their business credit cards valid through 6/30/24:
- Altitude Connect Business – 75,000 points after spending $6,000 in 180 days.
- Business Leverage – $900 after spending $7,500 in the first 120 days.
- Business Triple Cash – $600 after spending $4,500 in the first 150 days.
- FNBO’s Amtrak Guest Rewards Preferred card 40,000 points when you spend $2,000 within the first three billing cycles. Offer ends 4/3/24.
- Available nationwide, Nelnet Bank’s High Yield Savings Account is offering 5+% APY rate for all balances.
- Residents of NM, AZ, CO, KS, and TX, First National 1870’s $200 checking bonus has been extended to 6/30/2024.
- Residents of CA, CO, and AZ, FirstBank’s $300 checking bonus has been extended to 7/1/2024.
- E*TRADE‘s up to $4,000 when you open and fund a new brokerage account is back through 5/31/24. Available nationwide.
- Available nationwide, the up to $600 offer when opening a Merrill Edge® Self-Directed account is now available. In addition their $1000/$3000 offer has been extended through 4/30/24 (will require at min $250K deposit).
- We’ve updated our best investing promotions for April 2024.
- Available to CT, DC, DE, FL, MD, ME, MA, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, SC, VT, & VA residents, the $200 savings bonus offer from TD Bank has been extended through 6/30/24.
- Available nationwide, Pelican State Credit Union is offering 5% on their 24 month term and 5.17 on their 12 month term CD rates.
- We’ve updated the top 24 month CD rates.
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