Skip to content
TravelBlerd

TravelBlerd

Author: Travel Blerd

New Direct Flight from Chicago to Australia
June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Travel Blerd

New Direct Flight from Chicago to Australia

General, Trip Planning

Qantas has just announced that they will launch a flight from Chicago to Brisbane. This is very exciting news and comes right on the heels of American and Qantas announcing their joint partnership. The flights are not available to be book yet but should be in the coming weeks.  When

Read More
June 6, 2019June 22, 2019 Travel Blerd

The American Express Gold Dining Credit Can Now be Used with Boxed

American Express, Credit Cards

The $120 dining credit from American Express just got better. As of this morning you can use the statement credit on items ordered from Boxed. If you’ve read this blog you, know how much I order from Boxed. The ability to get the $10 statement credit from the AMEX gold

Read More
New Benefits for the Alaska Airlines Visa Credit
June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 Travel Blerd

New Benefits for the Alaska Airlines Visa Credit

Alaska Airlines, Credit Cards

The Alaska Airlines Visa is one of those cards I have strictly for the benefits and access to BankAmeriDeals. Recently, Bank of America added two new benefits to the card. Card members now get 20% cash back on in-flight purchases and 50% Lounge Discount on day passes. The cash back

Read More
Whats in my Wallet? (June 2019)
June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 Travel Blerd

Whats in my Wallet? (June 2019)

Credit Cards

Every month I go through the credit cards that I’m currently carrying in my wallet. I’ll highlight the reason I’m carrying a particular card as well as any new card bonuses. Changes since last post : Applied for Fidelity® Rewards Visa Signature Applied for the American Express Gold Card Cancelled

Read More
$25 Statement Credit with Citi and Amazon
May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 Travel Blerd

$25 Statement Credit with Citi and Amazon

Credit Card Deals

This morning I received an email from Citi for $25 cash back when I spend $75 at Amazon. I currently have 2 cards with Citi but this deal was only for my Citi Prestige card. According to Doctor of Credit this deal seems to be targeted and not widely available.

Read More
My Membership Reward Points from EBates (Rakuten) Posted
May 17, 2019May 29, 2019 Travel Blerd

My Membership Reward Points from EBates (Rakuten) Posted

American Express, Ebates, Membership Rewards, rakuten

I signed onto my American Express account the other day and saw that my MR points had posted. It’s not surprising that the points posted but when the points posted. Ebates sends cash back or points on a set schedule as noted above. The surprising thing for me is the

Read More
Testing World Elite Benefits on Boxed
May 10, 2019May 29, 2019 Travel Blerd

Testing World Elite Benefits on Boxed

Citi, Credit Cards, General

Recently, Mastercard added benefits to their World and World Elite cards. One of the benefits was 5% cash back at Boxed. I’m a big fan of Boxed, its my main source of LaCroix. I wanted to see how the benefit would work considering you don’t have to register for the

Read More
The Citi Prestige Just Keeps Getting Better
April 29, 2019May 29, 2019 Travel Blerd

The Citi Prestige Just Keeps Getting Better

Citi, Credit Cards, U.S. Bank

A couple of months ago, I was leaning towards either closing my Citi Prestige or converting the card to the Citi Premier. This was due to the changes to the benefits of the card and the increased annual fee. Instead of getting rid of my Citi Prestige, I ended up

Read More
I Cancelled My Altitude Reserve Yesterday
April 2, 2019May 29, 2019 Travel Blerd

I Cancelled My Altitude Reserve Yesterday

Credit Cards, General, U.S. Bank

I’ve been struggling with which cards I’m going to keep and which cards I’m going to cancel this year. I was really leaning towards cancelling my Citi Prestige, but my experience on my trip to Zanzibar really changed my mind. I did decide to cancel my Altitude Reserve yesterday. The

Read More
March 20, 2019February 2, 2020 Travel Blerd

Next Card Up: The Fidelity VISA Signature Card

Citi, Credit Cards, Fidelity

Recently, I’ve been looking at which credit card I want to apply for next. I was thinking about applying for the World of Hyatt Credit Card or the new Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Visa Card. Since I don’t travel on a weekly basis, hotel status isn’t as important anymore. Even if

Read More
March 19, 2019May 20, 2019 Travel Blerd

Spotify Premium Now Comes with Hulu

Deals

Recently, I decided to get rid of my DirecTV now subscription as I wasn’t using it much. I decided for the next couple of months, I would use a combination of an OTA antenna, iTunes and Hulu. I started my 30 free trial of Hulu about a week ago then

Read More
March 2, 2019May 20, 2019 Travel Blerd

Ebates Just Became my Go To Shopping Portal

American Express, Ebates, General, Membership Rewards

A couple of weeks ago Ebates introduced the ability to earn AMEX Membership Rewards instead of cashback. Here’s how it works. 1 cent equals 1 membership reward point. Membership rewards are not only valuable for transfers to Airline and Hotel loyalty programs  but also from a cashback perspective. The Charles

Read More
« Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next »

Recent Posts

  • 4 Reasons I’m Excited Alaska Airlines is Joining OneWorld
  • Next Card Up: The Citi Premier
  • I’m Taking My Parents to Europe
  • My 2020 Travel Plans
  • Finally Booked my Hotel for Paris

Archives

  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • October 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • November 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • November 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
Follow on Instagram

All Right Reserved 2019
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Blog New by Candid Themes.
 

Loading Comments...