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19 Nov. 2019
Virgin Atlantic Will Fly A350s To LAX, SFO, JNB, & LOS
Virgin Atlantic began service with their very first A350-1000 in September of this year. The airline has a total of 12 Airbus A350s on order. Not only is the A350 a great plane, but what’s probably most exciting is that these planes feature Virgin Atlantic’s brand new Upper Class seats, which are a huge improvement
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8 Oct. 2019
T-Mobile Tuesdays: $4 Atom Ticket, Shell 10¢ + Free Taco Bell
The Offer Direct Link to offer Each Tuesday, T-Mobile releases a number of freebies and deals for their customers. This week they are as follows: IHPO: Free 2-stack of Wednesday’s Web-cakes with purchase Aunt Anne’s: Small drink + pretzel for $1 Atom Tickets: $4 movie ticket for Addams Family Shell: 10¢ Off Per Gallon The
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8 Apr. 2018
Limited Time: 60k Gold & 70k Platinum Delta Offers. Which is Better?
I’m bumping this post up to the top of the blog roll as a reminder that these elevated 60k and 70k bonus offers for the Delta Gold and Platinum Amex cards are ending April 11, 2018 (this coming Wednesday). If you want to apply, do so before midnight tonight!   Until April 11, 2018, the Gold
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30 Mar. 2018
Last Chance to Extend Your Hilton Honors Diamond Status
Sriram provided an excellent review of the changes coming to the Hilton Honors program earlier this morning. To follow up, remember that one new feature for some members is the ability to extend your Diamond status for an extra year. This is intended to put your status on pause if life gets in the way
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3 Apr. 2018
Top 10 Personal Credit Cards for Travel Rewards: April 2018
There are a lot of reasons to collect miles and points. For free luxury hotel stays and First Class flights To travel to more countries than you could otherwise afford (like Norway, pictured above, where I traveled last July) To take your family on vacation To visit home for the holidays To earn big rewards
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27 Jun. 2022
Free and discounted “micromobility” services
Become a Patron! One of the most bizarre things to emerge from the era of free money were the so-called “micromobility” companies, which have littered the streets and sidewalks of major American cities with their cumbersome scooters and e-bikes. On the one hand, these companies have not and will not ever make any money. On
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25 Oct. 2019
U.S. to ban all routes to Cuba except Havana, reports say
The United States is banning commercial flights to all cities in Cuba except Havana. The move, announced by the Trump administration on Friday, rolls back an easing of Cuba-U.S. flight restrictions that began under Trump’s predecessor Obama. The change in policy comes from unnamed government sources who spoke to media outlets, including The M...
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7 Oct. 2019
Swagbucks: Sign Up For I Can Read For $1 & Get 1,000 In SB ($9 Money Maker)
The Offer Direct link to offer Swagbucks is offering 1,000 SB when you sign up for ‘I Can Read’ book club for $1 Our Verdict You can get your first two books for free and pay $1 in shipping, this auto enrolls you in a subscription so make sure you cancel your membership. Swagbucks are
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3 Aug. 2019
GREAT DEAL: 40% Transfer Bonus Membership Rewards to Avios
Through October 1 you’ll earn 40% bonus points when transferring Membership Rewards to either British Airways or Aer Lingus Avios. That means 1,000 Membership Rewards = 1,400 Avios. This deal comes around once a year, presenting an excellent opportunity to save points on awards in and between various parts of the world. There are two
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20 Nov. 2019
Emirates Orders 787-9, Reduces 777X Order
Emirates has today finalized a purchase agreement with Boeing for some Boeing 787-9s, which also sees them reducing the number of Boeing 777Xs they have on order. Emirates Substitutes 30 Boeing 777Xs For 787-9s Emirates and Boeing have today finalized an agreement for the purchase of 30 Boeing 787-9 aircraft, valued at $8.8 billion at
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10 May. 2023
Inverted yield curves, rate expectations, and floating-rate certificates
As in my wont, I was browsing through depositaccounts.com to see if anything interesting was happening in the world of consumer-facing interest rates. I was surprised to see a few new borrowers at the top of the interest rate league table, with Merchants Bank of Indiana and Workers Credit Union offering 5.65% APY on 36-month
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9 Aug. 2019
Top 10 Business Credit Cards for Travel Rewards: August 2019
Applying for business credit cards is a great way to earn more miles and points than you already do, but many people don’t apply for business cards because they incorrectly believe they don’t qualify. You don’t need to have employees, nor does your business need to be profitable. You can use your social security number
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