Travel Reward Card Offer

[Sue Flynn]

Rob made some great posts on getting free travel with credit cards reward miles. I personally had signed up for 2 cards. A Chase card (that Rob had recommended) and will be taking my first free flight to see my daughter and grandson in Seattle in January. Thanks so much Rob! My total flight with insurance cost me $27.60.

Here is an offer for a Capital One card. If you purchase $3,000 the first 3 months you get 40,000 miles. The beauty of this card is that you can use the miles on ANY airline, hotel room, car rental or vacation package. The annual fee is also waived for the first year, and points never expire. You also get 2x the points on every purchase.

I did a chat with a customer service rep and this is what he told me when I asked when the offer expires.

"Currently, this is the offer on this card. The offer may change at any time based on market and our customer's expectations."

http://www.capitalone.com/credit-cards/venture-rewards/

 

[Rob Markoff]

Thanks, Sue-

Here's another (and what I think is a better offer). http://www.aa.com/pubcontent/en_US/disclaimers/BP-PLATHV.jsp

For the same $3K spend, there is an offer from Citicards for an AAdvantage card that gives 50,000 American miles and two Admiral's club passes and a whole host of other benefits- including free checked luggage.

 

[Russ Wood]

Thanks, Sue-

Here's another (and what I think is a better offer). http://www.aa.com/pubcontent/en_US/disclaimers/BP-PLATHV.jsp

For the same $3K spend, there is an offer from Citicards for an AAdvantage card that gives 50,000 American miles and two Admiral's club passes and a whole host of other benefits- including free checked luggage.

Thanks Rob.

However, as a reminder, if you normally only have one airport you fly in or out of, make sure what ever program you sign up for, if it includes airlines, includes one of the airlines that has a significant number of flights in your airport. For example, Delta has a great credit card for frequent flyers that my son uses (lives in upper state NY), but most of the flights from the 3 closest airports all go through Detroit, or Minneapolis when you are flying west, which can be a problem in winter. The good news is he knows one of the agents in Detroit well enough, now, that he does get some great perks.

And always be polite and friendly with the ticket agents, and try to have them remember you,in a nice way. I remember (again in Detroit, but with United), one of their agents came into the bar / restaurant looking for me to give me new tickets because they were going to cancel the flight I was on. The two jerks in line in front of me at the ticket counter certainly didn't get that treatment.

 

[Sue Flynn]

Lots of great benefits on that one Rob! Thanks for sharing that.

Russ - you're so right about the treatment. What goes around comes around.

As far as airlines, I usually fly out of Minneapolis and they have a great airline selection.