BoA Travel Rewards Credit Card Review (2018.7 Update: 25k Offer)

2018-07-31 2023-06-05 48 Comments

Bank of America Travel Rewards Credit Card Review 2018.7 Update: The new offer is 25k, and this is the best offer ever on this card! ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsAfter ApplyingHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link BoA Travel Rewards. BoA Travel Rewards for Students. Note: student version has the same benefits as the regular version except the sign-up bonus. We suggest…
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BoA

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US Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

2018-07-26 2020-03-11 14 Comments

US Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa Signature Card Review ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky to have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits 25k offer: earn 25,000 FlexPoints after spending $2,000 in first 4 months. FlexPoints are worth…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

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Citi American Airlines AAdvantage® MileUp® Card Review (2019.12 Update: 10k+$50 Offer)

2018-07-23 2023-03-16 9 Comments

American Airlines AAdvantage® MileUp® Card Review ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsAfter ApplyingHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link Citi American Airlines AAdvantage® MileUp® Card Benefits 10k + $50 offer: earn 10,000 AAdvantage Miles and $50 statement credit after spending $500 in first 3 months. We value AA Miles at 1.6 cents/point (Airline Miles Value), so the 10k+$50 highest sign-up bonus is worth…
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Citibank

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It’s Back! Cathay Pacific’s Business Class Award Again Bookable With Partners Miles

2018-07-18 2018-07-18 2 Comments

The award chart of AsiaMiles, Cathay Pacific’s loyalty program, underwent a drastic change in last month and the new chart went into effect on June 22nd. Since then, there have been lots of “glitches” in the system. For example, one major concern is that partners (e.g. AA, AS, and etc) cannot access Cathay’s saver-level business class award. Below is a screenshot…
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Oneworld

“Suite” Dreams Are Made of This: St. Regis Suites, The St. Regis Changsha

2018-07-07 2019-07-17 5 Comments

We now have an Instagram account: instagram.com/uscreditcardguide , follow us if you like our trip reports! Changsha is an “under-the-radar” city in central China. You may have never heard of it, but it is actually the powerhouse of China’s domestic TV entertainment industry. In recent years Changsha, like other cities in China, saw a rapid expansion of the tourism industry. China…
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Trip Reports

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Barclays Arrival Premier Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

2018-07-06 2018-10-05 3 Comments

Barclays Arrival Premier World Elite MasterCard Review 2018.10 Update: This card is no longer available. ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsRecommended Downgrade OptionsAfter ApplyingHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you are lucky to have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits 75,000 MILES EACH YEAR if you…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

Old Chase Hyatt Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

2018-06-30 2019-09-08 55 Comments

Chase Hyatt Credit Card Review 2018.6 Update: This card won’t be upgraded to the new card Chase World of Hyatt automatically. If you want to upgrade, there’s a dedicated webpage. You can’t upgrade online; instead, you need to call 1-800-436-7941. Some people get 2,000 points upgrade bonus. Should you upgrade? It depends. If you just want to get an annual free…
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Data speaks for itself: who scores a big win after Marriott’s August revamp?

2018-06-29 2019-07-17 0 Comments

(For better viewing experiences, a desktop browser is recommended.) Data exclusively provided by Yeek. Marriott has just revealed its revamped award charts for more than 6,000 hotels worldwide yesterday. Here we will walk you through some important analyses of the new chart. ContentsOverall distribution of Marriott hotel categories post-August Distribution of hotel categories post-August, according to brandsHow many hotels go up/down in…
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Marriott Bonvoy

LoungeBuddy Review: The Best Tool To Help You Find Airport Lounges

2018-06-22 2018-06-23 2 Comments

I believe most of our readers already have one or more premium credit cards, therefore get access to some airport lounges. For example: Priority Pass Select (PPS) is a benefit for a bunch of premium cards, such as CSR, AmEx Platinum, Citi Prestige, Chase Ritz-Carlton, AmEx Hilton Aspire etc. AmEx Centurion Lounge access is a benefit for any version of the AmEx Platinum card. Airspace Lounges access…
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Credit Card Companions

Barclays Arrival Plus Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

2018-06-06 2021-07-16 16 Comments

Barclays Arrival Plus World Elite MasterCard Review 2019.6 Update: This card is currently unavailable because Barclays is “re-thinking” this brand. ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryRelated Credit CardsRecommended Downgrade OptionsAfter ApplyingHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link This card no longer accepts new applications. If you have this legacy credit card, you can still enjoy its original benefits. Benefits 70k offer: Enjoy 70,000 bonus…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

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Review: Asiana Business Class (Smartium), New York to Seoul OZ221 JFK-ICN

2018-05-27 2018-05-27 2 Comments

Asiana is a Star Alliance airline that is known for releasing many award seats to its partners. Currently Asiana serves Chicago, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York (JFK), San Francisco, and Seattle and offers great connectivity beyond Seoul to South Asia. Among those destinations, LAX and JFK are served by A380 since there are only four of those in Asiana’s fleet….
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Trip Reports

Comenity IKEA Credit Card Review

2018-05-23 2020-10-31 16 Comments

IKEA Visa Credit Card by Comenity Bank Review ContentsFeaturesDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryHistorical Offers Chart Features $25 + $25 offer: get $25 off your first IKEA purchase when you open and use your IKEA Visa credit card in the same day; earn a $25 IKEA Reward Certificate when you make $500 in qualifying purchases outside of IKEA, Traemand and TaskRabbit within the first…
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Other Banks

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Wells Fargo Platinum Credit Card Review (Discontinued)

2018-05-16 2021-10-06 1 Comment

Wells Fargo Platinum Card Review 2021.10 Update: This card is discontinued. The new 0 APR card from Wells Fargo is Wells Fargo Reflect. ContentsApplication LinkBenefitsDisadvantagesRecommended Application TimeSummaryHistorical Offers ChartApplication Link Application Link Wells Fargo Platinum Benefits 0% introductory APR for 18 months on purchases and balance transfers. No annual fee. Disadvantages No sign up bonus. No rewards. Balance transfer fee still…
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Discontinued Credit Cards

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