Recently awarded 5-Star by SKYTRAX, EVA Air has a very prestigious reputation among frequent fliers. During a recent trip to China I finally got the opportunity to get some first-hand experience on EVA Air’s business class (Royal Laurel class), which turned out to be above and beyond. Compared with other airlines flying across the Pacific, EVA Air in my opinion has the…
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The Platinum Card from American Express for Goldman Sachs Review This card has been there for years, but we didn’t mention it before. The main reason is that, it requires you to have a Goldman Sachs account to apply. However, you need to have $10M to be eligible to open a Goldman Sachs account. It is said that if you…
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The Chase Ink Preferred business card is now available for participation in the Chase Refer-A-Friend program. The referrer will receive 20,000 Ultimate Reward (UR) points per referral up to 100,000 UR per year. The referred will receive the standard public offer of 80,000 UR after spending $5,000 in 90 days. To generate referrals for an eligible Chase account, click here. Once you…
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Introduction American Airlines (AA) miles used to be one of the most sought after currencies for frequent fliers looking for outsized value when traveling on AA metal, both domestically and abroad. When AA completed their merger with US Airways in 2015, Saver award availability suddenly became scarce. With a few exceptions (flights to/from Asia), award availability remains relatively dismal. We recently told you about a 25%…
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1. Basic Information about the Hotel The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong is located in the International Commerce Centre (ICC). The building is 484 meters (1588 ft) in height, and it has 118 floors. The entrance of the hotel is at the 9th floor, and the reception lobby is at the 103rd floor. The 104th – 117th floors are rooms (the 117th floor is…
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Luxury Card MasterCard Gold Card Review Application Link Luxury Card MasterCard Gold Card Benefits This card is 24K-gold plated! It’s really heavy: 22g, it is now the most heavy credit card that an ordinary person can get. Earn 1 point per $1 spent. (Terms and conditions apply.) You can redeem the points at a fixed 2 cents/point value for cash back and airfare….
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This post is a collection of hotel points -> AA miles promotions. Similar hotel points -> UA miles promotions are collected here.
2018.10 Update: Previously you can only see this kind of incognito offers via public links, and the offers generated by referral links are fixed. But recently AmEx has changed their referral system, people find that we can see higher incognito offers via referral links as well! See this post for more details. 2017.4.25 Update: Recently there are a lot of data…
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Recently AmEx seems to make a lot of modifications to their system. For example, today some people can see the AmEx Platinum 100k pre-qualified offer even when they already have other Amex cards, this has never happened before. ThunderFat found another interesting new change: on the Amex official webpage, AmEx ED now offers a new kind of sign-up bonus: earn…
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American Express (AmEx), with its great service and benefits, as well as the incredible 3x Credit Limit Increase (CLI), is a very popular credit/charge card issuer in the United States. It is recommended to keep at least one AmEx credit card or charge card. However, AmEx has changed it policy in 2014 so that one can only get the welcome…
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2017.4 Update: Recent data points imply that, starting from Apr 21, 2017, Radpad + Apple Pay / Android Pay no longer counts as travel purchases, and thus no longer earns 3x points on CSR/Prestige. Data points: 1, 2, 3. If you still want to potentially earn 3x UR on Rent, check out Plastiq. Introduction RadPad is primarily a residential rental finder website/app…
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[Update 2017.4] – Referral bonuses are posting less than a week after a referred party is approved for one of the accounts mentioned below. I just received a promotional offer in my email from Capital One for the ability to earn up to $600 in their Refer a Friend program. The email subject line is “Your Name, a $200…
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What is Plastc? Plastc (not to be confused with Plastiq, a 3rd party payment processor) was a highly anticipated smart card that many customers have been eagerly awaiting for over a year. This card promised to consolidate all your credit cards into one electronic device, eliminating bulky wallets and looking stylish in the process. Unfortunately, the company that promised us this card announced…
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I know, you’re probably thinking, another CX business class review?! But fear not, today I want to present a totally different experience: the 360 photo version! The photos below are all 360 photos. In the desktop version, you can use mouse to drag; in the mobile version, you can use your finger to drag as well. I put several such photos here in…
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2017.9 Update: You can now earn 10k per approval for CSR! A lot of credit cards have a “Refer a Friend” benefit for its cardholders. For instance, for each friend you refer who successfully applies for and uses the credit card, you will receive a bonus. In this post, we will explain in detail the steps to take in order to…
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