CSR is going to change the definition of “annual” for its $300 annual travel credit to card member year? (Update: Confirmed!)

2017-05-16 2017-05-22 11 Comments

2017.05.22 Update: The official webpage has changed its language: “Automatically receive up to $300 in statement credits as reimbursement for travel purchases charged to your card each account anniversary year.*” The change is officially confirmed. We know that, the definition of “annual” of the CSR $300 annual travel credit is 12 months from every December statement (basically calendar year). By this…
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The Lounge at BOS Review

2017-05-10 2017-05-10 30 Comments

The Lounge at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) is one of three airside Priority Pass accessible lounges at BOS. I was recently flying Jet Blue out of the C terminal and stopped in for a light breakfast and pre-departure beverage. Access is provided for all C Terminal departures EXCLUDING Gate C40 and C42, and from Terminal E via the walkway near Gate E1. While The Lounge is…
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Trip Reports

(Arguably) the best business class product between Asia and North America: EVA Air Royal Laurel Class, BR30 TPE-JFK

2017-05-07 2017-05-07 8 Comments

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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AmEx Platinum Card for Goldman Sachs Review

2017-05-05 2019-07-22 0 Comments

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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Chase Ink Preferred Referrals Now Available! 20k UR per referral!

2017-05-03 2017-05-03 6 Comments

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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American Airlines Award Availability – A Warning

2017-05-01 2017-05-02 39 Comments

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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Luxury Card MasterCard Gold Card Review

2017-04-29 2025-10-16 3 Comments

Luxury Card MasterCard Gold Card Review 2025.10 Update: The annual fee is increased from $995 to $1,199, and benefits are improved accordingly. This is the first US credit card that has an annual fee above $1,000! (Except the AmEx black card which is invitation only.) Application Link Luxury Card MasterCard Gold Card Benefits This card is 24K-gold plated! It’s really heavy:…
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How to Use VPN to Get Increased Sign-up Bonuses from AmEx (via Incognito Mode) (2018.10 Update: Available via Referral Links As Well Now)

2017-04-25 2019-02-19 105 Comments

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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Amex now offers a new kind of sign-up bonus: earn points for adding an authorized user!

2017-04-24 2017-04-24 1 Comment

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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How To Get the Best AmEx Welcome Offers (2017 Update)

2017-04-24 2019-07-17 27 Comments

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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