You can now earn Hilton Honors points for Lyft rides

You can now earn Hilton Honors points for Lyft rides

Thanks to a new partnership with one of our favorite hotel chains and ride share companies you can now earn more on each Lyft ride. Hilton Honors has partnered with Lyft to earn hotel points on rides anywhere.

With this new partnership, those who link their Hilton Honors and Lyft accounts at hiltonhonorslyft.com will automatically earn points whenever they take a Lyft ride. The earnings structure is as follows:

  • Earn 3 Hilton Honors points per dollar spent on Lyft rides
  • Earn 2 Hilton Honors points per dollar spent on Lyft shared rides
  • You can earn points for up to $10,000 of Lyft spend per year

You can also stack this offer with airline miles for Lyft rides

While this partnership represents the first of its kind between Lyft and a hotel group, this isn’t the first opportunity to earn loyalty points for Lyft rides, as Lyft also partners with two airlines:

What’s interesting is that there’s nothing in the terms restricting you from taking advantage of all of these partnerships, so you should be able to earn Delta miles and Hilton points from the same ride, for example.

Even looking at these partnerships independently, personally I think the Hilton one is the most well rounded, given that it’s not restricted to US rides, and given the earnings rates.

Best credit card for Lyft rides

When you’re paying for your Lyft rides, make sure you use a card offering bonus points on ride sharing or travel.

The best personal cards for this include:

Lyft & Uber Rides Free On Election Day

Lyft has announced that on election day (Tuesday, November 6th) they will be offering 50% off rides nationwide and free rides to ‘underserved communities that face significant obstacles to transportation’

Lyft has not said how the codes will be issued. The rideshare company is partnering with a number of voting organizations (Vote.org, Nonprofit Vote, TurboVote) and it talks about product integration.

They also have not said what areas they decide receive free rides vs 50% off rides. This could cause potential controversy but hopefully it gets more people out to vote.

If you haven’t signed up for Lyft be sure to check out our promos page here.

Update: Both Uber and Lyft plan to offer folks free (or heavily discounted) rides to voting booths around the country. Uber will add a “Go to the Polls” button in its app, which will hail a free ride to the nearest voting booth.  Lyft will give away 50% off promo codes, as well as free rides to “underserved communities that face significant obstacles to transportation.” (more…)

5% Back On Gas, Walgreens, & Lyft Rides on Chase Freedom Cards

Chase Freedom normally tells us the 5x points category way ahead of the third quarter but just like everything this year, it had to be done differently. It was kept a secret until this week where it was revealed that it will be what everyone wants the most… Gas cash-back!

Between July 1 and September 30, the Chase Freedom will offer 5x points on  Lyft, Walgreens, and gas stations. The extra cash back is maxed out at up to a $1,500 spend or $75 in rewards. That’s quite a bit when it comes to saving at the pricey pump right now at almost $3 a gallon.

You may take it a step further and use Shell with a bigger bonus when you pay with Chase Pay. If you are not a fan of Shell gas stations then just make sure it’s not a warehouse club or grocery store where you fill up to get the 5%. It has to be an actual gas station retailer.

Another favorite on the list is Lyft. We normally take Uber because of the ShopYourWay giving $2 cash back on each ride but Lyft gives Delta Skymiles and Jetblue points so with the 5% cash back we will start using Lyft again. If you are new to the ride-sharing company here are some promos to sign-up with Lyft.

Walgreens is another favorite. We get so many things at Walgreens when we are in New York City, Denver, and Dallas. Walgreens normally has the cheapest RedBull and it makes a great drink mixer.  Registration for this category will open on June 15.

Discover IT Card is normally offering the exact same category at five percent cash back but this time they are doing Restaurants. Take out both cards for the Summer road trip and use the Discover IT for dining and to gas up the car use the Chase Freedom.

$200 Bonus for New Accounts

If you’re new to the Chase Freedom Card you can get a $200 Bonus by applying here. You’ll get a $150 bonus after spending $500 on purchases within the first 3 months from account opening.

Up to $1,000 Driver Sign-up Bonus for Lyft

lyft driver 1000bonusThe new sharing economy is bringing a surplus of new jobs that were unheard of before thanks to technology and the dying breed of rude taxi cabs. Extra income working a part time job driving a new or partially used car can bring in some big bucks especially with a good attitude.

Lyft Up to $1,000 New Driver Bonus
For a limited time, earn a $1,000 bonus after 250 rides when you become a Lyft Driver in targeted cities such as Dallas, Texas. These do not last very long so you should sign up for the $1000 Lyft Driver Bonuses now if you live in Dallas, New York City, or San Francisco. You can get a $750 in other cities. Lyft recently brought back the big $1000 new driver bonus starting with San Francisco and added New York City to the list. The bonuses have been increasing as Lyft continues its fight for market share.

Sign Up Today As A Lyft Driver:
1. SIGN UP HERE! To Become A New Lyft Driver and Qualify for A Bonus.
2. Make sure to get approved within 30 days of starting your application with a background check, mentor ride, etc.
3. Complete all your rides within 30 days after being approved as a Lyft driver
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5x Bonus Categories for Gas, Taxi, Uber, and Lyft

5x Bonus Categories for Gas, Taxi, Uber, and Lyft

Discover Bonus Categories 2017
Use Your Discover it Card to Earn 5% Cash Back on Sam’s Club (in-store and online), Online Costco Purchases, and Gas in the first quarter of 2017. The ground transportation bonus category is broad. It includes purchases like subway passes, railway tickets, taxis and tour bus tickets. Plus, it will include rideshare such as Uber and Lyft spending. You can get up to $75 cash back each quarter on bonus categories with your Discover it card. if you do not have the Discover It Card you can get it here with a sign-up bonus!

The Discover 5X categories starting January 2017 will be:
1. Gas stations (Supermarket stations may not be eligible)
2. Ground transportation
3. Wholesale clubs – Sam’s Club, Costco (Online), BJ’s Wholesale
You can activate the bonus now for spending from January 2017 through March 2017.

Another great thing about Discover Card is they have no foreign transactions fees, so you can use it on bonus purchases when traveling to places such as London or Prague.

Chase Freedom Bonus Categories for 2017
The Chase Freedom bonus categories have been released for the first 2 quarters of 2017. You’ll get 5X Chase Ultimate Rewards points (5% cash back) on up to $1,500 in combined spending when you spend at gas stations and on commuter transportation from January to March 2017. You can usually buy groceries, beer, lottery tickets, and more at gas stations!

You’ll also earn 5X Chase Ultimate Rewards points when you shop at grocery stores and drug stores from April to June 2017, on up to $1,500 in combined purchases.

You can activate the bonus now or apply for the Chase Freedom card here if you do not have it yet.