Apple finally came out with it’s innovative new card but we are just not impressed. While it does offer a few features:
•No card number, No CVV code
•No Fees
•3% at Apple, 2% with Apple Pay
•No expiration date
•No signature
•Physical Titanium Card
•No International Travel Fees
Won’t last long. Need to play the games to learn loyalty chips that can then be used to redeem for hotels/shows. Read our full review below for more information We advise you to use the chips ASAP. This would normally cost $200 if you purchased the chips not that we would ever do that since they send you free offers like this now and then but this is the BEST we’ve seen yet.
Most people know that you can earn loyalty points by using cards in slot machines while your gambling in Las Vegas such as the Identity at the Cosmopolitan, Total Rewards at Caesar’s Palace and the M Life at MGM resorts. What most people do not know is that you can get lots of freebies by not betting any money at all just playing MyVegas in your free time on Facebook. This will earn you a few comps here and there without spending money and can be fun but time consuming at times.
I have played for over a year now and had planned on cashing out for a buffet back in September with my MLife points. I continued playing the game and my trip to Las Vegas next week I am cashing out on two free nights at the Monte Carlo, a 2 for 1 buffet and whatever else I can get with 33k loyalty points if I do not make it to 35k points. Addicted? Maybe.
Of course when you go to redeem the points you have to choose between the various MGM resort restaurants, casinos, or rooms. They will show lots of “free” Circus Circus rooms and any room they have a harder time selling such as the Monte Carlo. The Mirage and Mandalay Bay are a bit harder to score nights since they only allow certain dates to book these such as Sunday through Thursdays and then call it a “bonus” night to make it even harder to score. It’s almost a jackpot just trying to get one of these redemption’s to work out perfectly. Book your hotel stay with the Las Vegas Venetian or Palazzo’s Best Price Guarantee or your first night is free![/button]
I happened to be staying at the Cosmopolitan using Marriott Rewards points for Friday and Saturday and thought I would stay free using the M Life loyalty points for Thursday and Sunday nights the easiest nights to use these. While I am staying there using these points as comps I still have to pay a resort fee. Yes, even at the Cosmopolitan. It’s sad that even the Bally’s or Caesars Palace hotels who once did not charge resort fees do now. If you want a comped room be prepared to pay over $29 in fees that get you basically nothing. I mean who uses the phone or an old ethernet connection these days. I will use my iPhone and tether before I try and plug an Ethernet cord in my computer from the Luxor.
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:
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.
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:
Hooch has launched a new free version of their app that rewards you for purchases across 100,000+ travel, dining, hospitality and entertainment partners.It’s free to download the app and join by simply connecting your credit cards to verify transactions. You can then start earning 5% cash back at participating partners across the U.S.A. and around the world.
Download the Hooch FREE App to earn 5%-10% cash back at 100,000+ bars, restaurants, clubs, travel, and entertainment partners across the U.S.A. and around the world. Plus, get a $5 free gift card bonus when you sign up for a Hooch Free account and link your first credit card.
1. Download the Hooch App and create a free account
2. Link your first credit card account to earn your free $5 gift card bonus.
3. The $5 bonus is applied to your Hooch account immediately after you add your first banking institution.
4. You can instantly redeem the $5 bonus that you earn for gift cards from popular brands (most brands have a $10 minimum, so you’ll need to earn at least $5 more to meet the redemption minimum).
BONUS TIP: Download the Freebird App to get an additional $25 on your ride back from the bar.
(more…)Chase Freedom has announced the 5% rotating categories for the Freedom card for the first quarter of 2019:
This is for the first Quarter that starts in January and ends March 31, 2019. You must activate no later than March 14, 2019. They will announce the rest of the 5% such as restaurants, grocery stores, and rideshare soon.
The Chase Freedom card is available directly on the Chase Bank website, in Chase branches, and through our application link here for the up to $175 in bonuses offer.
Gas is always a popular category and they added tolls which can get expensive when you commute to work and pay hefty tolls. Some people pay more in tolls than on gas. At Drugstores you can buy things such as gift cards to help max out the $1,500 limit.
Chase Pay is one of the biggest new features for the Chase Freedom Card. Here were some of the recent benefits of this on top of the 5% or 1% on purchases you get cash back on:
So you’ll earn 5X Chase Ultimate Rewards points per $1 AND get the discounts.
While these are great 5% categories we do hope that Chase Freedom adds back Chase Pay and mobile payments for a full five percent cash back like they did in a few quarters in 2018. They drip out the announcements unlike Discover which have already announced theirs for 2019. Discover will run their 5% back on Gas and rideshare starting in April.