What To Do With Merger Coming

US Airways and American Airlines are days away from their merger. Nobody knows what it will look like, but the world is full of guesses. The only thing I do know is that every time 2 airlines become one, it means less credit card options for you and me. It may not happen right away, but it will happen. So, if you don’t have the incredible US Airways card, you should consider grabbing it asap. If you haven’t tried a second (or third) attempt at this card, the clock is starting to tick. These combined miles will be very valuable soon.

Do You Really Want This?

Every day, people tell me how much they’d love to have my mileage account balances. I’m sure you would. I’m well into the millions. I know you’d love flying in premium cabins and staying in fancy hotels. Who wouldn’t? But when it comes down to it, you don’t want to stay organized. You don’t want to open and close credit cards. You don’t want to play “the games” that will earn you miles. When it really comes down to it, you won’t give up an hour a week for this hobby. So, you might wish you had a million miles, but you don’t really want it. I hate to break it to you, friend, but you’re in the wrong place. Priceline.com is over there.

 

 

500 Free United Miles

  • A couple days left for the 30% bonus on purchasing Hyatt points. Worth it only if you’ll be booking at the most expensive top Hyatts (Paris, Maldives, Tokyo, etc).
  • 20,000-point Virgin America card offer today only.
  • 500 free United miles for signing up for emails.

Wrapping Up A Busy Week

  • Vanilla Reload cards are quickly dying at CVS. Say your goodbyes.
  • 200 free LeClub Accorhotel points here.
  • Valentine’s Day flower promotions from United, American, Southwest, US Airways, and Delta. 
  • FrequentMiler found cashbackholic to be a better shopping portal than evreward. It’s a good idea to check one or both of these portals before buying anything online.
  • For those who wonder about affiliate credit cards on blogs, a reader emailed me 2 really good posts here and here.
  • I receive questions every day. I know I’ve gotten backed up and I apologize. It’s a busy time right now. Contacting me through Facebook tends to be faster than email. Obviously, if you don’t use Facebook, email is fine. And yeah, I know allowing comments would make this easier. Blah.

Credit Cards

An updated version of my monthly “Top 25 Credit Cards” will be up in a few days, but here’s a few of the important changes. All were requested by readers:

  • A new 45,000-mile Delta card from American Express here.
  • A better AirTran offer from Chase.
  • My first link to a JetBlue card.
  • The possible “death” of the 2-browser trick for American Airlines.