We bring you the new Amex Gold Card, how to find airline award space guide, get you a great Australia itinerary, learn about Google Project Fi, warn you about greedy blogs selling inferior cards screwing their readers while they make money, more Delta Skymiles sales, who will buy Belmond, awesome Ancient Origins site, which states went nuts on opioids, Hyatt wants to give you massages but make you pay dearly for them, an amazingly large national park opens in Chile, look at many control panels of all kinds and more for you for free. Enjoy my blog while it is still around in this form before it evolves again…
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Plastic News: The “new” Amex Gold Card (formerly known as “Premier Reward” card) is out with great 4x earn rate on restaurants and supermarkets and $120 annual dining credit (doled out at $10 per month) plus of course the $100 airline credit. But, of course, it is enhanced by a higher annual fee of $250. Not waived. Most importantly, the card offers a pitiful 25,000 MR points sign up bonus. Watch how the pumping bloggers sell this baby like it is the best card card on the market next. Do NOT hurry! In other news, you may see a personal Amex Platinum card for 100,000 MR points using the CARD MATCH feature, thank you. Update: You can get 50k on the Gold card via applying incognito or via someone else’s referral. I will single out the blogs that pumped the crappy 25k offer to their readers while staying silent on how they can get 50k (which meant the bloggers would not get paid $$$). Same old BS in this dirty business you guys, beware which blogger you support!
This is bookmark material! The Easy Guide to Finding Airline Award Space.
Delta Airlines will increase service to London’s Heathrow Airport. From Portland it will now fly daily. And, most importantly for me and Michigan based flyers, it will now fly twice daily to London! Start date is May 2019.
And yet another Delta Skymiles award sale. It is really strange times we are living in…
Who do you think will win the bidding war? Belmond Attracts Interest From Hilton, Blackstone, KKR. Belmond also owns restaurants such as New York’s famed ‘21’ Club, train lines, river cruises and safaris. Hmmm, could be burning some points on restaurants, trains, river cruises or safaris soon?
The “big” news yesterday was that Hyatt Offers New Wellness Benefits at Exhale Spa. This generated lots of discussion affiliate credit card links.
This is very helpful: Two Weeks in Australia: The Ultimate Itinerary for First-Time Visitors.
This is epic! Chile Opens 1,700-Mile Hiking Trail Connecting 17 National Parks. Thanks to the North Face founder and his wife, former CEO of Patagonia!
This could be interesting. Credit Card Giant Chase Jumps Into Tours and Activities. The tour company the bank is partnering with is Atlas Obscura.
Atlas Obscura will offer 20 experiences, including multi-day tours to Mexico City, Colombia, and the Galápagos Islands, two tentpole events, and other experiences to Chase Sapphire cardholders during the next year. Cardholders gained pre-sale access to all experiences on October 1 and the rest of Atlas Obscura’s audience can book the experiences starting November 1.
I stayed here before and I liked it. Review: Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
This can be helpful to some of you international travelers: The Ultimate FAQ Guide About Google Project Fi.
I love this. Control Panel. So many of them. Only control panels. Of all kinds!
I LOVE this site: Ancient Origins. Wow!
This will shock you! Or, a lame blogger attempt to trick you to click it. Oh wait, I don’t earn anything by doing that. Dang it, I read way too many blogs! The States with the Most (and Least) “Legal” Opioid Sales.
The following blogs did NOT inform their readers how they can get 50k points on the new Amex Gold card. Instead, they pumped the crap out of the crappy 25k points affiliate offer so they can make money. It’s the same old story in this business of miles and points. Your friendly blogger screws you! #sick
The Incredible New Amex Gold Card — 4x Points On Dining And More! – One Mile at a Time
A Foodie’s Dream: The AMEX Gold Card Has Landed With 4X Categories, Dining Credits, and More! – Million Mile Secrets
American Express Launches New Rose Gold Credit Card With Great 4x Bonus Categories – View From The Wing
New Launch Live Amex Gold Card – Points, Miles & Martinis
American Express Just Created The Ultimate Restaurant Card – Point Me To The Plane
The New Amex Gold Card: How Are The Bonus Categories Defined? – One Mile at a Time
6 Weaknesses Of The New Amex Gold Card – One Mile at a Time
Order a Metal Amex Gold Card in Less Time Than It Takes to Make Coffee – The Points Guy
New Amex Gold Card Offers 4x on US Restaurants and Supermarkets, Annual Dining Credit – The Points Guy
…which just vindicates our PSA blog review page with all of the Blogs To Ignore. Which, I mean, it is obvious…DO NOT CLICK ON MY LINK FOR THIS CARD OKAY? So, when you see blogs linking to these blogs you should remember that they are helping them screw their readers! Phuck it…if this is what it takes to be a successful blogger I don’t want to be a part of it. This industry makes me want to puke. Please support ethical bloggers…I am angry right now, I need to go run in the wild…
Andy the Lazy Traveler starts to take a deep dive into the Choice Hotels 64k points card and how you can get the best value out of it. First stop, Scandinavia awards. Apparently, Sweden is all in but rest of Scandinavia not so much.
Heads up, it appears that American Airlines is starting to block nonstop saver awards within 2 weeks of the flight. In selected routes for now…Just another hit, you should get used to them by now, they just keep coming!
Not going to Greece for the holidays, going to New York again so I blew another 15k Avios to fly American Airlines as we are all going to be at brother in law’s.
My next door neighbor died suddenly yesterday…Shocked us all. I am still in disbelief…
In one month from now it will be six years of TBB. Not going to do it at this pace just for $1 to $3 per day from Amazon you guys. I realize the bank card environment is really tough. Heck, my family’s card activity has fallen through the roof too! I expect my cc links to be taken away any day as the minimum of 10 was not hit in September, sad! I realize I have said this many times and I am still here! Anyways, I do not consider this whining by the way. It is coping with internal conflicts from this thing called..blogging!
11 years ago, I blew some miles and flew from Detroit to Manchester and went to see my Greek hometown soccer team AEL Larissa to play a European competition game at Blackburn Rovers in England. It was an epic night as we managed to advance to the group stage of the competition for the first time in our team’s history! I still get goose bumps over that night. Here are a few pics:
And I leave you with this…
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That Belmond article is so lame. Bloomberg should be ashamed.
‘It has attracted interest from potential buyers, according to people familiar with the matter.’
Penetrating insights!
Maybe you are right…but one thing for sure is it will be sold! I am not familiar with Belmond at all. Which brand does it compare to?
Thanks for the link and that Chile link is awesome! I had seen something about a new trail but had not taken note at the time. Definitely making my posting schedule this weekend! 🙂
This is also getting added to my bucket list – along with running the highway from Alaska to the bottom of South America. 🙂
My bucket list is to start and finish a marathon 🙂
Knowing you, if you start one, you will finish it. 🙂
I’m running the Thessaloniki half marathon next Saturday night. First time I have done it in 3 years and my first half in 3 years. Hoping to have a little speed for it. It has been a long time since I have run one in a time I was happy with!
Buzz is my running hero but I like to hear about another that is returning to the game. Respect!
So this morning DOC has a post on what Barclays told VFTW about pulling new apps for the Arrival Premier card. I’m looking forward to Gary’s post this weekend on what William Charles says about all this.
Of course it won’t be a long quote since DOC, to his credit (how’s that for repetition), outlines the path to getting 50k instead of the 25k you get at VFTW. Well something’s gotta cover those conversion commissions, right?
And I have learned that the title of the movie ‘Porky’s’ does use the possessive, so it is indeed “Queen of the Porky’s Posts”.
>>>>>>>>>>>So this morning DOC has a post on what Barclays told VFTW about pulling new apps for the Arrival Premier card. I’m looking forward to Gary’s post this weekend on what William Charles says about all this.
LOL
In the meantime, the One Card at a Time dude’s bank account is low or what as he follows up with yet another 25k amex gold card affiliate pump!
The New Amex Gold Card: How Are The Bonus Categories Defined?
Looking forward to the DoC to find a way to scratch his back…
Amazingly, every wanna be blogger looks up to these successful bloggers…It is beyond ludicrous!
I mean, how low can you go to become “successful” in this space…
Back to finishing quarterly invoicing…Holy crap, another record quarter…Thanks Donnie 🙂
I was holding my breathe, waiting for you to jump on FM and even DoC for all of the incessant posting about the Gold Card and the 4x grocery points. All of the FM pumping moved them off my “next card referral list” for a long time!
Yeah, a lot more cc content lately for sure!
It pays…I understand it. But he won’t go as low as the Titan blogs, never!
Thanks for the Google Fi link. Good information.
I moved from Republic Wireless to Google Fi for the international service. Very pleased with the service.
I am sticking with Sprint since…for ever 🙂
Internationally, I rely on free wifi. In Greece I get a local SIM card on basic phone and then use Skyroam for internet access.
So you have a second phone for international travel?
I have a basic phone I use in greece with local sim card. Plenty of free wifi and if not, I use skyroam.
I do not usr my Sprint phone, only with free wifi. I havent had the chance to use Sprint’s new international service yet..
Well, those TPG staffers reading my blog again…
>>>>>>>>>New Chase Sapphire Perk: Access to Curated Tours and Experiences
If I only had a cc click for every HT I never got…
I might be alone in this and I am sure I read it somewhere, but why don’t you have ads again? I personally wouldn’t mind them on the site if it meant more money to you to continue the blog.
Not worth the trouble. My site does not have the traffic to make much at all. And I am not going to start posting shocking videos or 45 reasons I love XYZ card.
In addition, Google Adsense banned me a long long time ago because some hater saw to click bomb my ads. So, I tried another service…it took way over a year to get over the $100 minimum payout. Just not worth my time and the hassle. Plus, I hate all ads!
Makes sense. Thank you for clarifying.
NEVER FORGET!
All the blog posts below selling the shitty 25k Amex Gold card when you can easily get 50k points!
In reverse chronological order:
The Incredible New Amex Gold Card — 4x Points On Dining And More! – One Mile at a Time
A Foodie’s Dream: The AMEX Gold Card Has Landed With 4X Categories, Dining Credits, and More! – Million Mile Secrets
American Express Launches New Rose Gold Credit Card With Great 4x Bonus Categories – View From The Wing
New Launch Live Amex Gold Card – Points, Miles & Martinis
American Express Just Created The Ultimate Restaurant Card – Point Me To The Plane
The New Amex Gold Card: How Are The Bonus Categories Defined? – One Mile at a Time
6 Weaknesses Of The New Amex Gold Card – One Mile at a Time
Order a Metal Amex Gold Card in Less Time Than It Takes to Make Coffee – The Points Guy
New Amex Gold Card Offers 4x on US Restaurants and Supermarkets, Annual Dining Credit – The Points Guy
No, The Amex Gold Card is Not the Same as the Authorized User Gold Card – The Points Guy
AMEX Gold Card Review: Built for Foodies With 4X Points and up to $120 in Dining Credits – Million Mile Secrets
Why Families Need the New Amex Gold Card: Earn 4x on Groceries and Dining – The Points Guy (written by Mommy Points)
Who Should (And Who Shouldn’t) Get the New Amex Gold Card? – The Points Guy
Why Amex Dropping Gas as a Bonus Category on the Gold Card Isn’t a Big Deal – The Points Guy
Why the Amex Gold Is the Perfect ‘In-Between’ Credit Card – The Points Guy
Best Ways to Redeem Amex Points on SkyTeam Airlines – The Points Guy
Details on the New American Express Gold Card – It’s Awesome for Foodies! – Deals We Like
Maximizing the Amex Gold Card – The Points Guy
Confirmed: Full Details Of The New Citi Prestige Card – One Mile at a Time
The Unsustainable Credit Card Rewards Race – One Mile at a Time
If you see them selling themselves in a seminar, stand up and ask them:
Why were you selling the 25k Amex Gold card to your readers instead of telling them how they can get 50k points? Do you hate them or are you THAT greedy?