More Modifications for US Airways Premier World MasterCard®

February 18, 2013InACents 3 Comments

With the announcement of the US Airways and American Airlines merger last week, the companies have been busily working behind the scenes, and not necessarily for our benefit. Almost immediately after the merger announcement, the best known offer for the US Airways Premier World MasterCard®, which offered 50,000 miles through the Chairman’s link, was taken down. At that time, there were varying degrees of the “best” offer.

Our affiliate offer for the US Airways Premier World MasterCard® was offering the same 50,000 miles as the Chairman’s version, but with an annual fee and no mention of a 10,000 mile bonus each year. Now, without any notice, Barclays has dropped the affiliate offer to only 40,000 miles. Which means you now only get 30,000 miles after first purchase for the $89 annual fee, and no mention of the 10,000 annual bonus. Total bummer.

However, there were various links floating around with different offer structures. Those included the following:

https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/Landing.action?campaignId=1695&cellNumber=19
(35,000 bonus miles; 1st year annual fee waived; 10,000 bonus miles each year. (T&Cs at bottom))

~~https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/Landing.action?campaignId=1695&cellNumber=31~~ 35,000 bonus miles; 1st year annual fee waived; 10,000 bonus miles each year. (click link at top of app for T&Cs)

~~https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/Landing.action?campaignId=1695&cellNumber=36~~ 35,000 bonus miles; 1st year annual fee waived; 10,000 bonus miles each year. (T&Cs at bottom)

40,000 bonus miles; first year annual fee waived; 10,000 bonus mile each year. (https://www.barclaycardus.com/app/japply/WebAppGate.jsp?prodidreq=CCMWC47830) The downside is you had to call in for this offer.

All these links go directly to the application, but you can see the bonus information in the T&Cs.

Another new link popped up for the ~~https://www.barclaycardus.com/apply/Landing.action?campaignId=1695&cellNumber=48&referrerid=CF112daabc201338027514156b412823~~ US Airways Premier World MasterCard®, offering 50,000 miles (40,000 miles after first purchase + 10,000 miles for a balance transfer). The $89 annual fee is not waived the first year. So you effectively are paying $89 for the extra 5,000 miles, compared to the above, no fee options.

I currently carry the US Airways Premier World MasterCard® from my round of new credit cards last year. After my wife applied for the now defunct Chairman’s offer last week, I am strongly considering opening a second version of this card, as I will be able to get the bonus again.

With the big flux in offers for the US Airways Premier World MasterCard®, it is tough to say where things will go with the merger with American Airlines.

Will you be stocking up your Dividend mile account(s) with this card?

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4/2/13- Updated dead link.

Better AMEX Blue Cash Preferred, Everyday, & Delta Skymiles Gold

February 15, 2013InACents 3 Comments

Considering we are a miles and points focused blog, one of the surprising credit cards that has been doing very well for our readers and us has been a card that earns you cashback. The Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express offers an amazing 6% cashback at standalone grocery stores up to $6,000 spend per year. That is pretty tough, if not impossible returns to beat in this market.

We previously discussed:

How to Earn 6% Cashback on ALL Purchases with the American Express Blue Cash Preferred ® Card

and even compared the AMEX Blue Cash Preferred ® to the Blue Sky and Chase Sapphire Preferred Cards upon a reader request.

Our affiliate link had long been the best offer on the Blue Cash Preferred® Card from American Express (affiliate link), offering $150 bonus after spending $1,000 in 3 months.

However, I wanted to make our readers aware that there is a possibility of a better offer lurking around through creditcards.com.

If you visit www.creditcards.com/cardmatch and enter in your name and address (DO NOT ENTER IN YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, AS THERE IS NO NEED TO AT THIS POINT), some exclusive offers will come up.

With any luck, you may see a $250 bonus offer after spending $1,000 in 3 months, which is better than our affiliate offer. There is also rumors of a $150 offer after only a $500 spend in 3 months, again better than our affiliate link.

I have no idea why one would be targeted for the higher bonus versus the lower based off of just your address, but so be it.

On a side note, we were also targeted with this same method with two other cards that may peak your interest.

First was a Blue Cash Everyday offer with a $150 bonus after $500 in purchases in 3 months. Our affiliate link only offers $100 after $1,000 spend in 3 months.

The third offer was a Delta Skymiles card offering 45,000 miles; 25,000 miles after first purchase and another 20,000 miles after $5,000 in purchases. Earning the extra 20,000 miles comes with a pretty hefty spend, so you may want to consider our lower 30,000 Gold Delta SkyMiles® Credit Card from American Express (affiliate link) after only $500 in spend in 3 months. Before using our Delta AMEX link, please go to the Delta AMEX site, enter in your Skymiles number and last name, and see what offer is available directly through them, as occasionally they offer a better promotion.

Audience Rewards Points Play Trivia Update (2-15-13)

February 15, 2013InACents Leave a comment

Good morning fellow Audience Rewards (AR) fans! Today the Audience Rewards (AR) program updated their Broadway trivia questions, which in turn means you can earn FREE airline miles and points in various programs.

All questions/answers were updated on our official Audience Rewards page.

Now, without further ado, we proudly present this week’s trivia questions.

Which of the following are NOT considered an example of “Kinky Boots”? The platform boots worn by Elton John in his 1970’s concerts
True or False? So far, the director of Rock of Ages, Kristin Hanggi, has not directed any other shows on Broadway. True
What was another play version of Chicago called? Roxie Hart
Which of the following musicals has Stephen Oremus NOT been music director of on Broadway? Hair
Brynn O’Malley, of Annie, is from what state? Michigan
The original Broadway production of Who’s Afraid of Virgina Woolf played at what theatre, though it’s now under a different name? Nederlander

For all things Audience Rewards, including all the latest free points and miles from the Points Play trivia questions, see our Audience Rewards page.

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More Modifications for US Airways Premier World MasterCard®

Better AMEX Blue Cash Preferred, Everyday, & Delta Skymiles Gold

Audience Rewards Points Play Trivia Update (2-15-13)