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I’m busy preparing for the first ever live MileValue.com seminar in Honolulu that starts in 10 hours, so I’ll summarize a few interesting nuggets you may have missed.
We all get jealous when we hear that other people have been targeted for better sign up bonuses than the best publicly available credit card offers. Thepointsguy has a way to check whether you’ve been targeted for any Chase offers lately. It’s a good back up in case you’ve tossed a great offer as junk mail accidentally.
Frequent Flier Bonuses flags 2,500 free Avios for signing up your children for an Iberia frequent flier account. After 90 days those free Avios can be transferred to a BA account, which can be linked to your household BA account. So you can get those 2,500 Avios ($42.50) for yourself. Cue jokes about your kids finally paying you back.
Finally, if you don’t already have one, open yourself an Iberia frequent flier account here. Why? After it’s open 90 days, you can transfer BA Avios there at will, which will let you fly from North America to Europe without the crippling surcharges on BA Avios awards. More info on Iberia Avios to Europe redemptions in a future post, but for now sign up for an Iberia account to get the 90 day clock started.
Just getting started in the world of points and miles? The Chase Sapphire Preferred is the best card for you to start with.
With a bonus of 60,000 points after $4,000 spend in the first 3 months, 5x points on travel booked through the Chase Travel Portal and 3x points on restaurants, streaming services, and online groceries (excluding Target, Walmart, and wholesale clubs), this card truly cannot be beat for getting started!
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