The Points Mom

Foreign Transaction Fees Eliminated From Bank Of America Virgin Atlantic World Elite MasterCard

  A letter I received dated January 20, 2016, indicates that Bank Of America has eliminated foreign transaction fees from the Bank Of America Virgin Atlantic World Elite MasterCard.  It is now part of the club with many other airline cards that have no foreign transaction fees when purchasing overseas.         […]

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Our December Weekend At Woodloch Pines Paid For Using Our Chase Sapphire Preferred

We just returned from our weekend at Woodloch Pines in Hawley, PA, in celebration of my parents 50th anniversary.  We spent the weekend participating in a lot of the Woodloch activities such as horse racing (remember they gave me a “cash advance”), bingo, hiking, go carts, EATING, and enjoying the nightly entertainment.  We were there during […]

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If You Have An American Express Business Gold Card, Be Mindful Of Your Category Spend

  Recall that with your American Express Business Gold Card you can choose one of six categories to earn 4x Membership Rewards points per $1. These categories are: 1) Airfare purchased directly from airlines, 2) Advertising, 3)Restaurants, 4) Gas Stations, 5) Shipping, and 6) Computer hardware, software and cloud computing purchases. You earn 1x Membership Rewards […]

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If You Have The Amex Everyday Or Everyday Preferred, Be Mindful Of Your Annual Grocery Spend

Recall that with the American Express Everyday Preferred Card you earn 3X Membership Rewards points and with the Everyday Card, you earn  2X Membership Rewards points per $1 spent at supermarkets. HOWEVER, these bonus points that you earn at supermarkets are on up to $6,000 per year in purchases.  After you spend $6,000 in a given year, […]

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Earn Extra Membership Rewards Points With The Amex OPEN Savings Benefit

                American Express OPEN offers various cards for small businesses such as the American Express Business Platinum card and the American Express Business Gold Rewards card.  Built-in to these business cards is an OPEN Savings benefit.  This benefit provides either a 5% discount or 2 additional Membership Rewards points […]

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Cards That Offer Free In-Flight WiFi Or WiFi Statement Credits

    With the U.S. Bank Altitude Reserve Visa Infinite Card you can Access 10 complimentary Gogo inflight internet passes each calendar year.  Learn More About The Card Here. THIS BENEFIT IS ENDING IN APRIL 2022. With the AAdvantage Aviator Silver MasterCard you get up to $50 back as statement credits on inflight Wi-Fi purchases every anniversary […]

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Cards With Lounge Access Privileges

  American Express Delta SkyMiles Reserve Card and the American Express Delta SkyMiles Reserve Business Credit Card  Delta SkyClubs Yourself-You can enter the Delta Sky Club at no cost.  You get the access when traveling on a same-day Delta-marketed or Delta-operated flight. If you are traveling on a Delta partner airline flight that is not marketed or operated […]

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