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NEW Southwest Airlines Credit Card Offering 25,000 Points

November 16, 2011
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The Southwest Airlines credit card is yet another tactic in Chase’s mission to get your credit card business.  If you like travel and airline rewards, then Chase likes you. Not too long ago they were giving away 100,000 miles with the British Airways credit card (now expired, sadly), then more recently they started giving away 50,000 miles [...]

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The Best Chase Credit Cards of 2011

September 26, 2011
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It seems that every time we talk about a big signup bonus, it’s from one of the Chase credit cards: 2011 brought us the Southwest 2 free flights deal, British Airways’ 100k miles, and the Chase Sapphire’s 50,000 points. So if you’re looking for a killer rewards deal, a Chase card is probably your best [...]

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New: Chase Ink Bold Offers 50,000-Point Signup Bonus, Worth Up to $625 of Travel

September 22, 2011
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The Chase Ink Bold, a business credit card designed to reward big spenders, just announced that it’s offering an appropriately big bonus: 50,000 Ultimate Rewards Points, worth $500 cash back but $625 if you use them to book travel through the Chase travel service. The bonus is yours (or, more accurately, your business’) if you [...]

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Is a Barclays Credit Card Worth It?

September 18, 2011
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Many of the Barclays credit cards are geared toward travel. With AirTran, Priceline and Best Western credit cards available, Barclays offers a variety of travel rewards programs designed to reward loyal hotel guests and frequent flyers. Unfortunately, none of those programs are very good. Narrow selections: Iceland or China? Barclays has a long list of [...]

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Visa Black Card: As Good as Hyped?

September 17, 2011
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The Visa Black Card is built on prestige and exclusivity. In fact, this esteemed “ultimate buying tool” has its own website, the homepage of which describes it as “the world’s most prestigious and versatile credit card.” To “ensure the highest caliber of personal service,” Visa limits cardholders to 1% of the U.S. population. But for all its [...]

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Chase Sapphire Preferred Card Offers 50000 Point Bonus AND Improved Rewards

August 22, 2011
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Update August 22nd: The Chase Sapphire Preferred card just upped its signup bonus to 50,000 points, and now they’re revamping their rewards program. In addition to offering 50k Ultimate Rewards Points on signup, you can now earn double rewards on travel and dining purchases. We value Ultimate Rewards points at 1 cent apiece, but if you redeem [...]

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NEW: Capital One No Hassle Cash Premier, a Small Business Credit Card

August 18, 2011
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Update: This card has been replaced by the excellent [nw:card_name 11805], which gets you 2% cash back on all purchases, has a $59 annual fee (waived the first year), and has a sign up bonus of $100 after you spend $1,000 in the first 3 months. [nw:timplate 11805] The obsolete offer is below: Today, Capital [...]

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Ritz-Carlton Credit Card: Now with 50,000-Point Bonus

August 12, 2011
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The Ritz-Carlton credit card, which has the perks of the American Express Platinum as well as a solid rewards program, is now offering a 50,000-point bonus when you make your first purchase – none of the usual “spend $3,000 in the first month” conditions. The card, always a good value, became even more attractive with [...]

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Rewards Credit Card Showdown: Chase Freedom vs. Sapphire

August 11, 2011
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In a head-to-head pitting the Chase Freedom versus the Chase Sapphire, we compare two of our most popular rewards credit cards. But except for the fact that both earn rewards, and that both are from Chase, the Sapphire and Freedom couldn’t be more different. The Freedom bills itself as more of an everyman’s credit card, [...]

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British Airways Card Holders Can Receive VIP Treatment in NYC Restaurants

August 4, 2011
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The Chase British Airways card continues to pull out cool offers: they stunned us a few months back with a 100,000 British Airways miles giveaway (worth $1,000) and even after the promotion ended, they’re offering 50,000 miles as a signup bonus, substantially more than most other airline credit cards. Now, they’re offering an additional perk [...]

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