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Saturday Summary: 10,000 Alaska Miles, Double Starwood Points, and More

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Here’s a summary of this week’s miles and points offers, deals, and specials:

Airlines

  • 10,000 bonus miles on Alaska Airlines for flying 3 roundtrips or 5,000 bonus miles for 2 roundtrips between Seattle and Boston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and San Francisco, and Philadelphia or between Portland and Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.  Registration is required. Valid for travel between August 20 – November 12, 2013.
  • You can save 5,000 miles on Hawaii award tickets on American Airlines.  You must book between August 28 – September 13, 2013 for travel from September 11 – December 17, 2013.

Car

  • Triple Gold Plus Rewards on Hertz rentals in September. Registration is required.  These are for rentals from September 1 – 30, and you must register prior to your rental.

Hotel

  • Starwood Take 2 promotion gives you unlimited double points on eligible stays from September 1 – December 15, 2013.  Plus a 2,500 point bonus for every 5 stays. Registration is required.
  • Enter the Starwood Take a Spin promotion for your chance to win free nights or Starpoints, and be entered to win 250,000 Starpoints. You can enter once a day until October 10, 2013.

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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card

The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is the best card to get started in the world of miles and points. It is the first card you should get to start traveling for free because the welcome offer is 60,000 points after spending $4,000 in the first three months.
 
My favorite perks about this card are earning 5X points on travel when booked through the Chase portal (2X if direct purchase), 3X points on dining, $50 yearly credit on hotels booked through the Chase portal, no foreign transaction fees, and transferring points to 13 airline and hotel partners like Hyatt, United, and Southwest.
 

Chase Freedom Unlimited®

The Chase Freedom Unlimited® is one of my favorite cards for earning cash back card and travel rewards. It offers a welcome offer of an additional 1.5% cash back on all your purchases up to $20,000 your first year.
 
My favorite perks about this card are earning 5% cash back on travel booked through the Chase Travel Portal, 3% cash back at drugstores and restaurants (including delivery and takeout), 1.5% cash back on all other purchases and no annual fee. When paired with cards like the Chase Sapphire Reserve® Card or Ink Business Cash® Credit Card, you can use your points to travel for free.
 

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