Hope you’re having a great holiday weekend. It’s time to get caught up on your blog reading during Memorial Day Weekend. Here’s a recap of this week’s blog posts.
Airline Deals
- 1,000 Southwest points fast. Here’s how to get and easy 1,000 Southwest points.
Free Money
- Last chance to get free money. You get a $20 Visa gift card when you buy $300 in Visa gift cards.
Travel Tips
- Looking for gift ideas for graduation or Father’s Day? Read out latest travel gift guide: Gift Ideas for the Graduation Who Loves to Travel.
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Capital One Venture X Business
With the Capital One Venture X Business the welcome offer is 150,000 mile bonus after spending $30,000 on purchases in the first three months.
My favorite perks about this card are free Capital One Lounge access, earning 2X points on all purchases, and transferring miles to over 15 travel loyalty programs.
Learn more about the Capital One Venture X Business and how to apply
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.You can get up to $1,050 in Chase Travel value: the 60k points are worth $750 when booked through the Chase Travel portal. And you get up to $300 in statement credits on travel booked through the Chase portal your first year.
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.