Here’s a summary of this week’s miles and points offers, deals, specials, and news that I haven’t posted on the blog:
Airlines
- Qatar Airlines will join Oneworld on October 30, 2013. This should open up more use of your miles.
- Southwest Airlines started enforcing no shows on September 13. Effective September 13, you must cancel your reservation no later than 10 minutes prior to departure to receive a travel credit. Failure to do so will result in forfeiting all travel funds.
- Double points (including elite qualifying points) on Virgin Atlantic when you fly Main Cabin Select or First Class between now through December 31, 2013. Registration is required. You can also earn up to 25,000 bonus points depending on how many qualifying points you’ve earned.
Car
- 1 Free Rental for every 2 rentals of 2 days or longer from National Rental Cars. Promotion is valid for rentals now through January 31, 2014. Registration is required.
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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.
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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.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.