In this update: A Delta Amex promotion ending tonight, monthly points and miles totals from our household, travel news, and yet another YouTube delay (but hopefully the last).
Last Chance for Delta Amex 60, 70k Offers ENDS TONIGHT
The big summer rush of elevated credit card sign-up bonuses is starting to fizzle out like yesterday’s fireworks. The Platinum gets you 70k Delta Skymiles and the Gold gets you 60k. Today, July 5th, is the last chance for these two Delta Amex offers, which are the highest for each card, as far as I can remember.
Since Amex limits you to one lifetime sign-up bonus per card, now would be a good time to get either of these. (Of course any card application should also fit into your overall card strategy.) To see a few more details on these offers, check out this MileValue post.
Household Points and Miles Activity for May
My initial 25k bonus from my Starwood preferred Guest Amex hit last month. There’s another 10k bonus waiting for me once I spend an additional $2,000 before September:
- earned 27,858 hotel points
- earned 3,485 Chase Ultimate Rewards
Travel News
I am very excited that my Euro2017 trip is less than a week away! By no means the only thing I’m excited about, but one that’s been on my mind today, is my United Polaris business class flight from Chicago to Dublin. I found this flight for 57.5k United miles + $8.10. The exact plane I will be flying in is slightly older than the one in the video but all of the amenities are the same. The Polaris lounge in Chicago will be the exact one pictured in this video:
I will be busy visiting with friends, wandering in the Alps, drinking good beer, and answering questions about U.S. politics, but I will try to find some time to get a field report or two up on the website.
YouTube Update
Ok, ok. . . this is getting silly. What can I say? It’s summer and there’s lots to do. And launching a YouTube channel is no cake walk. Here’s a screenshot I took minutes ago. We’re getting very close . . .
Now you’re updated. Go employ some Value Tactics!