New Virgin Red Rewards Credit Card

Details Written by: RJ Synchrony Bank has published details of the Virgin Red card. There’s currently a waitlist for those interested. Virgin Red Rewards Annual fee: $99 Multipliers 3x Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Hotels, and Virgin Voyages 2x Dining, groceries, streaming, & EV Charging 1x All purchases Benefits Spend $15k in a calendar year to pick…

CLEAR Membership Price Increase

Details Written by: RJ CLEAR has raised membership prices by $10 to $199. Additional members price is also up to $119, previously $89. American Expressed currently still shows the $189 price in app (my Business Platinum) and on the home product pages. I assume this will be updated. Thoughts Some warning would have been nice……

Chase & Door Dash Expand Card Benefits

Details Written by: RJ Chase and Door Dash have added perks to the core Chase cards: Sapphire Reserve® Cardmembers with active, free DashPass memberships will continue to receive the benefit through December 31, 2027. New and existing Sapphire Reserve cardmembers who have not yet activated the DashPass benefit can enroll to receive a complimentary DashPass…

BILT Rewards Lowers Rent Day Cap

Details Written by: RJ In a recent email to cardholders, BILT Rewards snuck in a line stating Rent days will soon be capped. Starting 10/1/24, the cap will be 1k points. Down from the current cap of 10k points. Thoughts Seemed bound to happen at some point. Most people had spend strategies to fully max…

Barclays & Hawaiian Airlines Extend Partnership

Details Written by: RJ Barclays and Hawaiian Airlines have renewed their cobranded card partnership. End date is not listed. “The contract extension with Hawaiian Airlines builds upon the strong history and collaborative nature of our partnership dating back to 2013 and will ensure the program is well positioned for continued growth,” said Denny Nealon ,…

Chase Increases Card Insurance Coverages

Details Written by: RJ Chase is sending emails notifying cardholders of a change in benefits administrator and underwriter providers Change of note Travel accident coverage increases from $250k – $500k Auto coverage More vehicles $60k in coverage for certain vehicles added with retail price of $125k Emergency evacuation now coordinates more for certain events so…