Three ways to earn a ton of points

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Good morning from Lebanon, my 105th country!

I’ve got some interesting travel plans coming up, but for now, I’ve got three ways to earn a crap load of points for you:

• 💳 5 reasons you need this card NOW

• ✈️ New Southwest members earn 5k bonus points

• 🏨 Earn 20x Hyatt points per dollar

💳 5 Reasons You Shouldn’t Wait to Apply for the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card

It’s truly the BEST time of the year for us miles and points nerds — and that’s because our favorite card, the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card has launched an elevated welcome offer: Earn 100,000 bonus points after you spend $5,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. 😍

But this offer won’t last forever… Here are five reasons why now’s the time to act:

Bonus points galore

The typical welcome offer is significantly lower than the currently elevated one (hello, 100k bonus points 👀).

Those 100,000 bonus points are worth at least $1,250 when redeemed through Chase Travel^SM at 1.25 cents each, but they could hold even more value if you take advantage of Chase’s airline and hotel transfer partners... more on that in a sec.

This is a rare deal

I think all our jaws collectively hit the floor when we saw this elevated offer.

The last time the Sapphire Preferred boasted a bonus this high was back in 2021… And might I remind you that was four long years ago. 🤯

We have no idea how long this elevated welcome offer will last, and we don’t know when we’ll see it again.

It’s perfect timing for summer travel

Spring is the perfect time to start earning points for peak summer travel — and remember, the summer season doesn’t technically end until late September, so you have plenty of time!

If you add the Sapphire Preferred to your wallet now, you’ll have at least 100,000 bonus points ready to book award flights or hotels by the time your summer plans roll around.

Maximum flexibility

Holding a card that earns transferable points is key to getting the most value out of your travel redemptions. 💪

It’s true that you can redeem Chase points directly in the Chase Travel^SM portal for 1.25 cents per point, but it’s a great feeling knowing that you can also transfer your Chase points to some of the best airlines and hotels in the business.

This allows you to reach all corners of the earth, thanks to Chase’s many transfer partners like:

• Air Canada Aeroplan

• Virgin Atlantic Flying Club

• Air France/KLM Flying Blue

• British Airways Executive Club

• World of Hyatt

Set yourself apart from the rest 

If you hold the Sapphire Preferred, you’re setting yourself up for major travel success — far beyond other travel hopefuls.

The Sapphire Preferred can be the foundation of your credit card trifecta. This will help accelerate your ability to earn additional points on different spending categories spread across multiple Chase cards.

You’ll also be able to transfer your Chase points to Hyatt, which is unique to the Chase credit card family.

Being able to book award nights at gorgeous Hyatt hotels and resorts is one of the best uses of your Chase points, and it all starts with holding the Sapphire Preferred.

Bottom line

This 100k elevated offer on the Sapphire Preferred is one of the most valuable we’ve seen in years — and it won’t be around forever. Act now before it disappears!

✨ Act fast to snag this offer before it’s gone! ✨

✈️ New Southwest members earn 5k bonus points

Yesterday, I told you about how Southwest members could get easy Frontier elite status.

The one major caveat was that it wasn’t available to new Southwest Rapid Rewards members…

Thankfully, I have good news for those of you in that boat — Southwest will give 5,000 points to new members who take their first flight with Southwest!

Here is how this works:

If you are not currently enrolled in Southwest Rapid Rewards (which is free to do), you can create an account using this link and instantly earn 750 Southwest points.

Then, if you take two one-way flights or one round-trip within 60 days, you’ll earn another 4,250 points (on top of the points you earn normally from flying).

Because of math, this means you’ll end up with a total of 5,000 bonus points!

If you are traveling with a family, this is a great chance to enroll your kids and spouse to build up a nice little points stash for the fam.

5,000 points isn’t a ton, but it could be enough for a free flight depending on where you fly:

Even if it’s not enough for a free flight, you can just transfer some points over from the Sapphire Preferred to top up your balance.

Anyway, this is a nice little treat for new Southwest members.

🏨 Earn 20x Hyatt points per dollar

Hyatt points are the most valuable points currency in the world. Because of their dope award chart, a small amount of points can get you a long way.

So when Hyatt offers ways to earn a ton more points, we get excited.

Right now, for example, they’re offering 11x points for certain members on certain stays.

Here’s the deal:

If you hold the hotel’s co-branded credit card, The World of Hyatt Credit Card you’ll earn 11x points on stays at Under Canvas, a camping/glamping brand that Hyatt partners with.

Hyatt members already earn 5x points per dollar on all stays, and the card earns an additional 4x points per dollar at Hyatt.

So in the end, you’ll be earning TWENTY points per dollar.

You need to register for this offer, so please do that now if you’re a cardholder and interested in this.

And don’t go booking a stay for next week, either — the promo is valid for stays between June 1 and September 7 of this year.

So, how valuable is this, you ask? Well, let’s look at an example…

This Under Canvas property in Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah costs $329 per night. 👇

It’s a lot — but it’s also a really unique experience!

Plus, this promo will earn you 6,580 points per night.

That means that staying just two nights here would earn you enough points to book almost FOUR more nights at a Hyatt hotel like this one in Germany:

So while the stays are expensive, the return on that spend is fantastic if you’re eligible for this promo.

And, again, you can always top up your Hyatt point balance by transferring points from the World of Hyatt Card we told you about earlier.

That’s all for today, folks. I’ve talked your ear off quite a bit today, so I’ll leave you alone now.

But make sure you tune in tomorrow, the week is just getting started!

Cheers,

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