When Barclays introduced a new card earlier this year with points transferring to airline miles and bonuses for spend each year, the rest of the industry waited with baited breath to see what would happen. There was no sign up bonus. And even Barclays' ...

Why Big Credit Card Initial Bonus Offers Matter — To The Banks and more...  In This Issue...  Why Big Credit Card Initial Bonus Offers Matter — To The Banks  7 Simple Ways to Meet Minimum Spending on a Credit Card Without Breaking a Sweat  Why Banks Will Never Run Out of Credit Card Numbers and the Best Sushi in America  New Silvercar 20% Car Rental Discount, No Minimum Rental Required  Air India’s Director of Flight Safety Just Failed Two Breathalyzers Before Trying to Fly London-Delhi  Turning American Express Airline Fee Credits into Spendable Cash  The Tortured Lengths the Airline Industry Will Go To Avoid Admitting Higher Fares = Less Travel  More Recent Articles This email contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. Why Big Credit Card Initial Bonus Offers Matter — To The Banks When Barclays introduced a new card earlier this year with points transferring to airline miles and bonuses for spend each year, the rest of the industry waited with baited breath to see what would happen. There was no sign up bonus. And even Barclays' competitors were rooting for them to succeed. Is it possible to get consumers to adopt a rewards card without a big up front bonus? Continue reading Why Big Credit Card Initial Bonus Offers Matter — To The Banks...          • Email to a friend • 7 Simple Ways to Meet Minimum Spending on a Credit Card Without Breaking a Sweat There's no quicker and easier way to earn a large amount of miles quickly than with a new credit card. It's not super complicated and you probably have access to more spending that you can put on a credit card than you think -- so it's far less daunting to meet credit card minimum spending requirements than you think in order to earn a signup bonus. Continue reading 7 Simple Ways to Meet Minimum Spending on a Credit Card Without Breaking a Sweat...          • Email to a friend • Why Banks Will Never Run Out of Credit Card Numbers and the Best Sushi in America A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading Why Banks Will Never Run Out of Credit Card Numbers and the Best Sushi in America...          • Email to a friend • New Silvercar 20% Car Rental Discount, No Minimum Rental Required I don't rent cars nearly as often as I used to given the ubiquity of Uber and Lyft. However I really like Silvercar and wish they were in more cities, and really like Silvercar discounts even more. Silvercar has an all-Audi fleet (and they're now owned by Audi) and their all-inclusive model comes with free GPS, wifi, and satellite radio. You pay only actual tolls (no administrative charges) and can pay a flat $5 and they'll refuel your car at market rate. Continue reading New Silvercar 20% Car Rental Discount, No Minimum Rental Required...          • Email to a friend • Air India’s Director of Flight Safety Just Failed Two Breathalyzers Before Trying to Fly London-Delhi Government-owned Air India is a basket case. Air India crew often do as they wish whether it's evading alcohol checks and refusing to fly unless they're paired with their preferred co-workers. There's certainly fertile ground for improvement as the airline wishes to regain control of its operation. One place they may want to start is with whom they put in charge of training pilots for safety. Continue reading Air India’s Director of Flight Safety Just Failed Two Breathalyzers Before Trying to Fly London-Delhi...          • Email to a friend • Turning American Express Airline Fee Credits into Spendable Cash It's not too late to use your 2018 airline fee credits. And now is the perfect time to get an American Express card with an airline fee credit. That's because the credit is based on calendar year rather than your cardmember (or annual fee) year. You still gave time to get the card in 2018 and use the 2018 fee credit and then once January 2019 rolls around you can use the fee credit again. This means you'd get the airline fee credit twice in your first annual fee year. Continue reading Turning American Express Airline Fee Credits into Spendable Cash...          • Email to a friend • The Tortured Lengths the Airline Industry Will Go To Avoid Admitting Higher Fares = Less Travel Former Air France KLM CEO and current head of trade association IATA, the International Air Transport Association, explains slower growth in airline passenger travel Continue reading The Tortured Lengths the Airline Industry Will Go To Avoid Admitting Higher Fares = Less Travel...          • Email to a friend • More Recent Articles How Long Can You Sit? 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