The Hilton HHonors American Express Platinum Card is now offering an all-time best of up to 62,500 HHonors bonus points with an approved application, up from the already excellent 50,000 HHonors points previously being offered.
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Eligible Advanta cardholders can receive a $5 cash back bonus for each new automatic payment that they set up using their Advanta BusinessCard, up to a maximum of 10 set ups for $50.
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Discover is doubling its normal bonus rate on grocery store purchases from November 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 for new accounts:
The same company responsible for the Garmin Nuvi deal is also offering an Amazon.com gift card bonus. You’ll receive a $125 Amazon.com gift card when you apply, get approved for and make a qualifying purchase, balance transfer or cash advance with your new Discover More or Discover Student card.
Upon fulfillment of these requirements, estimated delivery time of the gift card is 2-6 weeks. More info is at www.mygiftcardoffers.com. (Via FW)
Virgin America and Barclays are introducing a new “Absurdly Simple” Virgin America Visa Signature card that earns Elevate points, good for any unsold seat on any flight anytime, with no blackout dates or restrictions of any kind.
The card application is not available yet, but when you pre-register now, you’ll earn a bonus 1,000 points. In addition, you’ll earn a one-way flight voucher if you apply by November 30, 2008 and make your first purchase by January 31, 2009.
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A recent SmartMoney article suggests that 0% offers could soon become a thing of the past, due to the impending passage of the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act. Credit card issuers claim that should the proposed changes pass, they may not be able to afford to extend these promos anymore. Are these just scare tactics on the part of card issuers or is there substance to the threat?
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This new Sony Card deal is very similar to this one, except that your qualifying purchase of $299 can be made at any authorized Sony dealer, rather than just at SonyStyle.com. In addition to the $150 bonus, there is a deferred interest promo: any purchases that post within 45 days of your account opening, on a single sales receipt at a Sony-authorized dealer with a value of $299 or more, are eligible for 0% for the first 12 months. If the promo balance is not paid at the end of that time, the normal purchase rate will apply from the purchase date.
A list of Sony authorized online dealers can be found here.
Bailout or no bailout? More FDIC insurance or not? As the markets gyrate back and forth, and banks and other financial institutions go under or get gobbled up, it’s been a volatile time, to say the least. With credit tightening and banks reluctant to lend money, what does this mean for your credit cards?
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Visa just announced that it is introducing Visa SavingsEdge, a new automatic savings program for small business credit card holders. Under the free program, members will receive automatic discounts when they use their enrolled Visa Business credit and check cards at participating merchants. Savings will appear as an account credit on their monthly statement. The program is no doubt an answer to similar small business programs already offered by other networks, such as American Express’ Open Savings and the MasterCard Easy Savings program.
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Discover’s popular “Turn Receipts into Rewards” program is resurfacing again this holiday season and it’s bigger than ever. From November 1, 2008 through January 4, 2009, you’ll receive a $20 Discover gift card for every $200 in spending on your Discover Card at participating malls while supplies last. (Gift cards are valid for use anywhere that Discover is accepted.) This time, over 160 malls nationwide will be participating, up from the 45 that participated in the fall version of the program.
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