What do you want to know? The categories right now are gas stations and home improvement stores. The max is $1500 spend per quarter. Lowes and Home Depot sell gift cards which could help max out the current category. Though 5% is not super high for GCs.
I was going to say, I saw these giftcards at Staples. If you have a CIC or a Staples offer, might be worth it.
I've had the surpass since 10/2017 and I've never gotten an upgrade offer. I did have the Aspire back in 2019 as well. Did you already get the Aspire SUB once before?
If you hop on chat they'll tell you
That said, I feel I had a tracker showing for my Everyday upgrade I just finshied. Love Chicago. Might have to drag the BF there this summer as I haven't been in over a year. Architecture tour is a MUST. It's a field trip I take my students on every year. Chicago line has free starbucks and cookies, LOL. I think I've done all of the companies at this point. I like staying close to/on Michigan Ave. I've stayed at the Sheraton on the river, and the W at Navy Pier. Also the Intercontinental on Mich Ave oh and the Waldorf. Others have mentioned the food. Obv, must get a deep dish Pizza. There are a few speakeasy's if you're into that. If you're into architecture try and do one of the FLW tours. I've done both the home/studio and the robie house. Hit up the Sears Tower, or the Hancock. I like the Cubes at the Sears, I think the Hancock has "the tilt". The art museum is nice. We used to show Ferris Buellers Day Off on the bus on the way to Chicago. The year we did the art museum, we found all the kids at the reenacting the scene starring at the painting, LOL. It's one of my fav cities! Shedd's can be good, the museums, etc. You really can't go wrong.
As a Chicago area native, I can tell you there is loads to do and the city is planning on being fully open by July. As for places to stay, I've never stayed in the city so can't help there. Field Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Lincoln Park Zoo, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, and the Art Institute are all great. Cubs and Sox, Chicago Fire Soccer all playing. Michigan Avenue for shopping. Navy Pier, Chicago River architecture tour (available on Chase travel portal) Loads of great restaurants. Outside the city, Brookfield Zoo, Morton Arboretum, Chicago Botanic Garden.
I listed a bunch of stuff in my post and totally forgot Frank. I love love love Wright. In college, a million years ago, I took an architectural history course which counted towards history requirements. My final paper was on Wright's Home and Studio in Oak Park. Even today, I have an architectural drawing of one of his Oak Park homes in my dining room.
No neither of us have had the aspire. I really want DH to apply for it but I was hoping for an upgrade offer to try to get the SUB twice.
How long did you have your surpass before you got the upgrade offer?
Amex BCB offer switched back to Biz Gold from Biz Platinum
My plat is still there, but wish I would have tried for the gold. I can't do the plat :-(
I think @wanderlust7 got your answer, but yes it would be possible to get 4 of the $100 Dell credit by waiting, but as others have mentioned the offer could disappear at any time, so I wouldn't risk it for an extra $100 of Dell. But in the future it is possible to get an extra credit with only paying one af. With Dell being semiannual you can apply in June and get 4 credits. Or applying in December can get you 3 airline credits.
Yes worrying about it disappearing is why I ended up going for it (about 5 min ago haha) instead of waiting. Wasn’t worth the risk for one potential extra Dell credit.
I was once asked to sing on-stage at the Grand Ole Opry (during my tour of the Ryman, while we were all standing on stage, the guide asked us all to sing something)
Nice!! Congrats!! I still think that 100K Biz Plat with waived af is my favorite, but this is a close second. You are similar to where P2 was. I ended up getting him the Schwab Plat last month and have cashed everything out. Yes, first get the brokerage account. There is a small $100 bonus you could get from a support, but they have upped the amount needed, so I didn't get anything. The Schwab Plat is a personal card and you apply for that after opening the brokerage account. It's just as easy as other AmEx to get approved for.
Looks like DoC just updated and is saying $25 for WA, so with a guest it should be $50. We'll be there in August and honestly this may work better than breakfast for me. With a family of 5 we'll probably just eat something easy in the room and then save up the credits for dinner. I doubt it, but I have 2 rooms, wonder if I'd still just get the $50.
DH has an upgrade offer on his Surpass but I don’t see anywhere that mentions an MSR and points. How were you able to tell? I’d have to him an Aspire first before taking the upgrade.
