I love credit cards so much! v7.0 - 2025 (see first page for add'l details)

[elgerber]

Well then, that throws a wrench, LOL. I see a link for an 85K offer on the Atmos, that ight be the front runner.

Doesn't Doc have reports of a NLL link? I haven't tried it. We can non-rev on Delta now, so I'm honestly banking those and no idea when/if I'll use them, LOL. I say they are my absolute back up plan for getting home when needed I guess, LOL.

I might just do the Alaska offer. I don't fly Alaska, but I do like AA miles. I guess I'll just have to figure out how that whole mess works, LOL.

The most recent one, I can't pull up. The one before that had the NLL language on it. It's making me crazy LOL. I need Delta miles badly

 

[Princess Michele]

Sounds like a good plan.

You don't necessarily need to use a Bonvoy support. The non-cobrands can support to any card. So you can pick whichever charge card is the highest.

Approval isn't usually an issue with Amex, but the pop-up is.

To get Chase Bonvoy cards in the future, you need to wait 24 months from the last Amex Bonvoy SUB. Whether you need to close it depends on the card. Chart

Thank you for the confirmation and support information. I applied for the Bevy using a support link from P3 because hers was higher than P2's and got instant approval with a crazy high credit limit. Later this week I will support P2 for his own Bevy.

I'll see how my total points are in 2 years and decide if I need to deal with getting any Chase cards.

This sounds like a good plan. I don't have the answers to the questions as I have been shut out of those convoluted rules for some time since I have had all of the cards and still hold the Ritz which I refuse to downgrade or cancel and take the chance that they stop allowing upgrades. I also keep the Amex Bonvoy for upgrade/downgrade game with Amex. Currently utilizing a P3 and P4 for strategic situations once in a blue moon. This was one of them and at the time having each of them get a Bevy was fine.

Thanks for validating my plan. It's great that you have the older cards and are able to get good use from them. I wanted to get Marriott cards 15-20 years ago but DH was against it. Now I wish I had gone ahead and got them.

Another fyi for safari planners. Marriott is currently offering a 40% bonus on buying pts through Sept 17. You can get 210K for $1875. The highest pts nts for 2026 appear to be 236K. Cash price for same night is $2.3K (or $2.4K), so its a good deal if you have UR or MR to transfer and top it off for 1 nt. From what I've read, the 40% is the highest bonus they've offered this year. This is also only the 3rd time they've offered a bonus this year. I plan to patch together enough for 4 nts through MR/UR, SUBs, purchasing, and transferring from other members. And yes I'm kicking myself for not transferring pts with the 50% bonus last week (story of my life).

ETA: I also read that you can purchase an additional 100K through the awards booking process. You could then cancel that reservation and the pts will credit back to your acct.

Thanks for posting this. I will have to keep an eye out for this when it occurs in the future. After racking up large vet bills this summer I will need to wait to buy points.

 

[djmeredith]

Qatar doesn't release J seats for summer travel at the normal calendar open. I booked our 4 J seats to Cape Town, SA in October when they released all their summer award tickets. I was able to book all 4 on the same flight with AA miles, 70K/ticket.

Thanks for this info! Is there a specific time in Oct for the release? Also, when you say you booked with AA miles, does that mean you booked through the AA site?

 

[NewbieMom]

Did you go for the Atmos biz because your Summit e-mail wasn't working? New e-mail went out last night if you're still interested.

I didn't get another email! Checked my spam too Yeah, I went for the biz first and will go for the Summit before the 2 weeks is up. Hopefully it'll be fixed, and I get the new email!

 

[wanderlust7]

I didn't get another email! Checked my spam too Yeah, I went for the biz first and will go for the Summit before the 2 weeks is up. Hopefully it'll be fixed, and I get the new email!

The subject of the e-mail is "The wait is over: The premier credit card of Atmos Rewards has landed". Hope you get it!

 

[orangecuse]

Decided to go for the AA biz instead of an Amex for now and instant approval!

 

[CaliforniaGirl09]

I totally forgot to cancel my SW card 30 days before the 100k offer expires. If I cancel tomorrow, do I have any chance of approval by mid-Sept. when the offer ends?