- Sears secures court approval for an additional $350 million loan by CNBC. Sears just keeps on finding a way to somehow stay alive.
- Alaska Airlines May Soon Join the Oneworld Alliance by Danny Deal Guru. Interesting if they get Alaska & Royal Air Maroc
- Where Have All the MR-Earning Amex Offers Gone? by Middle Age Miles. A reader noticed this as well, I’m still seeing a few but not the same as before. I wonder if American Express has given up on these offers?
- No deal: Icelandair plan to acquire rival WOW is off by USA Today.
Deals expirin at the end of today or starting today (view the full deal calendar here):
Deals expiring at end of tomorrow:
- Avianca LifeMiles Credit Cards 40,000 & 60,000 Miles Bonuses After One Purchase
- Rite Aid: Save on Gift Cards for Vanilla Visa, Chipotle & More (11/25-12/1)
- ShopRite: Purchase $100 In Giftcards & Save $15 On Your Next Order (11/25-12/1) (Limit 1)
- Office Depot/Max: $20 Discount When You Buy $150 Or More In Happy Giftcards [11/25/18 until 12/1/18]
- Target.com: Save $5 When You Spend $20+ On Books
- Sam’s Club: 20% Off iTunes Giftcards
- Staples: $100 Lowe’s Giftcard For $90 [11/25/18 until 12/1/18]
- Dollar General: 15% Off Select Giftcards (HBO, Hulu, Nintendo & More)
At least some will have more time with the sears card. I kinda want it… But don’t want a dead card
Sears Credit cards has a new offer out this morning for new signups $40 statement credit for $50 spend on new accounts. Realize its chumpy (even the prior $150 for 2k MSR wasn’t that great) but the SYWR can be product changed into a TYP earning card. Note that this is a Citi Retail Card Services product and will have a bizarro look & feel to its customer service and web support, compared to mainline Citi or Citicards.
People can google reddit, FT, or DOC for why they might want a Sears TYP card.
My Citi Sears SYW card was automatically converted to a TYP earning card nearly 2 years ago. A family member had the same card and his remains a SYW point card. Will they convert a card upon request? The big bonus point offers on my card have been non-existent since early 2018. In 2017 they were fantastic.
Hi William – I really appreciate the read from you and the link. The lack of MR-earning Amex Offers is certainly disappointing. We’ll continue to be on the lookout for data points and possible strategies. Many thanks!
Sears “loan” is actually bankruptcy financing; it’s pretty normal and routine for companies within a bankruptcy process to obtain financing, especially asset-heavy companies with a ton of inventory / receivables / IP, etc that serve as collateral. Wouldn’t exactly say that this is a way that Sears found to stay alive; basically this isn’t really news
+1
Iceland Air and Wow seemed like a weird combination. Iceland Air’s service is top notch. While everything I have heard about WOW is bad. And by the time you pay for seat assignment and bag fees Iceland Air is actually cheaper.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/30/marriott-says-its-starwood-database-was-breached-onapproximately-500-million-guests-.html
Marriott reveals data breach of 500 million Starwood guests
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/30/tech/marriott-hotels-hacked/index.html
No consequences, nothing changes…
SPG accounts hacked
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/30/marriott-says-its-starwood-database-was-breached-onapproximately-500-million-guests-.html
FYI. SPG data breach. sigh…