4. Why collect airline miles and hotel
points?
• Take nearly free vacations to visit friends and family.
5. Why collect airline miles and hotel
points?
• Free hotel stays. (18,000 Hyatt points per night @ Hyatt
Waikiki Beach)
6. Why collect airline miles and hotel
points?
• Nearly free honeymoons. 35,000 Chase Ultimate
Rewards points and $100 per person for round-trip flights
to Turks and Caicos.
7. Why collect airline miles and hotel
points?
• Fly international first or business class. 62,500 American
Airline miles and $300 per person one-way.
8. Why collect airline miles and hotel
points?
• Stay at hotels I could never afford. Retail price $800+ for
free!
9. Ways to collect airline miles
and hotel points
• #1 - Traveling for work
10. IHG Loyalty Program
• Free nights starting at 5,000 points to 50,000 points a
night.
• 50,000 points for a night at IC Thalasso Bora Bora.
11. Ways to collect airline miles
and hotel points
• #2 - Hotel Promotions
• Example: IHG Big Win Promotion
12. Ways to collect airline miles
and hotel points
• 1,000 Points – “Try one and done” – Stay at any IHG
hotel
• 2,000 Points – “Book with us” – Book 2 separate stays
• 4,000 Points – “Stay more & earn more” – Stay 4 nights
at IHG hotels
• 8,000 Points – “Win in a weekend” – Stay 2 Saturday
Nights
• 10,000 Points – “Explore our brands” – Stay at 3
different IHG hotels
• 25,000 Points – “Win big” – Complete all of your
personalized offers
13. Ways to collect airline miles
and hotel points
• How to sign up:
• http://win.ihg.com
14. Ways to collect airline miles
and hotel points
• #3 - Credit Card Sign up Bonuses
15. What about your credit score?
• Know what makes up your credit score.
16. My Credit Score
• Applied for at least 20 credit cards over the last 2 years.
• Paid in full and on time 100% of the time.
17. Important info about credit
cards
• Start slowly. Apply for 1 or 2 credit cards at
first.
• Stay organized.
• Don’t apply for more than 1 credit card if
applying for a home loan.
• MOST IMPORTANT TIP: PAY
BALANCES IN FULL AND ON
TIME (65% of score)
18. Best Hotel Credit Card
• IHG Rewards Visa Card
• 80,000 bonus points after spending $1000 in first 3
months.
• Free night every year at any IHG hotels. (Cert may be
redeemed online.)
• No fee 1st year, then $49.
• No foreign transaction fees.
• Sign up link:
https://www.mychasecreditcards.com/ihg/inhotel80k
•
19. Best Personal Credit Card
• Chase Sapphire Preferred
• 40,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points after spending
$3,000 in 3 months
• Points transfer airlines and hotels.
• No Foreign Transaction Fees
• First year annual fee waived, second year $95
20. Best Business Credit Card
• Chase Ink Bold
• 50,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points after spending
$5,000 in 3 months
• No foreign transaction fees
• 5X points on office supply stores, and on cellular phone,
landline, internet, and cable TV services
• Trick: Buy $50 gas cards and Amazon gift cards at Office Depot
• $0 annual fee first year, 2nd year $95 (worth the fee)
22. Chase Ultimate Rewards
• Example redemptions:
• 25,000 United miles roundtrip to CONUS locations. 60,000
to Europe. 35,000 to Caribbean.
• 25,000 British Airways Avios from west coast to Hawaii.
• Southwest – 1 point = 1.67 Southwest credit.
• Hyatt – 5,000 – 22,000 Hyatt points per night.
24. Other Important Info
• Be flexible with your dates.
• Award flights subject to availability.
• Stay organized. Don’t miss payments.
• Collect transferrable points. i.e. Chase Ultimate
Rewards, American Express Starwood Preferred Guest
points, AMEX Membership Rewards points
25. Ways to collect airline miles
and hotel points
• Charge EVERYTHING to credit cards. Maximize each
dollar spent.
• 2X points on dining and travel with Chase Sapphire
Preferred
• 5X points on office supply stores, cable TV, internet, and
cell phone bill.
26. Conclusion
• Why collect airline miles and hotel points?
• Save lots of money.
• Travel to places you could normally not afford.
• It’s fun.
• Ways to collect points.
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Travel for work.
Hotel promotions.
Credit card sign up bonuses.
Daily credit card spend.