Survey: Average card APR stays at record high of 15.36 percent + MORE Jan 12th

News, Tips & Tricks If you opened up a Virgin America Elevate account prior to December 5th you can get 10,000 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles for free. If you don’t have a Mileage Plan account yet visit the link below in the bonus offers section to find the promotion and register for it (you also get an option of getting a $100 travel credit instead of 10,000 miles) If you do have an Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan account you can expect an email asking you to link your accounts and they’ll give you 10,000 miles (no option of the $100 credit) I received the email this morning as I have not linked my accounts yet so they assumed I did not have a Mileage Plan account but the email does state if you do you can just click their link to be able to link your Mileage Plan and Elevate accounts. I gave it a few tries but kept getting errors. So I’ll try later, maybe too many people are trying to link right now. Who knows. No matter what I am excited as those 10,000 miles are worth two short haul one way tickets and there is no cost to them…

Jan. 11, 2017: The national average APR on new credit card offers remained at a record high this week, according to the CreditCards.com Weekly Credit Card Rate Report.

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Last seen in May, we once again have an Aeroplan specific bonus for booking hotels via Rocketmiles, the third party hotel booking site that awards miles on stays Worldwide. Be sure you check pricing on the stays, sometimes these third party sites can be more expensive and you won’t earn hotel loyalty points and may not have your hotel elite benefits recognized. That being said the mileage bonus may be worthwhile for you to book via Rocketmiles especially if the hotel isn’t part of a hotel loyalty program (like a boutique hotel). Aeroplan miles earned via Rocketmiles do count towards Aeroplan status.Offer Details50% Bonus Aeroplan Miles on your first Rocketmiles booking booked via the special promotion page at www.rocketmiles.com/aeroplanbonus. The first time booking bonus can only be earned once per member. Book by Mar 31, 17Earn even more miles with the most complete Aeroplan Bonus Mile listing!

American Express released boosted sign up bonuses for their premium AeroplanPlus cards today. Both the Reserve and the Platinum cards see a 10,000 Aeroplan Mile increase to 60,000 and 50,000 miles respectively. Both of these offers run until Mar 29, 17.American Express AeroplanPlus Reserve Card• New American Express® AeroplanPlus®* Reserve Cardmembers earn 60,000 Welcome Bonus Aeroplan®* Miles after you spend $3,000 in your first three months of Card membership.  Offer ends on March 29th, 2017. Apply now. • Earn 1.25 miles for every $1 in Card purchases • Accelerate your earn rate to 2 Aeroplan miles for every $1 of eligible Air Canada purchases • Access to one annual $200 Annual Travel Credit • Enjoy an annual Partner Ticket™ benefit for a short-haul or long-haul flight reward when you redeem up to 25,000 Aeroplan Miles • Relax before you fly with unlimited access to the Air Canada Maple Leaf LoungeTM where available, and a Complimentary Priority Pass Membership and lounge access • Experience the benefit of an eligible complimentary first checked bag on flights operated by Air Canada, up to 5 bags annually • Breeze through airport lines with the Air Canada Priority Check-in benefit • Benefit from access to the Aeroplan Priority Line where you’ll have the ability to book travel, change flights and add a Partner Ticket to your next trip • Enjoy access to American Express Concierge Service • +Subject to approval…