Happy March!

Posts:

• Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Card – Higher Bonus!
• Trip Planning:  D.C. Long Weekend
• Through the Shopping Portal and What Alice Found There

News:

• Eight American-based airlines released their wish lists for U.S.-Cuba flights. There are a lot of expected routes in there, but also some wacky route pairings (Alaska Airlines flying twice daily from Los Angeles to Havana?!). Check it out over at USA Today.
• If you’re an SPG member, you can play their new game “Get in the Game” once a day until 3/18 to potentially win various MLB prizes, Amazon gift cards, or Starpoints. – h/t Points with a Crew.
• Between April 26th and June 16th, jetBlue is offering 25% off award flights. This applies to every day except Sundays (and Memorial Day weekend). – h/t Doctor of Credit.

Bonuses:

• The Starwood Preferred Guest credit card from American Express has raised its bonus to 35,000 points after spending $3,000 in 90 days. Usually, this card only offers 25,000 points for the same spend. This bonus is great for a few reasons, which I’ll be covering next week. Stay tuned!
• You can currently get the 80,000 point IHG Rewards Club bonus by applying over the phone. Call 1-877-274-0851 and then press 1. The Chase representative should begin reading the terms for the 80,000 point bonus. Thanks Ulgarmoose over on reddit!