Massive welcome bonus on the best card in the biz & how to afford Japan flights.

Did my spicy sub-sub line get you? Good morning to the 64% of you who consistently open this email! (good, eh)? I wonder what percentage of you make it past the intro?

I think these intros are pretty, “fire”, as the youth say.

I’ve got great info coming your way today.

My goal: that every time you read this newsletter, you:

1. Laugh a little.

2. Discover a way to save AT LEAT $500 on your next trip.

3. Are inspired to travel more.

4. Feel compelled to share with a friend.

Just imagine how entertaining this would be if I had enough subs for paid ads:)

Let’s get into it.

ELEVATED BONUS OFFER: THIS IS A BIG DEAL.

One of, if not the best travel card on the market just increased its welcome bonus from 60,000 —> 75,000 points.

This is a big deal.

This usually happens once a year. If you’ve been waiting, now is the time to strike.

This card has so many benefits:

• 75,000 points bonus after spending $4k in 3 months.

• 5x points on travel booked through the portal.

• 3x points on dining & online groceries.

• 1x on everything else.

• $50 annual hotel credit.

• 10% anniversary points bonus.

• Complimentary DashPass membership.

• Primary rental car insurance.

• Trip insurance.

• $95 annual fee.

• Access to elite transfer partners like Southwest, Hyatt, Air France/KLM, British Airways, & more.

Here’s some things you could do with that bonus.

• Fly one-way to England 7 times.

• Fly 2 people roundtrip to Rome.

• Stay in South Africa for 21 nights.

• Stay 4 nights at an all-inclusive with cash rates over $500/night.

• Fly one way to the Carribean 6 times.

& so much more.

This card earns the most valuable points in the world (IMO).

Don’t miss out, friends.

Flying to Japan never seemed so affordable.

Everyone wants to go to Japan it seems.

I can see why…

Why the fuji would you not want to go?

Oh, you say it’s too expensive and far away?

Well, can’t help with the distance.

But here’s how to get a decent price with points to go to Japan.

Spoiler: I learned something new about travel hacking this week.

You can use Virgin Atlantic points to book ANA flights from America to Japan.

Even though Virgin & ANA aren’t in the same airline alliance, they have a partnership that allows you to book flights with Virgin points.

Virgin points are easy to earn (especially from the elevated offer we just chatted about).

If you’ve never heard of ANA - people love it. They RAVE about it. The best of Japanese hospitality.

Here’s Virgin Atlantic’s award chart for ANA:

So you can fly from the eastern U.S. all the way to Japan for just 65,000 points.

But wait, if there’s a transfer bonus to Virgin (there often is), this could get all the way down to 45,000 points.

Think $450, for a flight that’s typically almost $2,000.

How to find availability?

Look on United.com for saver award space, then call Virgin Atlantic & book.

If you’ve been dreaming of Japan, here’s your chance.

That’s it for today. I appreciate you all!