Sadly, I Can’t Visit This Ancient Capital With the Most Beautiful Cherry Blossoms This Year
From Guiyang to Wuhan to Wuxi, my social feed has been flooded with cherry blossoms lately. It inevitably brought me back to this time last year, when I ended up stranded in Japan...
Tips for Applying for the AMEX Business Platinum 100,000/150,000 MR Offer
According to a WeChat reader Leo’s DP, calling in now may get you a 150,000 MR offer after spending $15,000 in three months (no lifetime language), though YMMV. Was the previous de...
Several Ways to Use the AMEX Platinum $200 Travel Credit
In theory, this benefit needs to be used through AMEX Travel, and it can also be used for FHR bookings (as long as you pay through AMEX). This article goes over several ways to use...
Kyoto by the Forest: Not Just Woodsy Aromas, but Sweet Delights Too
Ride the train north from Kyoto, and little by little the city falls away, replaced by towering mountains and dense forests. Along the way are the colorful scenery of Saga-Arashiya...
Alaska Airlines Officially Joins Oneworld
As of today, 3/31, Alaska Airlines has officially joined Oneworld, becoming American Airlines’ little sidekick. When this news first came out last February, we briefly covered it h...
Marriott launches a co-branded Visa credit card in South Korea (The Best) — China co-brand coming in Q3?
Totally did not see this coming: Marriott really did launch a co-branded credit card in South Korea on March 30. We had previously thought that post on PTT was probably unreliable,...
WeChat Pay + Foreign Credit Card Accepted Merchants and Spending Limits [Mar. 2021 Update: DP Submission Forms and CDF Payment DP]
We recently created two forms to make it easier for everyone to submit DPs. If we receive enough submissions, we may occasionally offer small perks, such as posting some credit car...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform Coinbase Overview: 2021.03.27 Watch a Video and Answer Questions to Get $6 in Free Crypto
About Coinbase Coinbase was founded in 2012 and is one of the earliest cryptocurrency trading platforms in the world, and one of the largest in the U.S. Coinbase provides a platfor...
AMEX Blue Delta SkyMiles: 10,000 Miles Bonus; No Annual Fee
【Updated 2021.3】 Even this no-annual-fee card is now offering a welcome bonus of 10,000 miles + a $200 home furnishing statement credit. Still, I personally recommend applying for...
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AMEX Cash Magnet Credit Card [Update 2021.3: $100 Welcome Bonus + $200 Home Furnishing Credit; No Annual Fee]
This card now has a new $300 welcome bonus. The bonus comes in two parts: earn $150 after spending $1,000 in the first three months, plus 10% cash back at supermarkets in the first...
WeChat Pay + US Credit Cards: Complete Guide and Risk-Control System Overview [Mar 2021 Update: The DCC Issue Seems to Be Resolved]
Based on feedback from our WeChat reader groups, this DCC issue mainly occurred during a few days in early February. Transactions after that seem to have returned to normal. Hopefu...