Summary Major airlines offer dining programs with multiple levels of rewards based on membership. Hotel dining programs like Caesars Rewards & Hilton Honors provide points per $1 spent. Earn cashback or miles through online shopping portals like Rakuten and Dosh while dining out.
Earning frequent flyer miles while dining out is one of the easiest and most exciting ways. Unlike other lucrative ways of earning, dining at your favorite restaurants may be the simplest and most economical of all. Dining programs partner with restaurants to earn commission when members dine there and return a portion of their commission in the form of loyalty miles or points.
This article explores six different dining programs in the US. 1 Airline dining programs Major airlines in the US offer comprehensive dining programs American Airlines AAdvantage Dining Alaska Airlines Mileage PlanDining Delta Air Lines SkyMiles Dining JetBlue TrueBlue Dining Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Dining Spirit Airlines Free Spirit Dining United Airlines MileagePlus Dining Major US airlines offer specific dining programs for members to earn award miles when dining. Some programs offer new member bonuses on their first purchase at a participating restaurant.
Most airlines offer three levels of membership, and the number of award miles depends on the membership level. Basic member: Typically earn 1x miles per $1 or $2 spent if you opt out of receiving emails. Select member : Typically 3x miles per $1 spent if you opt in to receiving emails.
VIP member : Typically 5x miles per $1 spent if you opt in to receiving emails and have already completed 11 qualifying transactions in the calendar year. VIP Members start earning at the VIP level on their 12th qualified transaction. The airport is encouraging local, small, and minority businesses to bid.
2 Hotel dining programs Hotels offer award miles for dining out at participating restaurants Caesars Rewards Dining 1x Reward Credit per $1 spent Registered Rewards Visa Card members: 4x Reward Credits per $1 spent Hilton Honors Dining Basic: 2x Hilton Honors points per $1 spent Select: 5x Hilton Honors points per $1 spent VIP: 8x Hilton Honors points per $1 spent Marriott Bonvoy Eat Around Town Bonvoy elite status members (Silver, Gold, Platinum, Titanium, or Ambassador Elite): 6x points per $1 spent. Non-status Marriott Bonvoy members: 4x Marriott Bonvoy points per $1 spent. They can pinpoint their main source markets by analyzing worldwide flight schedules.
3 Financial Services programs Chase and Bilt Dining are popular options Chase Dining Chase Sapphire, Freedom, and Ink card holders can earn points by using their cards through the Chase Dining portal. Chase Sapphire Reserve members can earn up to 10x points on prepaid orders through the Chase Dining site. Bilt Dining New York City Boston Atlanta Dallas Chicago Members can enroll in the Bilt Dining program, add their payment method, and start earning reward points at select restaurants.
You must be a Bilt Mastercard holder to get the maximum reward, up to 11x Bilt points per $1. Dining options are currently limited, with only a few major cities nationwide. The rewards program is the first of its kind.
4 Online cash-back shopping portals Earn rewards as cash-back or in miles Rakuten Rakuten, a popular online shopping portal, offers the opportunity to earn rewards for dining out. Credit cards that earn Amex points can opt for American Express Membership Rewards instead of cash back on dining spending. Rakuten also offers $40 as a sign-up bonus.
Sign up for Rakuten through a referral link Spend at least $40 on Rakuten Shopping Trips within 90 days of opening your account. Dosh The Dosh mobile app offers cash rewards on dining purchases. Members must load the cards they intend to purchase before selecting the restaurant.
The AwardWallet blog suggests that rewards from most restaurants range between 3% and 5%. I remember the excitement my parents used to have when purchasing perfume or beauty products at the airport or on the plane as they said they were saving lots of money due to the items being duty-free. However, as an adult on my travels looking to buy cologne and electronics, I notice that the duty-free savings are often offset by a significant markup from the store or airline.
There might still be some savings on certain products such as alcohol or tobacco but for general goods, are there actually savings to be made? Let us know below! 5 Fuel companies Shell Fuel Rewards Numerous programs allow consumers to earn discounts on their fuel purchases. Shell Fuel Rewards offers a dining program where members receive a discount of 10 cents per gallon of fuel (up to 20 gallons) on every dine-out purchase of $50. That is 4% in savings ($2 for every $50) for those interested.
Shell Fuel Rewards lists some terms and conditions for the program. Dine at our participating restaurants and pay with a linked Mastercard®, Visa®, Discover® or American Express® card. Earn 10¢/gal for every $50 you spend across all participating restaurants, bars and clubs.
Rewards earned while dining out will post to your account within 10 days. In order to earn Fuel Rewards® savings while dining out, be sure to opt in* to receive emails about our participating restaurants. The Dining program is powered by Rewards Network® The partnership's focus will be on infrastructure challenges in the Pacific Northwest and includes an uptake agreement for 10 million gallons at LAX.
6 The Marketplace A collection of retailers and restaurants Hawaiian Airlines, while not having a specific dining program like other airlines, partners with a collection of retailers and restaurants to provide its members the opportunity to earn miles. Whether a small cafe or a full-fledged grocery store, the marketplace program gets you the extra miles you seek. According to Hawaiian Airlines , “We’ve partnered with hundreds of stores, restaurants, and activity providers to allow you to earn HawaiianMiles even when you’re not traveling.
You can use this site as your guide to racking up HawaiianMiles to put towards your next flight.” Members can start earning in four easy steps when using the Hawaiian Airlines® Mastercard® or Bankoh Hawaiian Airlines® Visa® Debit Card at any of the Buy & Fly partners. Explore - Log in to search exclusive HawaiianMiles partner offers.
Activate - View offer details to activate select offers. Spend - Shop or dine with your Hawaiian Airlines® World Elite Mastercard® or Bankoh Hawaiian Airlines® Visa® Debit Card at participating partners — no coupons, vouchers or promo codes needed. Earn - Miles are earned based on your purchase and offer details.
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