Ive written extensively about Bilt cards, which are innovative and rewarding credit cards. The greatest selling point of the card is that you can earn points for paying your rent (and anecdotally your HOA as well). Best of all, the points are quite valuable.
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The original Bilt Dining program, while geographically limited, had a reasonable number of fine dining restaurants. On the other hand, while geographically broader, the airlines' dining programs typically have fast food and other-than-fine-dining restaurants. With the revamp of Bilt Dining, it has a broader range of dining preferences and a range of transfer partners. And, even those who despise the Bilt Card can benefit.
I have my DL Plat Amex connected and used it at a Resy restaurant last week. I got x2 points on my Amex, $10 credit on my Amex card, and x3 bilt reward points. Pretty good set up!
BILT requires 5 charges per billing statement in order to earn points for that billing period. Would these dining bonuses on other cards count towards that requirement? E.g. use BILT for rent, then another card for dining 4 times to equal 5 total charges.
@ Super -- To earn points for rent, you need to make five actual purchases with the card. Other activity that generates rewards without spending on the card doesn't count. So the answer to your question is no, as I understand it.
Timely article. I was wondering why the portal went from having some of my favorite upscale restaurants in town, to having mostly suburban options like Dickey's BBQ available. I'll agree that any dining portal has value, but I would argue they're losing some of their identity here.
The original Bilt Dining program, while geographically limited, had a reasonable number of fine dining restaurants. On the other hand, while geographically broader, the airlines' dining programs typically have fast food and other-than-fine-dining restaurants. With the revamp of Bilt Dining, it has a broader range of dining preferences and a range of transfer partners. And, even those who despise the Bilt Card can benefit.
I have my DL Plat Amex connected and used it at a Resy restaurant last week. I got x2 points on my Amex, $10 credit on my Amex card, and x3 bilt reward points. Pretty good set up!
BILT requires 5 charges per billing statement in order to earn points for that billing period. Would these dining bonuses on other cards count towards that requirement? E.g. use BILT for rent, then another card for dining 4 times to equal 5 total charges.
@ Super -- To earn points for rent, you need to make five actual purchases with the card. Other activity that generates rewards without spending on the card doesn't count. So the answer to your question is no, as I understand it.
Timely article. I was wondering why the portal went from having some of my favorite upscale restaurants in town, to having mostly suburban options like Dickey's BBQ available. I'll agree that any dining portal has value, but I would argue they're losing some of their identity here.