TrueBlue Rewards Partners

What's Worth the Trouble

Like any airline or hotel program, Jet Blue's TrueBlue program has some affiliate partners that give bonuses or offer point earning crossovers. They are of varying qualities and amounts - some easy and a great way to nab some extra points and others aren't as worth the hassle. 

A quick run down of points offers.

So, to get a quick idea of what may be worth your time, I've made this handy chart. What isn't listed is the badges that can also be earned from some of the affiliates, but I talk about those in my TrueBlue badges section.

So far, I've redeemed the e-Rewards and JetBlue by Amex offers. The e-Rewards is pretty quick and easy and so is the JetBlue Amex. These are by far the best two to start with for getting bonus TrueBlue points.

I'm currently waiting on some Marriott points to post from my Marriott branded Chase credit card, which will net me 5 points / dollar from booking directly with Marriott (+ 20% for the platinum level membership that comes with the card). I think the points are more valuable so I have them set in my Marriott profile to automatically transfer to JetBlue. It's been a few weeks since my statement posted and I am still waiting for the points.

Unfortunately the ShopTrue site has been "under construction" since November - but once it is back up it should be a great shopping portal to earn some extra rewards. I also tried to switch to Energy Plus, a third party energy retailer but their site doesn't seem to be letting me sign up. The last page in the registration process times out and leaves me without anything useful. I'll be checking back on it in a few weeks and posting if it goes through.

Next up I am planning to give Laithwaites wines a chance. The introductory offer is good, 15 bottles of wine for $69.99 plus $19.99 shipping and handling. It's a service, though, so be sure to cancel right after the first delivery or you'll be paying a lot more for less wine come the next billing period. This makes for some well-priced bottles of wine and nets over half the points needed for a domestic flight.

Have any experience with these other affiliates? I'd love to hear.

 - John

What's New with JetBlue - Feb 15

What's new with JetBlue

• JetBlue's stock has been rising lately - a great sign of the fortitude of the company despite the recent run-in with Hercules.
   

• Book by today (1/15/14) and receive 20% off domestic flight prices!

• From now until January 31st, you can earn a bonus 2,014 TrueBlue points when booking as a new customer through RocketMiles.

• Book a Getaway to Charleston, SC by January 15 and get 12 TrueBlue points per dollar spent! 

• Finally...by using the hashtag #IChipInFor to tweet about how you volunteer in your life and what organizations are important to you by January 20 and you could win $1,000 for a charity of your choice! That's a great way to get a guy who never tweets to be active on Twitter :D

- John

JetBlue COO Answers Questions on Storm

And starting next week we'll be back to regular content and off the storm coverage!

 - John

Blue's News - Jan 7/8

What's new with JetBlue

• As I'm sure you all know, the new year brought some new storms with it...

• And yesterday JetBlue suspended service in the Northeast major areas to give their staff and crew a chance to recover, partially due to the new rules for pilots that went into effect January 5th...which some people are (appropriately) upset about, but I commend them for knowing that no one wins when employees doing critical jobs are over worked and sleep deprived. But they have a handy chart to show you your compensation if you have had flights cancelled:

• Also, JetBlue is offering additional customer compensation in addition to their normal bill of rights:
• TrueBlue points and service credits will be automatically created  and deposited into accounts by January 20th
• Customers who incurred out-of-pocket expenses between January 3 – January 10 as a direct result of cancellations will be reviewed and taken into consideration for reimbursement. Customers may submit their receipts and request for review toHercules@jetblue.com. Only submissions with receipts will be considered for reimbursement and all submissions must be made by January 31, 2014. Customers who have already submitted requests via jetblue.com/contact-us will be contacted by a crewmember and do not need to resubmit.

• So in the mean time JetBlue has posted a FAQ about storm cancellations and re-schedules...

• Not a fun week for anyone, but here's to staying safe during this crazy cold weather and our good health! It's good to be alive and it's good to be a customer of an airline who values its employees and is doing the right thing to compensate customers! 

- John