{"id":5514,"date":"2014-02-26T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5514"},"modified":"2014-02-25T19:04:50","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T02:04:50","slug":"go-gold-usbank-flexperks-olympics-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?p=5514","title":{"rendered":"Go for the Gold with USBank FlexPerks Olympics Promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visa and USBank have teamed up to spice up the bonus on the FlexPerks card in order to celebrate the 2014 Winter Olympics.\u00a0 This short-term FlexPerks Olympics Promotion boasts a higher sign on bonus than what was previously offered.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Link:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flexperks.com\/credit\/offer.do?redirect=visapromotion&amp;\">USBank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa Card<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/US-Bank-Olympics-Flexperks-Promotion.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?attachment_id=5517\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/US-Bank-Olympics-Flexperks-Promotion.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"937,319\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Sheldon Dell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393353503&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"US Bank Olympics Flexperks Promotion\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/US-Bank-Olympics-Flexperks-Promotion-300x102.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/US-Bank-Olympics-Flexperks-Promotion.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5517\" alt=\"Olympics USBank Promotion\" src=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/US-Bank-Olympics-Flexperks-Promotion.jpg\" width=\"937\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/US-Bank-Olympics-Flexperks-Promotion.jpg 937w, https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/US-Bank-Olympics-Flexperks-Promotion-300x102.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 937px) 100vw, 937px\" \/><\/a>What is the FlexPerks Olympics Promotion?<\/h2>\n<p>Brad and I don&#8217;t earn a commission when you get <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flexperks.com\/credit\/offer.do?redirect=visapromotion&amp;\">this card<\/a>, but you should be able to know about some of the newer offers that are coming out, so we want to bring them to you.\u00a0 When creating the formula for this card they did it based up on the amount of medals that the USA earned during the Olympics according to the following format:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Flexperks-Winter-Sochi-Promotion.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5518\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/?attachment_id=5518\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Flexperks-Winter-Sochi-Promotion.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"476,167\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Sheldon Dell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1393353547&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Flexperks Winter Sochi Promotion\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Flexperks-Winter-Sochi-Promotion-300x105.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Flexperks-Winter-Sochi-Promotion.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5518\" alt=\"Travel Reward Credit Card\" src=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Flexperks-Winter-Sochi-Promotion.jpg\" width=\"476\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Flexperks-Winter-Sochi-Promotion.jpg 476w, https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Flexperks-Winter-Sochi-Promotion-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">With the USA&#8217;s 28 total medals USBank and Visa bumped the promotion from 20,000 FlexPerks up to 27,450.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 Thank you to all those who represented us in the Olympics.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the other Terms of the FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa?<\/h2>\n<p>Of course they include this one:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We will first consider you for the U.S. Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa Signature card. If you are not eligible for the Travel Rewards card, you&#8217;ll automatically be considered for the U.S. Bank FlexPerks Select Rewards card, which does not qualify for the Sochi Olympic Bonus FlexPoints.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bummer.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re not approved for the best card, they&#8217;ll approve you for one that is significantly inferior.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spending Requirement?<\/strong> Yes.\u00a0 You&#8217;ve got to spend $3500 within the first four months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Annual Fees?<\/strong>\u00a0 U.S. Bank FlexPerks Travel Rewards Visa\u00ae Card: $0 introductory annual fee for the first 12 months, After that $49<\/p>\n<p><strong>Foreign Transaction Fees?<\/strong> Yes.\u00a0 2-3% per charge.\u00a0 Ouch.<\/p>\n<p>Taking advantage of this offer is going to require you to hurry.\u00a0 The terms state:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Get approved for a new FlexPerks\u00ae Travel Rewards Visa Card* issued by U.S. Bank before 3\/7\/14 and make a purchase by 3\/31\/14, and you could earn the points below \u2013 based on the total number of medals that Team USA won at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games \u2013 courtesy of Visa!<small><sup><a id=\"foot_1\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flexperks.com\/credit\/offer.do?redirect=visapromotion&amp;#default_1\" name=\"foot_1\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/small><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The downer is that you must be approved by March 7th.\u00a0 Sometimes it takes them a couple of days to decide whether or not they&#8217;ll offer you the card, so you better get the application rolling if you plan on getting this card.<\/p>\n<h2>Redeeming your FlexPerks<\/h2>\n<p>Putting your FlexPerks to work isn&#8217;t as easy as the <a title=\"Reasons to Get the Barclaycard Arrival\" href=\"https:\/\/worldwanderlusting.com\/2013\/05\/24\/reasons-to-get-the-barclaycard-arrival\/\">BarclayCard Arrival<\/a>.\u00a0 In fact, it&#8217;s not very friendly at all.\u00a0 To maximize this offer you&#8217;d want to find a flight that would normally cost you $599.99.\u00a0 What?\u00a0 Confusing right.\u00a0 They value 30,000 FlexPerks at $600.\u00a0 Whether you buy a flight that is $599.99 or $99, they burn all of the FlexPerks.\u00a0 Here is the chart.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20,000 FlexPoints = Up to $400 ticket value<\/li>\n<li>30,000 FlexPoints = Up to $600 ticket value<\/li>\n<li>40,000 FlexPoints = Up to $800 ticket value<\/li>\n<li>50,000 FlexPoints = Up to $1,000 ticket value<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You&#8217;ll be really close to the 30,000 FlexPerks with this Olympics Promotion once you meet the spending requirement on this card.\u00a0 That makes the value of this card a maximum of $600, but could be less depending on how much the flight is that you book.<\/p>\n<p>This FlexPerks Olympics Promotion isn&#8217;t the best offer I&#8217;ve ever seen out there, so don&#8217;t all hurry at once to get this card.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re out of other options, this might be one you give a try.\u00a0 Let us know if you get approved and tell us when you use the points to get out there and wanderlust.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; height: 15px;\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: none; float: right;\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=7739e993-6985-4588-bda8-4c2a87b5cf2c\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visa and USBank have teamed up to spice up the bonus on the FlexPerks card in order to celebrate the 2014 Winter Olympics.\u00a0 This short-term FlexPerks Olympics Promotion boasts a higher sign on bonus than what was previously offered. 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