Earn More Points With Dining Programs

Dining Programs allow you to link your card with a single program and earn extra points every time you swipe your card at one of their partner restaurants. These programs earn you anywhere from 3-5x points per dollar spent at partner restaurants with the loyalty program the card is linked with. Because they are all part of the same program, you cannot "double-dip," you have to choose one program. This will be on top of the points you already earn on that card. This includes cards that don’t earn points as well. You can link a debit card or any credit card. The best part is that once the card is linked, all you have to do is spend, nothing else. You will be given the points once the purchase is confirmed.

For Example, I live in Las Vegas, if I link my card with Marriott Eat Around Town Program and I go to the restaurant, Echo and Rig, this is a partner restaurant. If I spend $100 on food and drink and use my American Express Gold Card and spend $100. I will earn 400 AmEx Points (4x Dining) and will also earn 400 Marriott Points (4x points through Marriott Eat Around Town). Because it’s a card linked program, you can just dine as normal, because you will just get the points whenever you happen to go to one of those restaurants. 

Here are all the known Airline and Hotel Loyalty Programs that participate in Dining Programs:

Airlines:

American Airlines AAdvantage Dining - Sign up here 

United Airlines MileagePlus Dining - Sign up here

Delta SkyMiles Dining - Sign up here

Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Dining - Sign up here 

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Dining - Sign up here 

JetBlue TrueBlue Dining - Sign up here

Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Miles Dining - Sign up here 

Hotels:

Marriott Bonvoy Eat Around Town - Sign up here 

Hilton Honors Dining - Sign up here

IHG Rewards Club Dining - Sign up here 

Wyndham Rewards Dining - Sign up here

Choice Privileges Dining - Sign up here

If you’re interested in getting a points-earning credit card and don’t know where to begin, my Beginner’s Guide that you can get HERE will explain everything you need to know about getting points and using those points to travel the world. 

If you’d like a list of my favorite cards for Everyday Spend, you can find that HERE.