MilesBuzz! - Do we have a database of historical high signup offers?

I remember seeing it on a blog before the link went dead, but do we at FT here have a database of the "historical high" for signup offers? That would help those of us who have not been around forever, to figure out if the current ongoing CC signup offers is a good deal, relative to what has been released previously.

I remember seeing it on a blog before the link went dead, but do we at FT here have a database of the "historical high" for signup offers? That would help those of us who have not been around forever, to figure out if the current ongoing CC signup offers is a good deal, relative to what has been released previously.

While history may be a guide, the trend is your friend. Unfortunately the current trend is the historical height (2010-2011) is indeed a history that would not repeat for a long while. The trend is now towards higher spend requirement, and bonus on spend down the road, as well as anniversary incentives.

If you are waiting for the 2010-2011 tide to return, you would be missing lots of current "opportunities".

I agree with happy. Don't wait looking for the best deal 'cause you may miss a lot of pretty good offers in the meantime.

And, keep an eye on the U.S. Mail for great offers. So far this year I have gotten 150K or more in Ultimate Rewards Points by not immediately shredding Chase solicitations. And, two of those bonus offers came with no minimum spend. :D

Agreed with other posters, you should concentrate on current best offers instead of looking back.
Anything 50K or above are still good such as Chase Southwest 50k, United 50k, BA 50k + 50k after 1st year, Citi AA 50k + 50k if use 2 browsers trick.
For hotels, Chase has Marriott 70k, PC 80k, and Hyatt 2 nights free.
There are also Barclay US Air 40k, and Amex SPG 25k.

Amex Gold also does targeted offers of 50k+ and they just recently had a 75k public offer, so they may do it again.

While history may be a guide, the trend is your friend. Unfortunately the current trend is the historical height (2010-2011) is indeed a history that would not repeat for a long while. The trend is now towards higher spend requirement, and bonus on spend down the road, as well as anniversary incentives.

If you are waiting for the 2010-2011 tide to return, you would be missing lots of current "opportunities".

Does anyone know why 2010-2011 was a recent high point? I imagine the issuers were trying to grab share post-recession.

50k offers are still pretty good. Five years or so ago, 25k or 30k were good numbers.

Does anyone know why 2010-2011 was a recent high point? I imagine the issuers were trying to grab share post-recession.

I think so too.