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[June / July ’24 added!] Baseball fans: Capital One once again has great seats...
Update 5/10/24: June and July games have been added! Snag your summer games now....
Attempts at stacking a deal on event tickets
I don't attend a lot of concerts or sporting events these days, but every...
World of Hyatt Complete Guide
World of Hyatt is, by far, my favorite hotel loyalty program. Points are easy...
Flying by the Seat of our Points (Last Minute Travel Challenge)
Introducing Frequent Miler’s 2024 team challenge: Flying by the Seat of our Points! With this...
Activities
[June / July ’24 added!] Baseball fans: Capital One once again has great seats for 5,000 miles each
Update 5/10/24: June and July games have been added! Snag your summer games now. H/T to Thomas in the comments. Remember -- there are only...
Award Booking
Earn & redeem between JetBlue and Etihad
This week, Jetblue True Blue and Etihad Guest announced a new partnership whereby you can earn and redeem miles with both airlines. While there...
Quick Deals
ZorkFest 2024 Casino loyalty and points & miles conference: Super early bird tickets end soon
ZorkFest is an annual event that is part points & miles conference, part casino loyalty conference, part gambling education, and as I understand it...
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Activities
[June / July ’24 added!] Baseball fans: Capital One once again has great seats for 5,000 miles each
Update 5/10/24: June and July games have been added! Snag your summer games now. H/T to Thomas in the comments. Remember -- there are only...
Award Booking
Earn & redeem between JetBlue and Etihad
This week, Jetblue True Blue and Etihad Guest announced a new partnership whereby you can earn and redeem miles with both airlines. While there...
Quick Deals
ZorkFest 2024 Casino loyalty and points & miles conference: Super early bird tickets end soon
ZorkFest is an annual event that is part points & miles conference, part casino loyalty conference, part gambling education, and as I understand it...
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Featured Article
Attempts at stacking a deal on event tickets
I don't attend a lot of concerts or sporting events these days, but every now and then we attend something with our kids like...
Credit Cards
Cardless releases new Qatar Avios cards (but don’t get excited)
It’s been two years since Qatar Airways moved over to using Avios as its rewards currency. The other three main airlines that use Avios –...
Credit Cards
Wells Fargo Signify Business Cash Credit Card Review (2024)
Wells Fargo recently launched the Signify Business Cash Card as part of a broader overhaul of the company's credit card portfolio. This is more...
Award Booking
World of Hyatt Complete Guide
World of Hyatt is, by far, my favorite hotel loyalty program. Points are easy to earn, largely through their partnership with Chase, and Hyatt's...
Managing Points and Miles
40% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Hilton (Targeted)
American Express is once again offering a 40% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors. The offer doesn't appear to be showing in...
Quick Deals
Earn up to a $550 bonus with a new SoFi checking/savings account
SoFi has recently increased a stackable offer that can give you up to $550 back when opening a new checking/savings account.
The shopping portal Rakuten...
Credit Card Bonuses
Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select: Best Ever 75K Offer is back again
There is a new welcome offer out for the Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum Select card: earn 75,000 miles after $3,500 in purchases within...
Award Booking
Flying by the Seat of our Points (Last Minute Travel Challenge)
Introducing Frequent Miler’s 2024 team challenge: Flying by the Seat of our Points! With this year's challenge, three of us will compete to book last-minute...
Award Booking
How to select seats on partner bookings
It's common to book a trip through one airline that includes segments flown by other airlines. For example, a trip booked through American Airlines...
Lodging
Bilt adding Hilton as newest transfer partner, but transfer ratio is poor
Over the last 6 months Bilt has made quite a few changes to its lineup of transfer partners. They have a big loss coming...
Cars and Trains
Amex Platinum 40th birthday Amex Offers: Delta, Hilton, JetBlue, Hertz & more
American Express launched the Platinum card back in 1984. They're therefore celebrating its 40th birthday this year and as part of that there's a...
Featured Article
Use Finnair Avios to book Scandinavian hotels at 2c per point or better
Booking hotels with airline miles is almost always an awful value, even when there is a "deal" to do so. You're almost always getting...
Credit Card Spend
Office Depot/OfficeMax: Buy $300+ Mastercard Gift Cards, Save $15
Office Depot and OfficeMax stores have returned with its profitable gift card deal on Mastercard gift cards from 5/5/24 - 5/11/24.
The Deal
Buy $300+...
Credit Cards
Wyndham Rewards Earner Business card losing cellphone protection benefit from 7/1/24
The Wyndham Rewards Earner Business credit card is popular with many people due to it earning 8x at gas stations, offering Diamond status and...
Credit Card Spend
MastercardGiftCard giving 100% off purchase fees when using promo code MOMSDAY2024
In addition to VanillaGift waiving purchases fees on Vanilla Visa gift cards and TheGiftCardShop doing the same for Visa and Mastercard gift cards, MastercardGiftCard.com...
Quick Reads
Ask Us Anything Live: Wed May 7 at 7pm. Our 2024 challenge will be announced!
Update 5/7/24: Just a quick reminder that Ask Us Anything will be on Wednesday night this week. It'll be at 7pm ET which is...
Podcast
Podcast: 4 Cool things Nick learned at the Toronto Travel Summit | Coffee Break Ep10 | 5-7-24
Nick just came back from a weekend in Toronto at the Toronto Travel Summit. In today's Coffee Break episode, he'll share 4 cool things...
Flights
Hawaiian Airlines giving 10% bonus gift cards free when buying $100-$300 gift cards
With Mother's Day coming up, Hawaiian Airlines has launched a new gift card deal this week to celebrate that. When using promo code MOM24,...
Flights
American Airlines, United & Southwest shopping portals each offering 1,000-2,500 bonus miles
The American Airlines, United and Southwest shopping portals all launched new promotions yesterday giving the opportunity to earn bonus miles/points on top of your...
Award Booking
Marriott’s Bankside Hotel London: Bottom Line Review
During a recent trip to the United Kingdom, my wife and I spent four nights at the Great Scotland Yard Hotel, one night in...
Credit Card Spend
TheGiftCardShop offering no-purchase-fee Visa and Mastercard gift cards w/ code MOM2024
TheGiftCardShop is offering 100% off purchase fees when you buy $50+ in Visa or Mastercard gift cards with promo code MOM2024. You'll still pay for shipping...
Credit Card Bonuses
Chase Sapphire Reserve & Preferred elevated bonus now available via referral
Several days ago, we wrote about newly increased welcome bonuses on the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card and Chase Sapphire Preferred card. That bonus is...
Quick Deals
15-20x Membership Rewards points per dollar at Dell, Viator, more via Rakuten
Shopping portal Rakuten is offering most people 15% back / 15x Membership Rewards points per dollar spent at many stores today. Some users have...
Credit Card Spend
Activation fee-free Visa Gift Cards at Vanillagift.com with code VGMOM24
Fee-free physical and eGift Vanilla Gift Cards are once again available at VanillaGift.com with promo code VGMOM24, which will waive the activation fee (note...
Featured Article
Attempts at stacking a deal on event tickets
I don't attend a lot of concerts or sporting events these days, but every now and then we attend something with our kids like...
Credit Cards
Cardless releases new Qatar Avios cards (but don’t get excited)
It’s been two years since Qatar Airways moved over to using Avios as its rewards currency. The other three main airlines that use Avios –...
Credit Cards
Wells Fargo Signify Business Cash Credit Card Review (2024)
Wells Fargo recently launched the Signify Business Cash Card as part of a broader overhaul of the company's credit card portfolio. This is more...
Award Booking
World of Hyatt Complete Guide
World of Hyatt is, by far, my favorite hotel loyalty program. Points are easy to earn, largely through their partnership with Chase, and Hyatt's...
Managing Points and Miles
40% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Hilton (Targeted)
American Express is once again offering a 40% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards to Hilton Honors. The offer doesn't appear to be showing in...
Quick Deals
Earn up to a $550 bonus with a new SoFi checking/savings account
SoFi has recently increased a stackable offer that can give you up to $550 back when opening a new checking/savings account.
The shopping portal Rakuten...
Credit Card Bonuses
Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select: Best Ever 75K Offer is back again
There is a new welcome offer out for the Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Platinum Select card: earn 75,000 miles after $3,500 in purchases within...
Award Booking
Flying by the Seat of our Points (Last Minute Travel Challenge)
Introducing Frequent Miler’s 2024 team challenge: Flying by the Seat of our Points! With this year's challenge, three of us will compete to book last-minute...
Award Booking
How to select seats on partner bookings
It's common to book a trip through one airline that includes segments flown by other airlines. For example, a trip booked through American Airlines...
Lodging
Bilt adding Hilton as newest transfer partner, but transfer ratio is poor
Over the last 6 months Bilt has made quite a few changes to its lineup of transfer partners. They have a big loss coming...
Cars and Trains
Amex Platinum 40th birthday Amex Offers: Delta, Hilton, JetBlue, Hertz & more
American Express launched the Platinum card back in 1984. They're therefore celebrating its 40th birthday this year and as part of that there's a...
Featured Article
Use Finnair Avios to book Scandinavian hotels at 2c per point or better
Booking hotels with airline miles is almost always an awful value, even when there is a "deal" to do so. You're almost always getting...
