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Persistence pays off with a Hotels.com Price Guarantee claim success
The power of hotel price guarantees is something that often goes overlooked, but I...
Southwest Airlines: Assigned seating, premium class and red-eye flights are on the way
Southwest Airlines has long been an outlier when it comes to seat assignments and aircraft...
Amex Business Gold Card: Best-ever 200k referral offer
So much for the Amex Points Parade™ slowing down. Earlier today, Amex made some...
[Aug / Sept ’24 added!] Baseball fans: Capital One once again has great seats...
Update 7/25/2024: August and September games have been added! Snag your summer games now....
Quick Deals
Chase Instacart credits for Sapphire and Freedom cardholders (last weekend)
Update 7/26/24: The Instacart benefits on the Chase Sapphire and Chase Freedom cards are scheduled to end on 7/31/24. We've all been expecting Chase...
Award Booking
Podcast: How to gift free hotel nights | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep265 | 7-26-24
Ever wanted to gift a free hotel night to someone else? In today's episode of Frequent Miler on the Air we'll discuss the ways...
Credit Cards
Wells Fargo One Key+ Credit Card Review (2024)
Wells Fargo has made a ton of new this last year with the release of the Autograph Journey card and the accompanying launch of...
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Quick Deals
Chase Instacart credits for Sapphire and Freedom cardholders (last weekend)
Update 7/26/24: The Instacart benefits on the Chase Sapphire and Chase Freedom cards are scheduled to end on 7/31/24. We've all been expecting Chase...
Award Booking
Podcast: How to gift free hotel nights | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep265 | 7-26-24
Ever wanted to gift a free hotel night to someone else? In today's episode of Frequent Miler on the Air we'll discuss the ways...
Credit Cards
Wells Fargo One Key+ Credit Card Review (2024)
Wells Fargo has made a ton of new this last year with the release of the Autograph Journey card and the accompanying launch of...
Big News
Quick Deals
Delta Amex Offer: Spend $300, earn 10,000 bonus Hilton Honors points
There is an interesting, targeted Delta Amex Offer out that seems to only appear on Amex Hilton cards that gives 10,000 bonus Hilton Honors...
Credit Card Bonuses
AMEX 20,000 MR bonus for enrolling in Pay Over Time: Check link to see if you’re targeted
Update 7/26/24: There's a another round of folks targeted for 20,000 Membership Rewards to activate Pay Over Time. My household had five cards targeted....
Credit Card Spend
Kroger: Earn 4x Fuel Points On 3rd Party Gift Cards; Fixed-Value Visa & Mastercard Gift Cards
Kroger has returned with more digital coupons offering 4x fuel points on third party gift cards and fixed-value Visa and Mastercard gift cards. This...
Award Booking
What are Best Western points worth?
Have you ever thought about what Best Western points are worth? My guess is that the answer for most readers is no. You can't...
Shopping & Dining
Pepper Rewards massively lowers earning rates
We've written a bit in the past about Pepper Rewards, an instant gift card app that's been offering 5% back on wide selection of...
Lodging
Buy IHG Points for as low as 0.50 cents each (targeted)
IHG has again returned with a sale that’s giving up to a 100% bonus when buying their points. That means you can buy IHG...
Featured Article
Persistence pays off with a Hotels.com Price Guarantee claim success
The power of hotel price guarantees is something that often goes overlooked, but I get it: Getting a Best Price Guarantee honored can sometimes...
Featured Article
Southwest Airlines: Assigned seating, premium class and red-eye flights are on the way
Southwest Airlines has long been an outlier when it comes to seat assignments and aircraft boarding. Part of the joy of flying with the airline that...
Shopping & Dining
American Airlines Shopping Portal Promo: Earn up to 2,000 bonus miles
The American Airlines shopping portal is currently offering up to 2,000 bonus miles when hitting certain spending thresholds over the next couple of weeks.
While...
Credit Card Bonuses
Amex Business Gold Card: Best-ever 200k referral offer
So much for the Amex Points Parade™ slowing down. Earlier today, Amex made some significant changes to the personal Gold card, increasing the annual...
Activities
[Aug / Sept ’24 added!] Baseball fans: Capital One once again has great seats for 5,000 miles each
Update 7/25/2024: August and September games have been added! Snag your summer games now. H/T to Thomas in the comments. Remember -- there are only...
Elite Status
InterContinental Ambassador: Elite status you can buy (cost increasing in October)
Now that IHG One Rewards has a decent elite program (see Tim's post: Is IHG Diamond Status Elite? My Experience Over 10 Stays At...
Credit Card Bonuses
Amex Gold Card referral offer: 90K points + up to $100 back (we need links)
Not only did the Amex Gold card get a slew of new credits today, but there's also a new referral offer out that awards...
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Amex Gold Card Changes Now Live
Update 7/25/24: Well, that didn't take long. The previously rumored changes to the American Express Gold card are now live. The increased annual fee of...
Award Booking
Best uses for Delta miles
The way to "win" the points & miles game is to acquire points cheaply (or for free) and to then use them towards outsized...
Quick Deals
Target: $50 off $50 spend with new Target Circle Debit or Reloadable Card
Target is currently offering a coupon good for $50 off of $50 or more when you open a new Target Circle debit card, credit...
Credit Card Spend
How I pay for groceries now that Curve is dead
In the post What’s in Greg’s Wallet? 2024 Edition, I explained that I have three Custom Cash cards which I use exclusively for grocery...
Quick Tips
Peacock TV increasing subscription price (affects Amex Platinum Digital Entertainment Credit)
Peacock TV announced the other day that it'll be increasing subscription fees for existing users next month. While the increase isn't a huge amount...
Lodging
Vacations by Marriott Bonvoy promo: Earn 25k bonus points on 4+ night packages
Vacations by Marriott Bonvoy is running a generous promotion at the moment which is awarding 25,000 bonus points on packages including a stay of...
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Hilton Honors Complete Guide
Hilton Honors is the loyalty program for Hilton hotels & resorts and their many brands worldwide. While Hilton has gotten a bit of a...
Lodging
Grand Hotel Victoria Lake Como has wide open award availability
Hilton's recent incorporation of hundreds of new SLH (Small Luxury Hotels of the World) properties got us excited. One of the most attractive options...
Credit Card Spend
Hy-Vee: Get $10 off when buying $150+ Visa & Mastercard gift cards
A couple of times per year, Hy-Vee - a decently-sized grocery chain in the Midwest - runs a deal on Visa and Mastercard gift...
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Saving big on a cruise by stacking an agent with discounted gift cards
Over the past couple of years, I've written pretty extensively about casino status matching for "free" or deeply discounted cruises (See: How to get...
Flights
Earn double points on Virgin Atlantic flights to UK (book by 7/25 for flights through 12/31)
Virgin Atlantic is currently running a promotion that's awarding double points on flights to the UK through the end of the year, but you...
Quick Deals
Delta Amex Offer: Spend $300, earn 10,000 bonus Hilton Honors points
There is an interesting, targeted Delta Amex Offer out that seems to only appear on Amex Hilton cards that gives 10,000 bonus Hilton Honors...
Credit Card Bonuses
AMEX 20,000 MR bonus for enrolling in Pay Over Time: Check link to see if you’re targeted
Update 7/26/24: There's a another round of folks targeted for 20,000 Membership Rewards to activate Pay Over Time. My household had five cards targeted....
Credit Card Spend
Kroger: Earn 4x Fuel Points On 3rd Party Gift Cards; Fixed-Value Visa & Mastercard Gift Cards
Kroger has returned with more digital coupons offering 4x fuel points on third party gift cards and fixed-value Visa and Mastercard gift cards. This...
Award Booking
What are Best Western points worth?
Have you ever thought about what Best Western points are worth? My guess is that the answer for most readers is no. You can't...
Shopping & Dining
Pepper Rewards massively lowers earning rates
We've written a bit in the past about Pepper Rewards, an instant gift card app that's been offering 5% back on wide selection of...
Lodging
Buy IHG Points for as low as 0.50 cents each (targeted)
IHG has again returned with a sale that’s giving up to a 100% bonus when buying their points. That means you can buy IHG...
Featured Article
Persistence pays off with a Hotels.com Price Guarantee claim success
The power of hotel price guarantees is something that often goes overlooked, but I get it: Getting a Best Price Guarantee honored can sometimes...
Featured Article
Southwest Airlines: Assigned seating, premium class and red-eye flights are on the way
Southwest Airlines has long been an outlier when it comes to seat assignments and aircraft boarding. Part of the joy of flying with the airline that...
Shopping & Dining
American Airlines Shopping Portal Promo: Earn up to 2,000 bonus miles
The American Airlines shopping portal is currently offering up to 2,000 bonus miles when hitting certain spending thresholds over the next couple of weeks.
While...
Credit Card Bonuses
Amex Business Gold Card: Best-ever 200k referral offer
So much for the Amex Points Parade™ slowing down. Earlier today, Amex made some significant changes to the personal Gold card, increasing the annual...
Activities
[Aug / Sept ’24 added!] Baseball fans: Capital One once again has great seats for 5,000 miles each
Update 7/25/2024: August and September games have been added! Snag your summer games now. H/T to Thomas in the comments. Remember -- there are only...
Elite Status
InterContinental Ambassador: Elite status you can buy (cost increasing in October)
Now that IHG One Rewards has a decent elite program (see Tim's post: Is IHG Diamond Status Elite? My Experience Over 10 Stays At...
