Greg the Frequent Miler and Tim Steinke
What are Marriott points worth?
Marriott caused quite a stir in the points and miles world a couple of weeks ago when it raised the award prices of many of its most aspirational properties into the stratosphere, with the...
Shortcuts to Hyatt elite status and Milestone Rewards
Hyatt's top tier Globalist elite status is awesome. It offers suite upgrades, free full breakfast, free parking, waived resort fees, and more. No other major chain offers elite status that compares. But... getting Globalist...
Amex Membership Rewards Transfer Partners: Which are Best?
Amex Membership Rewards points are transferable to many airline and hotel partners. In this post, you'll find a complete list of Amex transfer partners as well as quick tips for best uses.
Best uses of...
Best Cash Back Credit Card Offers
We're usually all about earning points and miles. The games we play involves acquiring points & miles so that we can then travel as close to free as possible.
That doesn't mean that you turn...
Best Credit Card Category Bonuses: Which card should you use?
A number of credit cards offer incredible category bonuses. For examples, the Chase Freedom Flex offers 5X in changing categories each quarter in addition to 3x at restaurants and drugstores. The American Express Gold...
American Express Membership Rewards Complete Guide (2024)
Membership Rewards is American Express' transferable points currency. Points can be earned via credit card spend, new account welcome offers, credit card referrals and in many other ways. Once earned, these points can then...
Citi ThankYou Rewards Transfer Partners
The best use of Citi ThankYou points is to strategically transfer points to airline and hotel partners in order to book high value awards. Your best bet is usually to wait until you find...
How often do airline and hotel programs offer transfer bonuses?
Let's say that you have a healthy stash of transferable points like Amex Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards. You see that there's a 30% transfer bonus to a specific travel partner that lasts...
Best credit card combinations for earning tons of transferable points
In our opinion, transferable points programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards and Amex Membership Rewards are the most valuable points (or “miles”) to accumulate. These points can often be used to book discounted travel and, even better, can be...
Citi ThankYou Rewards Complete Guide
Citi ThankYou Rewards competes directly with three other bank issued transferable points programs: Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards, and Capital One “Miles.” Points can be transferred to airline partners, used to pay for travel...
How long does it take to transfer points to airline and hotel programs?
We love transferable points programs. The ability to move bank points into multiple airline and hotel programs makes it possible to get far outsized value from your points.
Want to book ANA First Class from...
Amex Platinum Complete Guide
Amex Platinum cards come loaded with high end perks: Hundreds of dollars per year in various credit reimbursements, access to multiple types of airport lounges, hotel and car elite status, and much more. All...
A quick guide to transferable points programs
In our opinion, transferable points programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards and Amex Membership Rewards are the most valuable points (or "miles") to accumulate. These points can often be used to book discounted travel and,...
What are hotel free night certificates worth?
Many hotel credit cards offer free night certificates as anniversary bonuses to incentivize you to keep a card, as "big spend bonuses" to entice you to spend more on the card or even as...
