Nick Reyes
Nick Reyes is a (fairly) regular guy with an animalistic passion for maximizing the value of miles and money to travel the world in comfort and style. There is little in life that he loves more than finding a fantastic deal and helping you shop smarter & harder to achieve your travel dreams.
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 be an exercise in frustration. I recently had a go...
[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. H/T to Thomas in the comments. Remember -- there are only 4 cardholder exclusive seats for each game. Many of the...
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 $325 won't go into affect for current cardholders until 10/1/24,...
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 free cruises by gaming casino status matches). That has led...
Register to earn 10K bonus Marriott points after $7K spend [Targeted]
There is a targeted offer out for some existing Marriott credit card holders to register their cards and then earn 10,000 bonus Marriott points after $7,000 in purchases by September 21, 2024. You get...
Delta SkyMiles Shopping Portal Promo: Earn up to 2K bonus miles
The Delta SkyMiles Shopping portal is out with a new promotion through 8/9/24 to earn up to 2,000 bonus miles with qualifying purchases.
The Deal
The Delta SkyMiles Shopping portal is offering the following bonuses...
Open Vietnam Airlines business class award space to/ from San Francisco
View from the Wing reports on excellent Vietnam Airlines award availability flagged by Instagram account @findflightsforme. I actually stumbled on a bunch of this a couple of months ago when plotting out a return...
Maximizing free night certificates, award booking for beginners, and more [Week in Review]
This week had a heavy focus on hotel free night certificates. From ways to find and book SLH properties with your Hilton certificates to great uses of IHG certs and how you can and...
A beginner’s guide to searching for partner award flights
Often the best way to get optimal value from airline miles both in terms of maximum luxury and absolute value against the cost of cash tickets is using them to book partner award flights....
Gift hotel points, free night certificates, and award nights booked with points: Rules by...
Have you ever wondered whether it is possible to gift your hotel points or free night certificate to a family member or friend? In many cases, you can.
If you are points and/or free night...
Downgrade paths: How to keep your card but break up with your annual fee...
Sick of paying the annual fee on your credit card? Before you cancel it, consider whether you may be able to product change to a card that better fits your needs and/or has no annual...
Stealth devaluation: Hertz prices most days peak, doubling free day costs
Hertz has quietly doubled the rate to rent a car using your Hertz Rewards points during most of the year. A reader tipped us off to the fact that Hertz is pricing free night...
Hertz expiration policy now hurts even more
Hertz has repeatedly earned itself negative publicity over the past couple of years. Unfortunately, they are at it again. After previously reducing the expiration timeline for points from needing activity once every 18 months...
Virgin Flying Club can’t book awards on Air France or KLM; “Expected” to work...
Last month, we reported about booking Air France and KLM flights through Virgin Atlantic by using the airline's chat feature. Within a couple of days, readers started reporting that they were being told that...
