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.
Goldbelly no longer selling $10 gift cards (minimum is $25)
Goldbelly is a service that offers long-distance food delivery. Think gifts like pastries or cakes from famous bakeries, New York or Chicago-style pizza from...
Capital One Shopping pulls many good gift card redemption options
Capital One Shopping is a public shopping portal (no Capital One credit card required) that offers rewards dollars that can only be redeemed for...
Emirates breaking up with some transferable currencies (temporarily?)
Last week, Citi unexpectedly reduced the transfer ratio of Thank You rewards to Emirates Skywards. On last week's Frequent Miler on the Air podcast,...
Southwest renames fare types, announces new credit card benefits
Last week, I wrote that Southwest changes, Southwest will still be the same. Then, yesterday, Southwest made announcements providing more detail about the changes...
[Dead] Japan Airlines First Class wide open through JetBlue TrueBlue (though it’s expensive)
If you've been itching to fly Japan Airlines first class, JetBlue TrueBlue may just be the ticket: On Friday, we received an alert from...
A good deal dies, 750K miles for big spenders, and is Wells Fargo a...
It's always a bummer to see a good deal die. Sometimes, an opportunity is so obviously fragile that it seems best to leave it...
Savewise: An awesome shopping tool (one week left for $99 lifetime membership)
Update 4/25: The price of a lifetime membership to Savewise is increasing to $119 on May 1st. Savewise tells us:
We’ve added a ton of...
Southwest changes, Southwest will still be the same (On Nick’s mind)
In the 20+ years that I've been flying as a paying adult, I've flown Southwest airlines far more than any other airline in the...
All-in with Hawaiian Airlines Miles: Better late than never? [2-card option is dead]
Last year, Greg went all-in on Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Miles. At the time, I hesitated. I really can't explain why it took me so...
(EXPIRED) Office Depot/OfficeMax: Buy $300+ Visa Gift Cards, Save $15
Office Depot and OfficeMax stores have returned with its profitable gift card deal on Visa gift cards through 4/19/25.
The Deal
Buy $300+ Visa gift...
30% transfer bonus from Citi to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
There is a new 30% transfer bonus for transfers from Citi ThankYou points to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club that just started today. This could...
New United Mile Play offers out (YMMV)
United Mileage Plus is out with new "Mile Play" offers. These are targeted offers that they release now and then to entice members to...
US Bank not-so-smartly nerfs a card, best card path to airline status, Preferred reader...
Someone recently asked about when it makes sense to earn cash back instead of miles. Clearly, I am someone who is obsessed with earning...
Reciprocal checked bag benefits coming for Alaska and Hawaiian cardholders
Both Alaska Airlines Visa cardholders and Hawaiian Airlines Mastercard cardholders now enjoy reciprocal checked baggage benefits when flying either airline. This is yet another...
