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.
“Award Travel is Free” “No, it’s not.” “Does it matter?”
Are your points and miles free? Does it cost you something when you redeem them? Is your travel free if you use your points?...
Amex Platinum Saks credit: What can you get with $50?
The Amex Platinum card comes with a slew of valuable benefits like elite status, lounge access, and credits for Uber and airline fee incidentals....
[Last Call] Citi Double Cash now featuring $200 welcome bonus
Update 11/10/13: We have received word that this offer is ending soon as has been reported elsewhere. The current offer will be ending soon,...
(EXPIRED) 2 Southwest Companion Passes and a boatload of points with just 3 cards
Update 12/4/22: The increased consumer offers mentioned in this post are scheduled to end on 12/5/22. For current offer information, see our Best Credit...
The joy and myth of free travel
If I told you that so far this year I have been in 16 countries over 3 continents and I've flown in flat bed...
A possible path around 5/24, an uncourteous courtesy, new Aeroplan partners and more [Saturday...
Get a courtesy call that comes across as anything but courteous, an exciting new Aeroplan partnership, a possible path around 5/24 and more from...
(EXPIRED) $250 Instacart gift cards for $199.98 at Sam’s Club online
Sam's Club has been offering a $250 Instacart gift card for $199.98. That can be a pretty solid deal for those looking to score...
(EXPIRED) No activation fee Gift Cards at VanillaGift.com with code SHOPEARLY22 (Shipping = $9-16)
Fee-free physical and eGift Vanilla Gift Cards are available at VanillaGift.com with promo code SHOPEARLY22. Be careful -- Stephen reports at GC Galore that...
Southwest Companion Pass Open Season
Does two years of free companion travel and points to cover more than $1500 in airfare sound good to you? Southwest Companion Pass Open...
Wow: 30% transfer bonus to Aeroplan from Ultimate Rewards [Stacks with 10% cardholder bonus!]
Update 11/3/22: We have several reports from readers in the comments who transferred over the weekend (before 11/1) and now have the expected 30% bonus...
Anatomy of an Aeroplan award
I've really come to love Aeroplan more and more this year. Obviously it was a big tool on my path to victory in the...
If you could be gifted status, which would you choose? (on Nick’s mind)
A question came up while I was hanging out with a group of points and miles experts recently that I found more difficult to...
Gift card fees probably increasing ($7.95 for $200 Mastercards at Staples)
We've been receiving periodic reports over the past couple of weeks of readers seeing $200 gift cards with increased fees on the packaging. Whereas...
Avianca LifeMiles sweet spots for award flights
Avianca LifeMiles is one of our favorite airline programs because of unique sweet spots, the ability to manipulate awards to pay fewer miles than...
