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.
Protea Hotel Kruger Gate – a Marriott Rewards Sweet Spot
Update 7/26/22: I was very disappointed to learn yesterday that the Protea Hotel Kruger Gate is leaving Marriott Bonvoy as of 9/1/22 as reported by...
Finding hidden LifeMiles award availability
Avianca LifeMiles is one of my favorite award programs because of the fact that there are no fuel surcharges and the "award chart" (in...
Capital One Cardholder Exclusive events: two awesome experiences
Several months ago, a reader gave us a tip and I think we were the first blog to cover the story about Capital One...
Thompson Central Park New York (Hyatt): Bottom Line Review
A few days ago, I spent a night at the Thompson Central Park New York, which is a Hyatt property in midtown Manhattan. Located...
$10 back on $45 on New York City restaurant week (up to 3x) with...
New York City restaurant week is on through July 31st. Mastercard is once again offering a deal for cardholders: register your card and get...
The dream trip that got away
They say you can't have your cake and eat it, too. While it's kind of hard to invoke that expression while knowing how awesome...
New benefits for Marriott business cardholders
Marriott Bonvoy loyalists may be happy to learn that there are some new benefits that will be launching on the Marriott Bonvoy business credit...
$30 off $40 at Verizon prepaid [Targeted, no stack with AA]
Update7/21/22: This offer for Verizon prepaid has reappeared on an account where I had previously used the offer. Note that the AAdvantage eShopping portal terms...
Aeroplan plans for future dream trips
Last week, I wrote about how I'm kind of loving Aeroplan. My plans for our #3Cards3Continents challenge are firming up, but the research phase...
American Airlines Flagship First vs Flagship Business
I recently had the chance to fly American Airlines both to and from Europe. My flight to Europe was in American's Flagship First Class...
St. Pancras Renaissance London Grand Staircase Suite (awesome Suite Night Award upgrade!)
On my recent trip to Europe, we spent one night in London at Greg's beloved St. Pancras Renaissance. At the time I booked, the...
Fixed: Podcast episode 159 (may need to re-download)
Just a quick post to alert podcast listeners: If you downloaded Episode 159 early this morning when it first published, you may have an...
Please tell us how to find business class awards
Greg recently had great success booking his ANA round the world award. In response, a reader made a request that we get quite frequently...
Resy offer for Blue Cash Everyday now comes with 10% back on restaurants for...
Over the past couple of years, we have seen special offers come out for some Amex cards via the restaurant reservation website Resy (which...
