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.
Shop Your Way points are…worth something? Transfer Citi->Sears->Gift Cards
Update 11/15/20: Transfers from Citi to Shop Your Way no longer have 20% bonus. Point transfers from Citi are no longer recommended.
Be still my...
(EXPIRED) 30% off Etihad award tickets
Etihad Guest is offering 30% off on saver ("Guest" level) award tickets in all classes of service that are booked by August 27, 2020 for travel...
(EXPIRED) $5 off Visa Gift Cards at Staples 8/16-8/22
This coming Sunday, August 16th, to Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Staples will be offering $5 off on Visa Gift Cards, with a limit of 5...
How much do you pay for your miles and points?
Note: We have made updates to this older post to reflect 2020 numbers. The key point -- that points cost us something in the...
[Not working] Southwest credit card offer available on mobile
Update: our apologies. This was published in error. We held off on publishing last night when we saw that the offer was disappearing after logging...
A lighter wallet: no annual fees, still great rewards
"Never pay an annual fee to use your money". That's what I was raised to believe about credit cards. My parents meant well. Despite...
New restaurant statement credits w/ new Platinum or Gold card accounts
There are new welcome offers available for new applicants on both the Amex Gold Card and Amex Platinum Card (the "vanilla" flavor) good for 20% back...
Lap infant award tickets for less: New Aeroplan fee is $25 CAD or 2500...
Lap infant award ticket prices vary widely between programs, but Air Canada's Aeroplan is going from being one of the best options for lap infant...
(EXPIRED) Very nice: 2500 miles for joining Aeroplan & earning a mile
Aeroplan is out with what is a great offer that is worth your full attention: join Aeroplan and earn at least 1 mile by...
The new Aeroplan award chart: A nice net win
Air Canada promised a new and improved Aeroplan loyalty program to debut in 2020. The award chart / booking details are out today and...
Deal psychology: Which discount is best?
Today's post is only tangentially related to miles & points, though it is related to deal hunting -- or more specifically, the way that deals are...
Better than 1:1 to Southwest from Amex & Chase points, almost 1:1 from Citi
We posted earlier today about the fact that Southwest travel funds can now be converted to Southwest Rapid Rewards points (See: Southwest travel funds...
25K bonus on Altitude Go
US Bank has increased the offer on the Altitude Go card to 25,000 points after spending $1,000 in the first 90 days. As we noted...
Do credit card bonus categories matter? Also: IHG status, Ventana at present and more
When Greg kicked off this week's Frequent Miler on the Air by saying that we had a terrific show lined up, I was worried...
