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.
The end of the year is near: Use up those coupons and move on...
As we enter the final two months of the year, the pressure is on to make sure that you use your calendar-year, quarterly, and...
Cooling considerably on hotel credits
Yesterday, Greg published a post about how he is warming on the Citi Strata Elite card. A big factor for him has been the...
Capital One Venture Rewards and Venture X Rewards Cards now include 48-month language (update)
Update 10/30/25: Capital One reached out to Doctor of Credit to clarify the new 48-month policy on the Venture cards. Effectively, it's adopted the...
Increased Air France / KLM Flying Blue taxes and fees ($489 one-way departing Paris)
Air France KLM Flying Blue appears to have substantially increased taxes and fees on some award tickets, particularly when departing Europe in business class....
Tip: Don’t forget that Dell can price match
Update 10/27/25: We originally published this post last year, but a comment came in on our post the other day about the fact that...
(EXPIRED) November 2025 Rent Day: up to 100% transfer bonus to Etihad Guest from...
For one day only, on November 1, 2025, Bilt members can get a 25-100% transfer bonus, depending on their status with Bilt. While Etihad...
Capital One Shopping changing up cash back maximums (and offering great targeted offers)
Capital One Shopping has long had a cap of $250 in rewards on their targeted email offers (per purchase -- in other words, if...
[Expired] Reminder: last day for grandfathered Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholders to preserve value by...
Update 10/26/25: This has ended. Points earned on or combined to grandfathered cards from 10/26/25 onward are subject to the new rules.
We wanted to post...
Easy Companion Pass, hunting Hyatt elite status, and the worst coupon book yet [Week...
They say that timing is everything. Unfortunately, my timing isn't going to nail the opportunity to pick up a second household Companion Pass.
As you'll...
Singapore Krisflyer devaluation coming in November (last week to book at current rates)
Update 10/24/25: Just a reminder that this is the last week before Singapore KrisFlyer raises award rates starting November 1st. The increases aren't terrible, but...
Parlaying status with JetBlue’s Match to Mosaic
Over the summer, JetBlue offered a short-term opportunity to match all the way to Mosaic 4 status for certain elites, but that opportunity expired...
Hyatt Milestone chasing, revisited and reevaluated
Last year, I wrote a post suggesting that Hyatt Milestone awards could be worth a mattress run for almost anyone. Now, in the last quarter...
(EXPIRED) Fairmont Winter Offer: up to 20% off (for five-night stays)
Fairmont is running a "Winter Offer" whereby you can get discounts of 10-20% at many hotels (with a minimum 2-night stay for discounts starting...
(EXPIRED) Up to 40% off Southwest flights with promo code 40SALE
Southwest Airlines is running a sale for the next few days, with up to 40% off base fares on select dates and in select...
