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.
Adding a lap infant to an award ticket: Don’t get ripped off
Recently, I tried to add a lap infant to an award ticket and nearly got gouged by American Airlines for nearly 3x what the...
(EXPIRES) Hertz offering 20% off free rental day rewards (free day from 600 points)
Hertz is offering a discount on free day awards when you book between today (10/21) and Friday, 10/25/19. The discount is good for 20%...
No Capital One payments through Plastiq for now
Last week, Plastiq sent out an email to those who have used Capital One credit cards for payments alerting them to the fact that...
(EXPIRED) 25% transfer bonus to Flying Blue from Membership Rewards
Flying Blue is the loyalty program of Air France / KLM and through 11/30/19 you can get a 25% transfer bonus when you transfer points...
Polls are open through Sunday: Vote for #40KFaraway champ
It's on: you have until Sunday evening 10pm ET to vote for the winner of the 40K to Far Away competition. Win, lose, or draw...
(EXPIRED) 33.3% transfer bonus from Capital One to Qantas
Capital One is offering a transfer bonus on points transferred to Qantas. This bonus began last month, but we just realized that we never...
Now 125K for Companion Pass, points don’t expire
As was reported by a number of outlets yesterday, Southwest Airlines has announced that, effective January 1, 2020, the Southwest Companion Pass will require earning 125,000...
23.5K to Far Away: How Nick can steal your vote for #40KFaraway champ
Hear me out on this: Yesterday morning, I revealed the disappointing news that I'd gone way over budget for the 40K to Far Away...
(EXPIRED) Business class San Francisco to Singapore for 66.5K each way (or Hong Kong...
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is out with its monthly spontaneous escapes, with mileage deals on various routes that are bookable by October 31, 2019 for travel from...
Chase IHG cards losing price protection 11/17/19
Most Chase cards long ago lost price protection benefits. However, the IHG credit cards maintained price protection even after the benefit was pulled from...
Less than 40K points used: Nick’s numbers for #40KFaraway
As Greg did on Monday, today I’ll account for all of my costs in the 40K to Far Away challenge. Many readers have been...
Nick’s (Mis)Adventures adding 30+ miles by bicycle
Earlier this morning, I posted the announcement that I had reached my end point in the 40K to Far Away challenge: Niue. However, en...
Nick’s final new destination: Niue (#40KFaraway)
It's official: I've come to the end of my 40K to Far Away road. I'll soon be posting summaries of my stops along the...
Greg’s in Africa, Stephen isn’t out of the woods, and Nick explores Narita #40KFaraway
If you've been following along, you know that Greg, Stephen, and I are all on different continents at this point and adventuring our ways...
