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.
Bilt Rewards Complete Guide
Bilt Rewards is a program in which you can earn points by paying your rent, dining out, shopping, and/or using the Bilt Mastercard.
This guide...
Stealth devaluation: Hertz prices most days peak, doubling free day costs
Hertz has quietly doubled the rate to rent a car using your Hertz Rewards points during most of the year. A reader tipped us...
Hertz expiration policy now hurts even more
Hertz has repeatedly earned itself negative publicity over the past couple of years. Unfortunately, they are at it again. After previously reducing the expiration...
(EXPIRED) 15x Dell via Rakuten, 10x select IHG brands, 10x Choice hotels, more
Shopping portal Rakuten is featuring increased cash back rates at many stores today, including 15% back / 15x Membership Rewards points per dollar spent...
AA award ticketing error? Try an award hold.
Last month, during our Flying by the Seat of our Points challenge, I ran into a problem booking my award home. I flew Japan...
Why you might want to stop spending on Delta cards (and start spending on...
A (perhaps over-inflated) claim was made last year about the volume of charges being put on Delta credit cards each year. This week on...
Family travel tips from a frequent family traveler: What to bring and how to...
As a blogger, I mostly write about how to get incredible value from credit cards both in terms of earning lots of miles without...
Credit card cell phone insurance compared
These days, your cell phone may be among your most expensive possessions. Having coverage in case of damage or theft can be worthwhile for...
SLH is a big win for Hilton hoarders
Years ago, Greg wrote an excellent post about the "Earn and burn" fallacy. In it, he suggests a better strategy is to "hoard and...
[Update: Search via app] Hilton / SLH partnership live with nearly 400 properties –...
Update 3:13pm Eastern time: If you're having trouble finding availability, try using the Hilton Honors app. I'm finding many properties available in the app that...
Limited-time Aeroplan card offer includes 40% bonus points on up to $40K for first...
The Chase Air Canada Aeroplan card is out with a new offer. While the core introductory bonus offer remains 70,000 bonus points after $3K...
The British are coming (for your favorite award sweet spots), maximizing Platinum, dumping Gold,...
It is probably a coincidence that both major British airlines destroyed sweet spots long enjoyed by North American members during the week in which...
Something to Savor: A reason to dump the Gold?
A few days ago, a moment I'd long been waiting for finally arrived: I was finally offered the chance to product change an old...
Taking Spirit for a spin to test the value of the Savers Club and...
I recently flew the first half of a round trip on Spirit Airlines, which gave me a chance to give a few aspects of...
