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.
Tons of Biz Class Availability to Hawaii & Europe
Delta has released a bunch of availability today for business class flights -- some to Hawaii and a bunch to Europe.
The Deal
Increased Delta One business class award availability on several routes
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(EXPIRED) Alliant promo: get $10 for each bill you pay for 3 consecutive months...
Alliant is out with a cool new promo for Alliant Cashback Visa (and perhaps Platinum?) cardholders: get a $10 statement credit for each bill paid with your Alliant card for 3 consecutive months in March,...
Does LifeMiles play favorites?
Avianca LifeMiles apparently has favorites.
Greg has written about how Avianca LifeMiles mixed-cabin awards can be advantageous (See: Avianca LifeMiles' awesome mixed-cabin award pricing. First class for less). In that post, Greg discovered that adding an...
IHG free night certs have better availability than points (book Bora Bora, maybe more)
There was just too much to fit into one title there, but Points Adventure uncovered something awesome that I had previously missed: availability when booking with Chase IHG free night certificates is much better than when...
[Expired] Fiji from $395 RT out of Los Angeles / San Francisco
Fiji Airways is offering some awesome fares out of both Los Angeles and San Francisco, with round trip nonstop service to Fiji from $395.38 on select dates between April and June. Availability is best in May. You could...
Bonvoy restores joy: Platinum status being reinstated
Yesterday, we published a post about problems with Marriott elite status (See: No joy from Bonvoy: Ritz cardholders downgraded to Gold). Specifically, many people had been downgraded from Marriott Platinum (50-night status) to Marriott...
No joy from Bonvoy: Ritz cardholders downgraded to Gold
Update: 10:31pm Eastern 3/4/19: Good news -- we've received word that this has been fixed. See a full update here: Bonvoy restores joy: Platinum status being reinstated.
Update 7:18pm Eastern 3/4/19: Not much news to report,...
Correction: 60K after $1K in purchases w/ Biz Aviator card
If you're looking for American Airlines AAdvantage miles, the offer on the AAdvantage Aviator Business Mastercard has increased to 60,000 miles after first purchase update: after $1,000 in purchases within the first 90 days and payment of the $95 annual...
Southwest to Hawaii, more details
This morning, Southwest blew up the blogosphere with news that at long last they are starting service to Hawaii (See: Southwest to Hawaii from $49 / 2K points!). Whether you're excited because you've got a...
Southwest to Hawaii from $49 / 2K points!
Southwest has begun selling tickets to Hawaii this morning. We're seeing $49(!!) fares (or just 1,950 Rapid Rewards points) from Oakland and San Jose to Maui and Honolulu, with service beginning March 17, 2019. We will post with...
(EXPIRED) Uber: Spend $15, get $10 back w/ new targeted offer (stack with cash?)
There's a new targeted Amex Offer out for Uber: Spend $15+, get $10 back. That's a nice offer on its own, but it might also make for a good stack with the Uber Cash discount, which provides up...
A nifty deal alert hack, Kroger banning Visa, Chase 10x hotels alternatives, and more
This week brings a couple of slick tricks for getting deal alerts as fast as possible, the other side of that retire-to-hotels story, all the options to consider against the Chase 10x hotels offer,...
Last call for luxury, Bonvoy spend bonus bust, an attempt at arbitrage, and more
This week at Frequent Miler, we looked at why it might not make sense to make your move on the Bonvoy spending bonuses, what happens when you cancel an old travel package, comparing cash...
(EXPIRED) Uber cash: get 5% off & use credit card travel credits
Uber recently came out with a deal to save up to 5% when you pre-load your Uber account with Uber Cash. That's not an amazing deal since we see fairly regular promos for discounted Uber gift...
