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.
(EXPIRED) Double dip: Earn 10x total at Staples today
The Chase Ultimate Rewards portal is currently offering 5x for purchases at Staples.com. That is notable since those with the Ink Cash Card (or the no-longer-available Ink Plus) can stack that with earning 5x on their credit card for...
(EXPIRED) Japan Airlines business class from 45K OW open to/from Seattle
One Mile at a Time reported this morning that there is wide availability for business class awards on the new Japan Airlines route between Seattle and Tokyo. This could be a great use of Alaska miles since...
Phantom restaurant space, blinded by loyalty, make money while you walk around, and more
In this Saturday's Frequent Miler week in review around the web, we have a number of fun and fascinating reads. Delivery from restaurants that don't exist, the business of delivering all those airline meals,...
Holiday gift guide: P is for Passport (great gift for a child / traveling...
Over the next several Saturdays this holiday season, I intend to highlight some things I've found make travel more convenient, fun, or interesting for individuals or families. I'm not looking to publish a complete...
New $1100 bonus w/ Acorns & how I’ve done this year
Acorns is out with its monthly referral offer for its micro-investing platform: get 11 friends to sign up and make their first investment of at least $5 by 11/30/18 and you'll get $1,100. While it...
(EXPIRED) 100K + $200 statement credit on British Airways Visa [Targeted]
British Airways is sending out an email to some Executive Club members with an offer you may also be able to trigger via a dummy booking that improves upon the public offer of 100,000 total Avios...
Everything you wanted to know about transferable points, easy hotel points available, and more
From everything you've wanted to know about the major bank point programs to how to pack on some easy Hilton points, this week the points were the point for sure. Speaking of easy points,...
Amex FHR to award 5x points…here’s when it might be worth it
Update: When I wrote this post, I strongly suspected that prepaid FHR bookings would not earn hotel elite credit or qualify for status benefits or loyalty points. I was wrong. See this update: Better than expected: Earn...
(EXPIRED) 15% transfer bonus to Virgin Australia Velocity
Virgin Australia Velocity is offering a 15% transfer bonus from participating partners until November 30, 2018. That's not a wildly exciting bonus since Virgin Australia doesn't have a very useful award chart, but it's better than...
(EXPIRED) 10K for any Best Western in the US / Canada on Sun-Thurs nights
Best Western has brought back a popular promotion they ran last year with any Best Western in the US or Canada available for 10K (or fewer) Best Western points per night from November 15th to January...
Walmart’s new Money Order limits: new speed limit enforced [likely nationwide]
Those who have long manufactured spend by using gift cards to purchase money orders at Walmart will now find themselves running into a new roadblock: cashiers are now reportedly being prompted by the register...
(EXPIRED) Mint class for economy prices…still some left
This morning, The Points Guy reported incredible JetBlue Mint Class fares from Boston and New York to the Caribbean, specifically to St. Lucia and Aruba. While many of the best fares have been gobbled up, there are still some...
(EXPIRED) More new Hilton spending offers: rack up easy points
Over the past week or so, Amex has been sending out some excellent targeted spending offers on all of the personal Amex Hilton cards (the no-fee Hilton Honors card, the Hilton Ascend card, and...
(EXPIRED) $239 RT from US to Croatia [basic econ, several gateways available]
Thrifty Traveler Premium put out an alert to subscribers today that looks like a hot deal if you don't mind basic economy to Europe: flights from various US cities are available to Zagreb, Croatia from just $239...
