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) SiriusXM to be removed from eligible services for Amex Digital Entertainment Credit
The Amex Platinum card has a Digital Entertainment Credit that offers up to $240 per year in statement credits for qualifying digital entertainment services doled out as $20 per month. Enrollment in the benefit...
(EXPIRED) 10x-12x at Dell via Rakuten
Shopping portal Rakuten is today offering 10-12% cash back on purchases at Dell Technologies. You can alternatively choose to earn 10x-12x American Express Membership Rewards points, which is the better deal for anyone who...
(EXPIRED) +5 points per dollar at Amazon (up to 2,000 points) w/ Amex Offer...
A fresh round is out this week of a targeted Amex Offer that's good for +5 American Express Membership Rewards points per dollar spent at Amazon, up to 2,000 points (enrollment required). Given the...
20-40% transfer bonus from Capital One to Etihad Guest
Etihad Guest is offering an opportunity to get a 20-40% transfer bonus when transferring from select programs to Etihad Guest. The only US-based program likely to appeal to most readers would be transfers from Capital...
Bad Bonvoy behavior, a case for cash back, Wells Fargo’s wisdom and more [Week...
We've recently learned about the latest in "Bad Bonvoy behavior" that will lock you out of a Bevy bonus and as you've heard on this week's podcast, I sniffed a whiff of wisdom in...
Bright spots in the latest award devaluations
Nobody likes it when points become less valuable because awards get more expensive or when policies change that make it harder to play the game. But remember that those dark clouds have silver linings,...
A case for cash back with the Schwab Platinum card
I'll admit it: I'm a bit of a points and miles hoarder. I generally keep more transferable points on hand than my family needs in the immediate future. Some of that is FOMO ("Fear...
(EXPIRED) Turkish offers an award sale that’s very….”Turkish Miles & Smiles” of them
Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles is currently offering a sale on award tickets. When I read the details of this sale, all I could hear in my head was the opening line of Ricky...
(now excluded) Google Fi may now be automatically triggering Business Platinum wireless credits
Update 7/5/24 - Google Fi is now officially excluded from the Business Platinum wireless credit.
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The American Express Business Platinum card has a monthly credit for wireless services that requires enrollment. We have a few Business...
(EXPIRED) 20% back on Hotels.com via Retailmenot up to $50 back
Shopping portal Retailmenot is currently offering 20% back on Hotels.com. That matches a previous deal from Retailmenot for the best site-wide deal on Hotels.com that I can recall in years. The catch is that's...
(EXPIRED) Southwest & American Airlines shopping portal bonuses (Earn 500 or 1000 bonus miles)
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Shopping and American Airlines AAdvantage eShopping are both running small shopping portal bonuses right now, thought the details and expiration dates differ.
Southwest Rapid Rewards Shopping "Mystery Bonus"
Note that this is...
[Update] Nick’s mad dash for American Airlines elite status
Update 3/4/23: The miles from T-Mobile Home Internet showed up last week and the Blue Apron miles hit my account on Saturday morning, both backdated to January. Much to my surprise, overnight between Saturday...
Amex adds more restrictive Marriott card language
An astute reader pointed out the fact that Amex has added some new restrictive language to the offer terms on the Amex Marriott Bonvoy Bevy card. According to the new terms, many readers may...
Painful devaluations, from “roughing it” to the lap of luxury and more
Both Hyatt and ANA announced painful devaluations this week, though in each there are bright spots (or at least not so dark spots?) to be found. This week at Frequent Miler, we also covered...
