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.
Reciprocal checked bag benefits coming for Alaska and Hawaiian cardholders
Both Alaska Airlines Visa cardholders and Hawaiian Airlines Mastercard cardholders now enjoy reciprocal checked baggage benefits when flying either airline. This is yet another...
(EXPIRED) 15K Marriott Bonvoy points w/ 2-night Homes & Villas stay in April (min...
Marriott Bonvoy is once again offering a bonus for bookings of Marriott Homes & Villas stays in April 2025. This time, the requirements are...
Use Alaska companion fare on Hawaiian Airlines starting this summer
Last week, Beat of Hawaii covered some positive developments in the merger between Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines. One of the great bits they...
How much are Southwest Rapid Rewards points worth?
The purchasing power of Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards points was for many years relatively constant across all flights, with award pricing being closely correlated...
A battle of the hotel award alert tools leads to loving them all the...
Greg has written extensively about the best award search tools, both for flights (we also did a podcast episode about the 5 best) and...
Yay for 100K, more travel for fewer miles, the coupons books of tomorrow and...
So much has changed in the dozen or so years since I began learning about airline miles and hotel points. Particularly on the credit...
(EXPIRED) Earn 5,000 Marriott Bonvoy points with BetMGM app in qualifying states
BetMGM is the online sportsbook arm of MGM Casinos. As MGM and Marriott have a partnership, there is a current offer to earn bonus...
Alaska elite qualifying miles are now posting for award flights
When Alaska announced changes to its program last year, one of the features that excited us most was the ability to earn elite qualifying...
[Update: Dead] There are two consumer Hawaiian Airlines credit cards, and some are getting...
Barclays issues the Hawaiian Airlines World Elite Mastercard that we have long listed on our best offers page. I had previously missed that there...
[Update: Still not working for some] Pepper app resolves issue paying with Amex cards
Update: Some readers in the comments report that Amex cards still aren't working at Pepper, so it sounds like this hasn't actually been fully...
US Bank Card declined for an overseas purchase? Call the bank.
I've booked a number of overseas rental cars over the past couple of weeks (for trips coming up over the next year). I wanted...
Lyft benefits reduced and/or changed on several cards
Changes were implemented this week to Lyft benefits on several popular credit cards. While the changes are a downgrade from previous benefits in several...
Get $200 back on $1,000 or more at Hilton properties in Mexico & Caribbean...
There's a new Amex Offer out this month that will yield $200 back when you spend $1,000 or more on qualifying purchases at select...
Targeted 85K Hawaiian Airlines Mastercard offer sent out via email
A member of our Frequent Miler Insiders Facebook group reports receiving a targeted email offer to apply for the Hawaiian Airlines Mastercard that includes...
