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Nick Reyes

Nick Reyes
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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.

Capital One Shopping pulls even more gift card redemption options

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Update 5/28/25: Capital One Shopping has again removed a ton of useful gift card redemption options...over 30 in total. I (Tim) am now seeing...

5-star service in training: A stay at Cornell University’s Statler Hotel

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A couple of weekends ago, my family went to Ithaca, NY for a weekend getaway. Cornell University has a well-known hospitality-management program. As part...

Rainstorms or rainbows? Motivation to strike while the iron is hot [Week in review]

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Over the past six or seven months, countless losses have rained on our parade: the US Bank Smartly card departed, the Hilton devalued aspirational...
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Big changes are coming: Top miles and points to-do’s.

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The past few months have brought a slew of announced changes coming over the next several months. If you've felt like your head has...
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Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Card: 100K miles after $10K in purchases

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The Citi American Airlines AAdvantage Executive is once again offering an increased welcome bonus of 100,000 miles after $10K in purchases in the first...

(Update: Workaround confirmed) Citi to cut cash back redemption rate to 0.75c per point...

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Update 5/21/25: Dan's Deals has confirmed with Citi that this devaluation will only apply to Citi Strata Premier and Prestige cardholders if those are...

How to fix a schedule change misconnection via Virgin Atlantic / Air France

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Last summer, I wrote about booking eight seats in business class on Air France using Virgin Atlantic points (booked via the chat feature on...
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Bonvoyed: Marriott elites shouldn’t expect suites

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Over the weekend, View from the Wing uncovered a sneaky change in Marriott elite member benefit terms and conditions: whereas Platinum members and above...
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(EXPIRED) 25% Transfer bonus to Wyndham Rewards from Citi ThankYou

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Citi ThankYou Rewards is currently offering a 25% transfer bonus when you transfer ThankYou rewards to Wyndham. While Wyndham fairly frequently sells points for a...
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Discover has merged with Capital One (business as usual for now)

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Over the weekend, it was announced that Discover's merger with Capital One had been completed as of 5/18/25. Discover Bank is now officially part...

No more Apple Pay at Costco.com

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Costco.com has quietly removed the option to pay for online purchases using Apple Pay. I fully expect that Apple Pay still works in-store, but...
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Instacart lowers $0 delivery minimum to $10 for Instacart+ members

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Instacart+ members now pay $0 in delivery fees with a minimum order of $10 or more. The previous minimum was $35. This is a...

Hilton’s say/do ratio, Amex’s advance notice, prepping your progeny for points, and more

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A good friend of mine measures a person by what he dubs their "say/do" ratio. In other words, does this person do what they...

Where is Spirit Airlines headed next?

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This week, Spirit Airlines announced a number of big changes that make it more closely mimic a legacy carrier (albeit with a lack of...

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