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.
Nick’s end-of-year status push strategy
Earlier this week, Greg published a post as a form of self-therapy in deciding which credit cards to open next. Today, I'm going to...
A buying group deal gone wrong
One of the many ways to increase credit card spend and get most of it back is through buying groups. We've written a number...
(EXPIRED) United Airlines offering 30% bonus on hotel point transfers to United (60K Marriott...
United Airlines is offering a 30% transfer bonus when you convert hotel points to United Mileage Plus miles. This can be especially attractive for...
(EXPIRED) Hyatt offers from Amex for Thompson, Park Hyatt, and SLH [enrollment required]
Among the many new offers added to our Current Amex Offers database today are offers for Hyatt brands Thompson and Park Hyatt as well as...
(EXPIRED) Intercontinental and Kimpton: Get back $75 on $300+ spend with new Amex Offer...
There is a new targeted but widely-available Amex Offer out today that's good at Intercontinental and Kimpton hotels whereby you'll get $75 back...
(EXPIRED) Holland America cruises: Get $300 back on $1K or more with new Amex...
A valuable new Amex Offer is out on some cards today that's good for $300 back when you spend $1,000 or more with Holland...
Barclays Aviator Red now up to 75,000 miles with two purchases
The Barclays Aviator Red has a new offer out good for up to 75,000 American Airlines miles -- and all it requires is two...
Cardless revamps Simon Mall Amex (there’s good news and bad news)
Cardless announced this week a revamping on the Cardless Simon Mall American Express card. The key changes will be very positive for the target...
No more buying 3rd party gift cards with Amazon gift cards
Earlier this week, in Greg's post about throwing in the towel on buying groups, he mentioned in passing buying 3rd party gift cards at...
Roll your own hotel elite status
Is hotel elite status worth it? This week, we talk about ways to get elite treatment without investing the time and effort in enough...
That time I left $3,000 in gift cards in my hotel room safe (on...
Over the summer, I made a super bone-headed mistake: I checked out of a hotel and left medicine and more than $3,000 in Mastercard...
(EXPIRED) Miraval Berkshires: $259 late-night arrival rate
A reader in our Frequent Miler Insiders Facebook group reported last night on something that will be of interest to those with plans to...
[Unconfirmed] Citi pulls plug on anticipated Strata cards
File this under "unconfirmed reports", but we've received a tip from a seemingly reliable source that Citi has pulled the plug on its long-rumored...
United Polaris business class to New Zealand: space for up to 9 passengers
Greg caught wind of some excellent United award availability to New Zealand thanks to poking around this morning at Seats.Aero, with some days featuring...
