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.
Finding (and understanding) great awards, partnership updates, and more [Week In Review]
If you want to build a great redemption, an award alert tool can be invaluable. Once you've mastered finding availability, a fun next step is mastering programs that offer interesting ways to book complicated...
Understanding the Air Canada Aeroplan award chart
Over the weekend, we published a "How to" video explaining how to book a stopover with Air Canada Aeroplan. In comments on the Youtube video and the accompanying post, I came to realize that...
Southwest Companion Pass Complete Guide 2024
The Southwest Companion pass has undoubtedly long been the most valuable companion ticket benefit of any airline program and it continues to be so in 2024. The key value lies in the fact that...
Amex Gold limiting 4x restaurants to $50K in spend annually starting 1/1/25
Eagle-eyed Grant of Travel With Grant has caught an interesting development on the Amex Gold card: starting on January 1, 2025, you'll still earn 4 points per dollar at restaurants worldwide, but only up...
(EXPIRED) Spend $1200 on Virgin Atlantic flights through Amex Travel, get $200 back [Targeted,...
There's a new Amex Offer out for travel on Virgin Atlantic, though in this case you'll need to book through Amex Travel, so this one won't work for award flights.
The Deal
Some cardholders have...
20,000 points or $200 back on $1K or more with Air France / KLM...
Some Amex cardholders have reported a new round of targeted Air France / KLM Amex Offers coming out over the past few days that are good for either 20,000 Membership Rewards points or $200...
Chasing great hotels, common transfer partners, and multiple seats up front [Week in Review]
Some are in it for the thrill of the hunt and this week we give you some tools to hunt down great hotel awards between a list of the best Category 4 Hyatts and...
Here’s what you need to find business class awards for 3 or more people
For many enthusiasts, the ultimate joy in collecting miles and points is redeeming them for incredible awards like international business or first class flights or luxury hotels. The nemesis of that joy is the...
Best uses of Amex Membership Rewards points
Membership Rewards sweet spots are plentiful and strong. Indeed, Amex Membership Rewards is the strongest transferable points program in terms of the sheer number of Amex transfer partners. I've written about the Strengths of...
120,000 Membership Rewards points Business Platinum upgrade offers (after $10K in purchases) for targeted...
Many folks are finding that their Business Green and Business Gold cards are eligible for an offer to upgrade to the Business Platinum card and earn 120,000 points after spending $10,000 on purchases in...
Chasing Hilton points: Transfer with a bonus, or apply for Hilton cards?
Over the past year, we've become increasingly excited about Hilton redemptions. That's driven in large part due to Hilton's partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH). I now find myself very much...
(EXPIRED) Bilt Rent Day: Hilton Gold status for all through 12/31, extend with 8...
The headline Bilt Rewards October 2024 Rent Day promotion is a status match with Hilton Honors that will yield Hilton Gold status through 12/31/24 with the opportunity to extend status until March 31, 2026....
(EXPIRED) United shopping portal bonus: Spend $150+, earn 500 bonus miles
United MileagePlus shopping is offering 500 bonus miles when you spend $150+ through 10/7/24.
The Deal
United MileagePlus Shopping is offering bonus miles with qualifying purchases:
Spend $150 & earn 500 bonus miles
Direct link...
(EXPIRED) Join Points Path Founders Club for discounted price of $11.99 with code FM20OFF
Points Path is an awesome free browser extension that enables real-time award search for a number of popular programs that displays automagically alongside cash pricing when you run a Google Flights search. While existing...
