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.
In defense of flexible hotel bookings (on Nick’s mind)
On last weekend's Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, Greg and I fieled a reader question about our apparent reluctance to book advance purchase,...
Best options for booking backup award flights
Last year, Greg published a post with Tips for booking “just in case” flights. The basic premise is that sometimes you may want to...
Plastiq no longer taking Visa business cards for auto loans
Several readers reached out this week after receiving emails from Plastiq regarding their auto loan payments. Visa business cards can no longer be used...
Saturday Selection: Two bank mistakes to avoid, saving on Disney resorts with Disney+, and...
This weekend's Saturday Selection of posts from around the web that are worth a read brings us a good tip to avoid a costly...
Flying Blue economy: 30K round trip between the US and Europe
Sarah Hostetler at TPG is reporting relatively open availability for economy class award tickets between the US and Europe for 30,000 miles round trip....
Elite status Hyatt hacks
Hyatt's top-tier Globalist status is without a doubt the best hotel elite status in the game, but wanting it is easier than getting it. The good...
(EXPIRED) $120 back on $599 at Dell w/ new Amex Offer [enrollment required]
There is a new targeted Amex Offer out for Dell.com: get $120 back on $599 or more . While I didn't find this offer on...
100K United Club Business card offer returns with big spend requirement
The Chase United Club Business credit card is out with an increased offer. If you value United Club lounge access, this new bonus will...
(EXPIRED) Free money: Stacking deals on negative-cost Virtual Visa Gift Cards
Update 8/23/22: There's now a third promo code that works to take 5% off virtual Visa gift cards from Giftcards.com - SUMMERVISA.
Update 8/15/22: Reader...
A packing list for 3 Cards, 3 Continents (on Nick’s mind)
A couple of weekends ago, Carrie wrote a post full of tips to pack for a round the world adventure. In it, she said...
[Dead] Every IHG property for 16K points on 8/5/23 only
OK, IHG, you win. The next time IHG Rewards puts points on sale, I'm buying big because we are once again seeing an incredible...
2,000 AA Loyalty Points / miles for $1 with HOMER stack [Possibly targeted?]
Update 8/22: Several readers have correctly pointed out that, because there's no option to not get a free trial for the first month, the...
New Marriott Cards are Coming (Probably)
Marriott has gone Brazenly Bananas with its Bodacious Body of absolutely Blissful and Benevolent B names. Not content with its current crop of credit...
[Back] Possible almost-free (good) wine again from Last Bottle Wines
Update 12/15/22: Last Bottle is currently running another Marathon Madness sale. Deals can change every few minutes or even more often at times and...
