Stephen Pepper
Stephen Pepper is on an 8 year, 50 state road trip with his wife Shae and their dog Truffles. Finding opportunities to earn miles and points is one of the ways they can afford to do this, so he'll try to help you do the same for your own travels.
Here’s how Amex Hilton credits work at SLH & AutoCamp
With the addition of Small Luxury Hotels (SLH) and AutoCamp to Hilton's portfolio, some have been wondering how the various credits available on Hilton Amex cards will be applied to stays at those brands...
(EXPIRED) Bilt promo gives 100% savings on Virgin Voyages 2nd guest, but savings aren’t...
Bilt's Rent Day promotion for August is already live and is being marketed as giving 100% savings when adding a second guest to your cruise. In reality, the savings are substantially less because Virgin...
(EXPIRED) Earn 1,500 bonus Hilton points when taking 5 Lyft rides
Hilton launched a partnership with Lyft five years ago which enables Hilton Honors members to earn 3 points per dollar spent with Lyft. They're now running a promotion that gives the opportunity to earn...
Peacock TV increasing subscription price (affects Amex Platinum Digital Entertainment Credit)
Peacock TV announced the other day that it'll be increasing subscription fees for existing users next month. While the increase isn't a huge amount on a monthly basis, it might mean that you'll now...
(EXPIRED) Vacations by Marriott Bonvoy promo: Earn 25k bonus points on 4+ night packages
Vacations by Marriott Bonvoy is running a generous promotion at the moment which is awarding 25,000 bonus points on packages including a stay of four nights or more. While it's not worth a mattress...
Grand Hotel Victoria Lake Como has wide open award availability
Hilton's recent incorporation of hundreds of new SLH (Small Luxury Hotels of the World) properties got us excited. One of the most attractive options is Grand Hotel Victoria next to Lake Como in Italy...
(EXPIRED) Hy-Vee: Get $10 off when buying $150+ Visa & Mastercard gift cards
A couple of times per year, Hy-Vee - a decently-sized grocery chain in the Midwest - runs a deal on Visa and Mastercard gift cards.
In years gone by the deal was extremely lucrative, providing...
(EXPIRED) Earn double points on Virgin Atlantic flights to UK (book by 7/25 for...
Virgin Atlantic is currently running a promotion that's awarding double points on flights to the UK through the end of the year, but you only have until July 25 to book your flight.
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IRS planning on taking tax payments directly – hopefully great news
George at Travel Blogger Buzz had an interesting scoop today, sharing the news that the IRS is hoping to start taking tax payments by credit and debit cards directly, rather than people having to...
(EXPIRED) IHG Chase Offers: Get 5%-10% back at several IHG brands
There are new Chase Offers for several different IHG brands that are giving 5% or 10% back as statement credits when spending $100+. Even better, I found several of these on one of my...
Marriott promo: Earn 3,500 bonus points for every 2+ night stay with promo code...
Marriott is currently running a promotion giving 3,500 bonus points on stays of 2+ nights. There is a catch though - you have to use promo code M41 which means that it's not necessarily...
How To Use Marriott Free Night Certificates (And How They Can’t Be Used)
Depending on how many Chase and American Express Marriott credit cards you hold, it's possible to end up with numerous free night certificates after renewing your cards each year.
You also have the option to...
(Expired) Alaska Airlines shopping portal promo: Earn up to 1,000 bonus Mileage Plan miles...
The United and Southwest shopping portals launched new promotions in the last day or two and the Alaska Airlines portal is now joining them with an opportunity to earn up to 1,000 bonus Mileage...
(EXPIRED) IHG giving 15%-20% off Points & Cash bookings (buy IHG points for less...
IHG One Rewards is out with another sale on the cash portion of Points & Cash rates. The percentage discount varies depending on which of their brands you book, but it also provides an...
