Tim Steinke
My wife Erin and my first big journey together went around the world in 100 days for
our honeymoon, a trip in which I had one car accident and got one speeding ticket in every country that we visited (I think that I may still have an arrest warrant in New Zealand for an unpaid ticket, but we’ll keep that between us). We currently
live in Washington State; we own a winery, ski after work and hike as much as our elderly knees will let us.
National Car Rental’s One Two Free Promo Returns
Emerald Club, the loyalty scheme of National Rental Car, has just launched a new "One Two Free" promotion, which allows customers to earn free rental days after a minimum of two rentals or two...
World of Hyatt: Complete list of all-inclusive properties in Mexico and the Caribbean
Hyatt has a separate award chart for the numerous all-inclusive properties that it has been gradually phasing into its program since 2022. While there are locations in Europe, the majority of these properties are...
Earn double points on Marriott Homes & Villas stays
Marriott Homes & Villas runs bonus points promotions far more frequently than Marriott Bonvoy does for its main hotel brands. Hot on the heels of one Homes & Villas promo ending, there's a new...
Delta Air Lines offers Gold and Platinum Medallion status to Southwest elites
Yet another competitor is looking lustily at potentially erstwhile Southwest elites. Delta Air Lines has followed AA's example and modified its Medallion Status Match Challenge to give higher status matches to Southwest customers for...
Is Citi no longer allowing product changes between AAdvantage and ThankYou point cards?
There are many reasons to change your credit card from one product to another, the most common being in order to move from a card that charges an annual fee to one that doesn't....
Hilton Timeshare Offer: 3 or more nights and 100K points, starting at $149
Hilton Grand Vacations is currently offering a good vacation package that requires attending a two-hour timeshare presentation. You get 3 nights of lodging in one of several specific locations plus 100,000 Hilton Honors points...
More Easy Rewards: Fee-free Visa Gift Cards at Staples
Staples will again be offering fee-free fixed $200 Visa Gift Cards this week, this time running from Sunday, March 30th through Saturday, April 5th. The limit is nine per customer per day (although some...
Get up to a $750 bonus on new Chase Business Checking accounts with no...
When it comes to bank account bonuses, Chase is one of our bestest buddies around, running frequent incentives on both the personal and business side.
Chase has again extended a good offer for new Business...
Southwest variable award pricing is live and values range from 1.1 – 1.7 cents...
Southwest Airlines has been hacking away at many of the most popular elements of its business model and rewards program over the last couple of weeks. The airline has announced that it's reducing earnings...
[Changes go live 3/25] Air Canada Aeroplan adopting dynamic pricing for some partners (including...
Reminder that these changes go live tomorrow, 3/25/25, so this is a last chance to make bookings under the current chart before several airlines become dynamically priced.
~Two months ago, Air Canada Aeroplan announced that...
Air France / KLM saver availability from the US stinks (except for New Year)
Right after the ball dropped on 2024, Air France / KLM Flying Blue decided to ring in the New Year by raising its award prices. Economy, premium economy and business class redemptions all went...
Delta removes fuel surcharges on US flights from Europe
Delta isn't usually at the top of mind when considering award travel to and from Europe, primarily because of astronomical pricing that often hits low to mid-six digits. In addition, the airline (air line?)...
Chase Freedom Unlimited Increased Welcome Offer: 25K / $250 on only $500 in spend
The Chase Freedom Unlimited card is unique among Ultimate Rewards-earning cards in that it earns a minimum of 1.5x for all spend, while also earning 3x-5x within bonus categories, including dining and drugstores. This...
Target: $50 back on $50 spend with new Target Circle Debit or Reloadable Card
Target is currently offering a credit good for $50 back on $50 or more when you open a new Target Circle debit card, credit card or reloadable card.
It probably isn't worth doing this for...
