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.
Finnair sours Hawaii sweet spot, raising Alaska / Hawaiian awards by up to 100%
Aloha can be confusing for some folks, as it's used as either a greeting or a farewell. In Finnair's case, it definitely means goodbye.
Without...
Amex Marriott Bonvoy Business Card: New 5 x 50K Free Night Certificates Offer
Amex is again running a terrific, limited-time welcome offer for the Bonvoy Business card: five Marriott 50K free-night certificates after a total of $9,000 in...
Chase Freedom Unlimited Credit Card Review (2026)
The Chase Freedom Unlimited card is unique among Chase’s Ultimate Rewards-earning cards in that you earn a minimum of 1.5x for all spend while...
Chase World of Hyatt Business Card: Increased 80k welcome offer
There's an increased welcome offer out for the Chase World of Hyatt Business card, but it comes with a fairly sizeable spend requirement: you'll...
Marriott Amex Cards: Best Ever 175K and 200K Welcome Offers
American Express has just launched massive, limited-time welcome offers for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant and Bonvoy Bevy cards, each one almost doubling the previous...
Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Card: 5 x 50K free night certificate offer is back...
Update: The increased welcome offers on the Marriott Boundless (up to five free night certificates) and Bold cards are still available via referral. They will...
Marriott raises “top off” limit on free night certificates from 15k to 25k
Our Marriott free night certificates (FNCs) just became a teensy bit more useful.
Marriott issues FNCs in various forms as credit card perks, 75-night Choice...
Capital One Venture X Business Credit Card Review (2026)
The Capital One Venture X Business is very similar to the consumer Venture X, and both provide plenty of value for their annual fees....
15% off award redemptions for IHG cardholders (targeted?)
IHG One Rewards is offering a 15% discount on award stays for Chase IHG credit cardholders. Unlike previous promos, this one doesn't seem to...
Emirates makes overnight changes to partner award chart…for the better?
You don't have to spend much time in the world of points and miles to learn that award prices go in one direction: up....
Dell Amex Offers: 5%-13% back (stack with Dell credits)
There are two new Amex Offers out, offering either 5% or 13% back when shopping at Dell.com. Either one can stack this with the...
Robinhood Platinum Credit Card Review: All the coupons, none of the fun
In points-and-miles circles, the investment platform Robinhood is primarily known for offering a credit card that earns 3% everywhere (if you can get it)...
Avianca Award Sale: flights to Central and South America starting at ~3,500 miles one-way
Avianca LifeMiles runs regular award sales on its own flights, and it launched its latest this week. Like many of LifeMiles' sales, there isn't...
60K Wyndham points + 3 nights for $199 with new timeshare offer
Yesterday, we covered a Hilton timeshare deal where you can get 100,000 Hilton points and 3 nights of lodging for as low as $199...
