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.
Lufthansa Miles & More: Business Class US to Europe for as little as 10K...
Lufthansa Miles & More isn't a program that we write much about, as it only has one credit card with a usually modest welcome...
Alaska Visa Signature Welcome Offer: 65,000 Miles + Companion Fare
Bank of America has an improved welcome offer available for the Alaska Airlines Visa card that awards 65,000 Mileage Plan miles and a companion...
Hilton Honors has removed late check-out from member benefits
There are many reasons to like the Hilton Honors program, but consistency in providing elite benefits is not one of them. Gold members and...
Complete Guide to Sonesta Travel Pass (reduced elite bonuses coming)
Sonesta is a hotel program that tends to fly under the radar for most points and miles folks (including me). It’s been around since...
(EXPIRED) Gift Card Granny: Save 5% + free shipping with code EDAD2025 (profitable)
Gift Card Granny is running a deal that's profitable before accounting for liquidation fees. Through June 16th, you can get 5% off sitewide +...
(EXPIRED) JetBlue Status Match: Improved Opportunities for Delta & American Elites
A couple of weeks ago, soon after the final demise of the "Northeast Alliance" and while JetBlue was playing footsie with United, American targeted...
Earn up to a $600 bonus with a new SoFi checking/savings account (targeted?)
SoFi is again offering a stackable offer that can give you up to $600 back when opening a new checking/savings account.
The shopping portal Rakuten...
(EXPIRED) Chase Travel Promotion: redeem points for flights with up to a 50% bonus...
Update 6/12/25: This increased Chase Travel℠ promo had gone away, but appears to be back again, unfortunately with the same expiry dates as before....
(EXPIRED) Southwest promo: Earn up to 20K bonus points with paid travel (targeted)
Southwest has launched a new targeted promo that awards up to 20,000 bonus Rapid Rewards points when flying with Southwest before the end of...
(EXPIRED) Capital One Spark Cash $1,500 Welcome Offer
Capital One has doubled the welcome offer for the Spark Cash Business card. The new offer is good for $1,500 cash back after spending...
(EXPIRED) US Bank Double Bonus Days return June 11-13
Update 6/11/25: Just a quick reminder that this promotion goes live today.
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US Bank will once again be offering double rewards on all deals listed...
(EXPIRED) Buy Virgin Atlantic points with a 70% Bonus (1.19 -1.48 cents each)
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is offering a tiered bonus on purchases of "Virgin Points." From June 9, 2025 to June 23, 2025, all Flying...
Why my Rakuten account was shut down (and then resurrected)
Shutdowns are the great bogeyman of the points and miles community. Most often associated with credit card issuers, a shutdown happens when a company...
You can now move your Chase credit lines between cards online
Chase might be in the middle of making a terrific improvement to user management of credit cards online: there's now at least some ability...
