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 one of the few corners of Washington State where you can still MS Staples Gift Cards at Safeway; we own a winery, ski after work and hike as much as our elderly knees will let us.
Wells Fargo: $325 Bonus With New Checking Account
Wells Fargo has re-launched a decent promotion for new checking account customers. This offer is available in-branch and online and gives a $325 bonus when opening a new Everyday Checking account and doing a...
(EXPIRED) Costco.com: 14% off Southwest Airlines gift cards
Costco.com is offering a $500 Southwest Airlines gift card for $429.99. This is $20 per card better than the regular discount that we see through Costco, so could be a good value for those...
Delta Sale: As low as 42k SkyMiles roundtrip to New Zealand, 51k to Australia
Delta is running a flash sale that includes Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti and Japan (Thrifty Traveler originally reported the New Zealand fares, but it looks like the lowered pricing extends to other destinations as...
(Expired) Chase World of Hyatt Business Card: Increased 75k welcome offer
Update 10/12/23 - We've received word that this increased offer on the World of Hyatt Business card will end at 9am EST on 10/19/23.
There is a newly-increased, 75,000 point welcome offer out for the...
Chase: Earn $900 with a new checking and savings account
Chase's best-ever bonus for opening a new checking and savings account is back again. Until 11/16/23, you can earn $900 when you open a new Chase Total Checking Account and a new Chase Savings...
Turkish Airlines 787-9 Business Class: Bottom Line Review
Turkish Airlines' 787 is a business class product that I've heard great things about over the last few years, but have never been able to check out personally. A springtime trip to the Middle...
Amex expands once in a lifetime family language, MGM gets hacked and airline jilts...
Amex continues to expand once in a lifetime family language, massive data breaches at MGM and an airline jumps ship from Star Alliance to SkyTeam. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection,...
(EXPIRED) Citibank: Up to $2000 Bonus With New Business Checking Account (in-branch only)
Doctor of Credit posted recently about a good promotion that's come back for new Citibank business checking account customers. This offer is available in-branch only and gives up to a $2000 bonus when depositing...
(EXPIRED) Cambria & Ascend Amex Offer: Spend $300 & Get $100 Back
There's a new Amex Offer out that can save you up to 33% on stays at Cambria and Ascend hotels - two of Choice Hotels' brands.
The Deal
Spend $300 in one or more purchases...
Capital One Venture X 90k referral offer
There is a new referral offer available on the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card that gives 90,000 bonus Capital One miles, 15,000 better than the current public offer. This is the offer...
Amex adds once in a lifetime family language to Gold Card
American Express has long had a rule that only allows customers to get a credit card welcome offer “once in a lifetime,” which in practice means once every 5-7 years. However, the various flavors...
(Expired) Wells Fargo: $525 Bonus With New Savings Account (no direct deposit required)
Wells Fargo is back with a good promotion for new savings account customers. This offer is available in-branch only and gives a $525 bonus when depositing $25,000 and then maintaining that balance for 61...
Is Alila Ventana Big Sur overrated? Or just overvalued?
There's a certain type of person that emerges whenever something starts to get hyped in the points and miles/travel world. I call it "punk-rock travel guy," alluding to the kids back in the day...
Delta’s not a premium airline, Hyatt goes Airbnb and what it’s like to all-you-can-fly...
Hyatt launches a vacation rental program, a harrowing tale of actually using Frontier's all-you-can-fly pass and at least one frequent flyer thinks JetBlue might be as much of a premium airline as Delta. All...
