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.
Avios Cards: Increased 125K Welcome Offers with big spend
This morning, British Airways, Iberia and Aer Lingus all came out with identical increased welcome offers on their respective credit cards. They appear to be targeted towards members of each airline's rewards program. Each...
Amex Marriott Bevy Card: 125,000 Bonvoy Points Welcome Offer
Amex has an increased welcome offer on the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy card to go along with the new offer on the Bonvoy Brilliant card that we wrote about earlier today. Instead of the free...
Amex Blue Business Plus: Up to 80K Membership Rewards bonus, no lifetime language (targeted)
A terrific targeted offer for the Blue Business Plus (BBP) is back again. Those folks that are targeted will earn 75,000 Membership Rewards points after $15,000 in purchases within the first 12 months (the...
Marriott Brilliant Welcome Offer: 2 x 85k Free Night Certificates
American Express just released a new limited-time welcome offer for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant card, this one forgoes a set number of points for two 85k free night certificates. These certificates can be "topped-up"...
(EXPIRED) (Update) Q4 2023 Quarterly Bonus Categories for Chase, Discover, US Bank & Citi...
Update 9/19/23: You can now register the Citi Dividend card too if you have any of those. If you've not maxed out your $6,000 spending allowance on that card already this year, Q4 is...
Hilton Dead Sea Resort & Spa: Bottom Line Review
Last Spring, my wife and I were able to take a lovely two-week road-trip in Jordan during Ramadan. After traipsing around the country, we wanted to spend a couple of days relaxing by the...
A new Hyatt Premium Card, Delta makes everyone angry and skipping TSA Precheck for...
Hyatt exploring a new premium card, trying out Chase's premium card rental insurance and did Delta go too far with their recent program changes? All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our...
Amex adding once in a lifetime family language to Delta consumer cards
Delta has been running around like bull in a china shop this week, managing to make almost every corner of the SkyFans universe angry with massive changes to both its elite program and to...
Capital One Venture X Card Improved Offer: 90,000 miles after $4k spend
Doctor of Credit has published a link to an increased welcome offer on the Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card. It gives 90,000 bonus Capital One miles, 15,000 better than the current offer, but...
(EXPIRED) Aeroplan Award Sale: Up to 25% Off Air Canada Flights
Aeroplan has announced an award sale that offers up to 25% off the points price of all Air Canada flights within Canada or between Canada and the US, Mexico, Central America or the Caribbean....
(EXPIRED) Frontier Status Match From Hotel Or Airline Programs
Frontier Airlines has another year-end promotion where you can "match" status from other airline, cruise and hotel programs. In reality, the promo is Frontier selling status to elite members of other programs. There's no...
(EXPIRED) Marriott Amex Offer: Get 20% Back On Up To $250 (targeted)
In addition to the Marriott Amex Offer giving $200 back when spending $500+ on certain luxury properties, there's another Amex offer giving 20% back on up to $250 of spend. Both are only valid...
(EXPIRED) Capital One: 15% Transfer Bonus to Avianca LifeMiles
Avianca is offering a 15% transfer bonus when you transfer Capital One miles to Avianca LifeMiles. This can make some of Avianca's already sweet spots a little more indulgent.
Complete Guide to Capital One Miles
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(EXPIRED) US Bank: Up to a $1000 Bonus When Opening New Checking and Savings...
US Bank has another promotion for new Bank Smartly checking accounts and Standard Savings accounts that offers up to a $1000 bonus with fairly simple requirements. This deal is available in states within US...
