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.
A trick for cheaper business class awards, Chase incorrectly denying bonus points and a...
Chase is incorrectly denying cardholders Sapphire Preferred welcome offer points, Hyatt buys a new brand and a trick for booking cheaper business class awards. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our...
(EXPIRED) Earn 1,000 Hilton Honors points when flying Delta premium cabins
Earlier this year, Delta and Hilton partnered on a decent-ish promotion where you could earn 1,000 Delta SkyPennies Miles on up to to three Hilton stays.
That promotion is coming to an end, so Hilton...
(EXPIRED) Southwest Sale: Get 20% Off Both Cash and Points Bookings
Southwest launched an award sale today which saves you 20% on flights within the continental U.S. when using the promo code MAX20.
The Complete Guide to Southwest Rapid Rewards
The Deal
Save 20% when booking Southwest...
(EXPIRED) Amazon Amex Offers: Earn up to 4,500 bonus Membership Rewards points (targeted)
There are at least two new, targeted Amex offers out that gives an extra 4-5x when shopping at Amazon.com. These happen every year near Prime Day and tend to go fast. I'd recommend signing in and...
(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." Until July 7th, all Flying Club members can get up to a 70% bonus. The cost per point changes depending...
Conrad Bora Bora: Great availability July-September 2024
Upgraded Points has discovered a ton of standard award availability at the Conrad Bora Bora Nui during the Summer/early-Fall of 2024. Rooms are available between June and October, including multiple 5-night blocks(meaning it will...
What are Sonesta points worth?
Sonesta is a hotel program that's tended to fly under the radar for most points and miles folks (including me). It's been around since the 1930's, but remained fairly small for several decades. That's...
Amex Business Platinum 120K Upgrade Offer (targeted)
There is a (highly?) targeted upgrade offer for the Amex Business Platinum that started appearing on some cardholders' accounts over the last few weeks. It seems to be targeted at both Business Gold cardholders...
Wells Fargo losing millions on Bilt card, the ball drops on Curve and online...
Online passport renewal is back again (sort of), the ball drops on Curve in the US and the Bilt card is costing Wells Fargo $10 million per month. All that and more in this...
AluaSoul Orotava Valley (Hyatt All-Inclusive, Tenerife): Bottom Line Review
In August 2021, Hyatt added more than 100 all-inclusive hotels across seven brands with the purchase of Apple Leisure Group and its “All Moments Resorts” collection (AMR). There are now over 40 all-inclusive properties...
Choice Privileges removes 35K cap from award redemptions
Choice Privileges isn't a program that gets a ton of digital ink in the points and miles blogosphere. At FM, we've primarily been interested in it because of its partnership with Preferred Hotels and...
No, Avianca LifeMiles isn’t adding new fuel surcharges to its awards
Recently, Avianca LifeMiles has been adding significant fuel surcharges to various award tickets. These are additional fees that, up 'til now, Avianca hasn't passed on to its customers. We've had numerous messages today from...
Virgin Atlantic: 40% off award flights (but mind the fees)
Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Red are offering a 40% discount on award tickets for all flights on Virgin Atlantic metal booked from today through June 24th for travel through December 31st, 2024. The discount...
Amex Business Gold 155k offer with no lifetime language
There is yet another targeted welcome offer for the American Express Business Gold card, this one offering an incredible 150,000 Membership Rewards after $10K in spend and then tacking on an additional 5K when...
