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.
Barclays JetBlue Plus Card: Improved 75K TrueBlue points welcome offer
Barclays has an improved offer out for the JetBlue Plus Card, awarding a total of 75,000 TrueBlue points after spending $1K in the first 90 days. This appears to be a kiosk or inflight...
Chase World of Hyatt Business Card: Increased 75k welcome offer
There is a newly-increased, 75,000 point welcome offer out for the Chase World of Hyatt Business card. This is quite generous in comparison to the personal card's current "45k" offer, but it also comes...
Best Western: Earn up to 20,000 Points (5k points/2 nights)
Best Western has launched another new promotion, this time giving up to 20,000 bonus points when staying with them from September 18th, 2023 through November 20th, 2023.
The Deal
Best Western is offering an additional...
Amex Platinum Card: 150k referral offer is back again (and we need your links!)
The 150,000 points referral offer for the American Express Platinum card is back again. This targeted offer gives 150,000 Membership Rewards points on $8,000 spend and is only available via referral. This is the...
Buy Wyndham Points For 0.91cpp
Wyndham Rewards is offering a 30% discount when buying their points through October 20, 2023. Unlike most Wyndham sales where you could buy up to 120,000 points per-bonus, you can only buy up to...
$40 off $40 at Target w/ new RedCard Debit Card
Target is currently offering a coupon good for $40 off of $40 or more when you open a new Target RedCard by 10/14/23. It probably isn't worth doing this deal for the credit card,...
Finally, a Hyatt Award Availability Calendar: A look at Rooms.aero, Seats.aero’s new hotel search...
Seats.aero has been one of my favorite new flight award search tools over the last year. It's not perfect and requires a little bit of previous knowledge to maximize, but the power and speed...
(EXPIRED) Costco.com: 10% off Southwest Airlines gift cards (ends today)
Costco.com is offering a $500 Southwest Airlines gift card for $449.99. This is the regular discount that we see through Costco, but still could be a good value for those with paid travel coming...
Sheraton Grand Salzburg: Bottom Line Review
Over the summer, my wife and I spent some time in Salzburg during the opening weekend of the six-week annual music festival, Salzburger Festspiele. Salzburg is packed to the gills during festival weekends and...
Hyatt Regency puts guests in hurricane danger, Visa and Mastercard to raise fees and...
A Hyatt Regency in Florida lied to guests and put them in the path of a hurricane, Visa and Mastercard look to raise merchant fees and Google Flights debuts a new "best time to...
Hilton Luxury Brands Amex Offer: Spend $1000, Get $200 Back at US, Mexico and...
There's a new Amex Offer that can save you up to 20% on stays when you spend at least $1000 at Waldorf Astoria, Conrad and LXR properties in the US, Mexico, Anguilla, and French...
Flying Blue Promo Rewards: From 11,250 miles to Europe, stack with Amex transfer bonus
It's the start of the month, which means that a fresh batch of Flying Blue Promo Rewards are available. Through the end of September, you can book flights to Europe from several North American...
10% back at Office Max / Office Depot with Chase Offer
There's another Chase Offer out that's good for 10% back at Office Max or Office Depot up to either $8 or $11 depending on your offer. Chase Offers are targeted, but it's worth logging...
JetBlue Amex Offer: Spend $200+, get $50 back (targeted)
There's a new JetBlue Amex Offer giving an $50 statement credit when spending $200 with JetBlue. Note that this is only valid for flights originating in the US.
The Deal
Spend $200+ in one or...
