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.
Hyatt Regency Aqaba, Jordan: Bottom Line Review
Last year, during a trip to Jordan, my wife and I had planned an overnight stay in a Bedouin camp in the famous Wadi Rum Protected Area. However, the Spring weather threw us a...
Qatar Qsuites Open From US – Doha during Fall 2024.
Qatar Airways has opened quite a bit of open Qsuites availability this Fall on its newly-added second flight between Miami and Doha. Award space is available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays between September through...
World’s best free spa treatments, British Airways elite program changes and Hilton finally adds...
The world's best free airport spa treatments, Hilton in talks to add a terrific hotel brand and British Airways releases the most confusing elite program announcement of 2024. All that and more in this...
T-Mobile adds Hilton elite status, free rental car gas and more for mobile customers
Earlier this week, T-Mobile announced that it was adding more benefits for its wireless customers, under the guise of creating a "Magenta" elite status. Despite the name, Magenta status will apply to all T-Mobile...
(EXPIRED) IHG One Rewards releases Diamond Status challenge (targeted)
IHG has again released a targeted fast track towards its very desirable Diamond Status. The challenge requires 8 paid nights in only six weeks. If you meet the terms, you get IHG Diamond status...
American Express adds family language to Green card
The Amex "family language" disease continues to spread. The latest casualty is the American Express Green card. As per the new offer terms, you may not be eligible to receive the welcome offer on...
(EXPIRED) American Airlines & United Shopping Portals Each Offering Bonus Miles
There are new promotions out today from both the American Airlines AAdvantage and the United Mileage Plus shopping portals. Each portal is offering 500 bonus miles for reaching a spend threshold within the next...
(EXPIRED) Best Buy Chase Offer: Get 10% Back On Up To $330 Spend (Targeted)
There's a new Best Buy Chase Offer that's giving 10% back on up to $330 spend (instead of the normal $250). It's a targeted offer, but if you're lucky enough to have it on...
(EXPIRED) Best Western: Stay Two Nights & Earn Free Night Voucher
Best Western (BW) has launched what could be a very good promotion, offering a free night award after staying two nights at BW properties before May 5th, 2024. It's still Best Western though, so...
(EXPIRED) IHG Chase Offer: Get 10% Back On $100+ in spend at any IHG...
There's a new IHG Chase Offer available for people who've been targeted. It's valid at properties worldwide and can be used on up to $570 in spend.
The Deal
Get 10% back when spending $100+...
Barclays JetBlue Plus Card: Improved 70K TrueBlue points welcome offer
Barclays has an improved offer out for the JetBlue Plus Card, awarding a total of 70,000 TrueBlue points after spending $1K in the first 90 days. This link is an inflight offer, so it...
The cheapest day of the week to book flights, AA sued for shutdowns and...
AA is getting sued over account shutdowns and mileage clawbacks, the Wall Street Journal releases its annual ranking of US airlines and, is there really a "cheapest" day of the week to book airfare?...
(EXPIRED) ANA Amex Offer: Spend $1000 and get 25,000 Membership Rewards points (targeted)
There's another, targeted Amex Offer out for Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) that's quite good. The offer gives 25,000 bonus Membership Rewards points after spending $1000+ with the airline.
We value Membership Rewards points at...
(EXPIRED) Flying Blue Promo Rewards: Fly to Europe for 15,000 miles each way
It's the start of the month, which means that a fresh batch of Flying Blue Promo Rewards are available. Through the end of February, you can book flights to Europe from several North American...
