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.
American Airlines refuses to seat an infant, Hyatt charges man $5K because his father...
Hyatt charges a man $5,500 for cancelling a reservation (because his father died), American Airlines refuses to seat an 18-month old, taxi drivers in Cancun go Mad Max on Uber and a Dave Ramsey...
American Express makes negative changes to Platinum consumer cards (Update: worse than expected)
Update: The consumer Platinum "family rule" terms are now appearing on the Schwab Platinum card, meaning that you are no longer eligible for a welcome offer if you have previously held any of the...
Capital One adds 48-month rule to personal cards
Capital One has long been one of the most enigmatic banks to get approvals with. It's fairly easy for most folks to get a first card (outside of Greg the Frequent Miler), but things...
(EXPIRED) Best Buy Chase Offer: Get 10% Back On Up To $250 Spend (Targeted)
There's a new Best Buy Chase Offer that's giving 10% back on up to $250 spend. It's a targeted offer, but if you're lucky enough to have it on more than one card, you...
Intercontinental Vienna: Bottom Line Review (Fine Hotels and Resorts)
My wife and I recently spent a marvelous two weeks in Austria. We still had three Fine Hotels and Resorts (FHR) credits from our various flavors of Amex Platinum cards and were hoping to...
Amex and Delta about to limit SkyClub access (maybe), Chase shutdowns and a $450K...
What to do if Chase shuts you down, a Las Vegas high-roller pays $200K to throw a tantrum, Virgin Galactic launches its first space flight and is Amex about to limit Delta SkyClub access...
(EXPIRED) RetailMeNot: Up to 10% cashback at Marriott, Uber Eats; 8% back at Hotels.com...
The shopping portal RetailMeNot has some terrific cashback rates for this weekend only, including 10% back on Marriott and Uber Eats; 8% back on Hotels.com and Expedia, as well as 16% back on Viator....
(EXPIRED) Earn up to 21,000 Marriott Bonvoy points with four Uber Reserve rides
Uber Travel is a new-ish (and not universally available) feature that lets you manage and store flights, hotels reservations, car rentals and other travel plans by connecting the app to your email. Uber then...
(EXPIRED) Rebatesme: Easy $35 referral bonus for both sides
If you know someone who does not yet use the shopping portal Rebatesme, both you and they can receive $35 when they sign up and earn at least $10 through the portal. That should...
(EXPIRED) (Update) Choice Privileges Sweet Spot Rewards For July-Sept 2023
Update 8/8/23: Now that former Radisson Rewards Americas properties are bookable through Choice, Choice has added a number of those properties to the current batch of Sweet Spot Rewards.
That includes the Radisson RED Minneapolis...
Aer Lingus: 4+ Business class seats available from East Coast to Ireland Spring/Summer 2024
Aer Lingus has opened up a ton of business class award availability between Dublin, Ireland and Philadelphia (PHL). There are 4+ business class seats available to Dublin from PHL almost every day of March,...
The best time of year to visit every country in the world (in one...
There are a lot of reasons that people travel at non-ideal times. Holidays, work, school calendars, fare-sales, etc. For some people, off-season travel affords the opportunity for less crowds, cheaper hotels and unexpected discoveries.
I've...
How to find cheap business class flights, Amex wants to buy you dinner and...
The best cities for cheap business class flights, American Express and Resy want to pay for dinner, The Cosmopolitan joins MGM Rewards and IHG awarding points for expired free night certificates. All that and...
A $50,000+ luxury safari using points and miles: JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge Reader...
JW Marriott Masai Mara has had quite some buzz around it lately. It's Marriott's first entry into the world of luxury game lodges/safaris and is located just outside the renowned Masai Mara Reserve in...
