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.
(EXPIRED) Alaska Airlines Black Friday BOGO Sale: West Coast to Mexico, Bahamas and Belize...
Alaska Airlines has launched a terrific Black Friday promotion that offers buy one get one free tickets to Mexico and Caribbean destinations (including Belize, Costa Rica and Guatemala). When buying a ticket for one...
(EXPIRED) AA/Alaska/JetBlue/United Shopping Portals: 3x miles at Apple (today only)
The shopping portals for American, Alaska, Jetblue and United Airlines are all offering 3x miles on Apple purchases today only (normal rate is 1x). Earnings on the AA portal will create Loyalty Points towards...
Hyatt Regency Greenville: Bottom Line Review
Greenville, South Carolina has become one of the East Coast's "chic" mountain destinations, along with its North Carolina cousin, Asheville. Since I first visited, 20-ish years ago, the city has boomed, with more restaurants,...
(EXPIRED) Virgin Atlantic: 33% off award flights through September 2024 (but mind the fees)
Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Red are offering a 33% "Black Friday" discount on award tickets for all flights on Virgin Atlantic metal booked from today through November 27th for travel through September 30th, 2024....
(EXPIRED) Bilt December Rent Day: 2x Everywhere and 10x on Dining
Bilt Rewards has announced its Rent Day promos for December, 2023 and, because of Black Friday, this month's promotions start today, 11/23.
The headliner of the monthly promotion is that Bilt cardholders will be able...
Southwest Airlines can now be booked through the Chase Travel Portal. Is it a...
Update 11/20/23: Over the weekend we did a test booking of a Southwest Wanna Get Away Plus fare using Ultimate Rewards from Nick's account in the Chase Travel Portal. The good news is that we...
Southwest hiking liquor prices, Marriott Bonvoy breakfast blunders and Jeff Goldblum reviews travel gadgets...
Southwest is raising liquor prices just in time for the holidays, Marriott is making more hotels honor elite breakfast benefits and Jeff Goldblum reviews travel gadgets. All that and more in this week's Saturday...
(EXPIRED) $325 Bonus With New Wells Fargo Checking Account
Wells Fargo has re-launched a decent promotion for new checking account customers. This offer is available in-branch and online and gives a $325 bonus when opening a new Everyday Checking account and doing a...
Wide Open Qatar Airways Business Class Availability (India, Maldives, Africa and more)
Qatar Airways has a massive amount of open business class availability to destinations across the Middle East, Asia and Africa (including the Maldives) from a plethora of US airports over the next year. When...
New Alaska Award Chart: Winners, Losers and Sweet Spots
Alaska made a splash yesterday with the release of its new "unified award chart," which takes affect in March, 2024. This has been in the works for awhile, but it was something that many...
Earn $900 from Chase with a new checking and savings account
Chase's has best-ever bonus for opening a new checking and savings account is back again. Until 1/24/24, you can earn $900 when you open a new Chase Total Checking Account and a new Chase...
St Regis Atlanta: Bottom Line Review
Built in 2009 with a design meant to evoke the classic St Regis in New York City, the St Regis Atlanta is considered by many to be one of the best hotels in the...
Robert De Niro thinks Delta SkyMiles are worth 4.3 cents each, $4 Amtrak tickets...
Robert De Niro thinks Delta SkyMiles are worth 4.3 cents each, points and miles mistakes to avoid and the pilot who tried to crash a plane on mushrooms talks about his side of the...
Hyatt Suite Upgrade Awards will finally be bookable online
One of the many great perks of being a Hyatt Globalist is the ability to use Suite Upgrade Awards. These awards allow you to upgrade from a standard room to a suite at booking,...
