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.
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...
(EXPIRED) $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...
(EXPIRED) Hilton Luxury Brands Amex Offer: Spend $1000, Get $200 Back at US, Mexico...
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...
(EXPIRED) Flying Blue Promo Rewards: From 11,250 miles to Europe, stack with Amex transfer...
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...
JetBlue Amex Offer: Spend $200+, get up to $50 back (targeted)
There's two new JetBlue Amex Offers giving either $40 or $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...
Lufthansa Miles & More Credit Card: 100k welcome offer (matches previous high)
Barclays has increased the welcome offer on the Lufthansa Miles & More credit card to match the highest that we've ever seen. Now, get up to 100,000 bonus miles after spending $3,000 within the...
200,000 Membership Rewards for one card?! Amex goes for it with the Business Platinum...
Update 8/31/23: Danny the Deal Guru is reporting that this 200,000K Membership Rewards offer is still available when applying over the phone. In order to check and see if you're targeted, call the AMEX...
How to book business class to Southern Africa for 70,000 miles
Africa can be a difficult destination to find award flights for and, the farther south you want to go on the continent, the more expensive (and challenging) it becomes both in terms of availability...
LATAM Airlines 787-8 Business Class: Bottom Line Review
When Nick and I were researching destinations in the Americas for this year's Party of 5 Challenge, we really wanted to spend some time in South America and, at the same time, spotlight the...
American Express clawing back points, JetBlue hiking Spirit fares by 40% and American Airlines...
The American Express Rewards Abuse Team (RAT) is on the prowl, JetBlue accidentally tells the world that it plans to hike airfare on Spirit and American Airlines will begin upgrading pilots before customers. All...
