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.
Checking in trash on United, paying for elite status, luxury Antarctic travel and more...
Sketchy websites that sell you elite status, another terrific option to use miles to get to Asia, luxury Antarctic travel and a step-by-step guide to illegal money exchanges that you might actually want to...
New Citi checking offers for up to 60K AAdvantage miles (Targeted)
Citi is out with a new offer where you can score as many as 60,000 AAdvantage Miles when opening a new checking account. These seem to be targeted through both e-mail and regular mail, although...
(EXPIRED) Marriott Bonvoy: 10% back with Chase Offers (targeted)
There is at least one new Chase Offer out that is good for 10% back at all Marriott brands. My wife had this on her Ink Business Preferred, but we don't seem to be...
(EXPIRED) Delta Air Lines Amex Offer: 7,500 Membership Rewards on $500+ gift card purchase
There is a new, targeted Amex offer that gives 7,500 Membership Rewards points back on a $500+ purchase of Delta gift cards. The 7,500 MR bonus is worth $82.50 if cashed out via a...
World of Hyatt: Complete list of all-inclusive properties in Europe (with map)
Update: I wanted to re-share this because our good friend Stephen Pepper took the trouble to label all these properties in a nifty interactive Google Map. It's such a good idea, I'm going to...
(EXPIRED) Delta Shopping Portal: Spend $100, get 500 SkyMiles
Delta's SkyMiles shopping portal has a new promotion out: if you click through the portal and spend a total of $100 between today and May 5th, you'll get 500 bonus SkyMiles. By keeping the...
ANA Business Class for $300, Hilton refunds non-refundable rates and Airbnb revenge (Saturday Selection)
Southwest wants you to clean up that mess, Cathay goes full Soup Nazi, the most expensive Airbnb guests ever and Hilton's bizarre refund policy for non-refundable stays. All that and more in this week's...
Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor: Bottom Line Review
In January, I had a couple of one-night stays in Boston that needed to be fairly close to Logan Airport. There were a couple of Hyatt properties that I had never been to and...
(EXPIRED) Spirit Airlines Launches a New Status Match Program (Ends Sunday)
Update: Spirit has announced that this program will end on Sunday, April 23rd at 11:59 Pacific. Last call for those who are interested.
Spirit Airlines has launched a new, paid status match program in partnership...
(Dead) United Polaris: Up to 9 Business Class seats from US to Australia, Europe...
Update 11:05 Eastern: This appears to be dead and most routes are repriced at non-saver levels. There may still be something out there, but all the low prices I was seeing are now gone.
United...
(EXPIRED) Hyatt Regency Chase Offer:10-15% back on up to $253
There's another Hyatt Regency Chase Offer out that's good for 10% (up to $25.30 max). Both of these could be useful for those picking up Hyatt stays this month during the Bilt Hyatt Promo. Update: There's...
Chase Ink Cash and Ink Business Unlimited: Best Ever 90K Offers (Live again)
Update 4/20/23: Doctor of Credit readers have unearthed several direct 90K links to both the Ink Cash and the Ink Business Unlimited. These have been coming and going over the last couple of weeks,...
Bank of America Air France/KLM Mastercard: 70K Flying Blue miles (+$100 credit via dummy...
Bank of America is back with a best-ever welcome offer on the Air France/KLM World Elite Mastercard of 70,000 Flying Blue miles and 100 XP after spending $2,000 in the first 90 days of...
Westin Hapuna Beach: Bottom Line Review
On a recent Frequent Miler on the Air, Nick and Greg discussed "Hawai'i on Points." As part of that episode, they talked through many great deals on lodging that can be had through programs...
