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) Rakuten: Earn 10x at hundreds of stores (IHG, Saks & More)
Today, Rakuten is advertising 10% back at many stores both online and in-store (which can alternatively be 10 Membership Rewards points per dollar spent), some of which could make for very good deals. There are...
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal: Multi-night standard award availability Jan-Feb 2023
There is currently excellent standard room availability at the Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal from January - early February, 2023. Almost the entire month of January is open and many dates have 5+ consecutive...
IHG One Rewards Promo: Earn up to 9,000 bonus points for early 2023 stays...
IHG One Rewards is running a targeted promotion for the begnning of 2023 called "Stay 2 nights, Earn 3K points. Repeat." It gives members 3,000 bonus points when staying two nights between 1/1/23 and...
(EXPIRED) Uber/Uber Eats Amex Offer: Spend $15 & get 500 Membership Rewards points (limit...
There are several new, targeted Amex Offers out for Uber and Uber Eats, the best of which awards 500 Membership Rewards points when spending $15+. It can be used up to five times before...
(EXPIRED) Marriott Business Amex Offer: Spend $2000+, get 7500 bonus Bonvoy Points
There is a new targeted Marriott Amex Offer that appeared today on some Marriott Bonvoy Business credit cards. The offer gives those targeted 7500 bonus Marriott Bonvoy points when spending $2000+ on their business...
Air France/KLM Flying Blue: Free stopovers on award tickets now live via call center
Update 12/9: Free stopovers on Flying Blue award tickets are now live(ish). Currently, the only way to book them is via the Flying Blue call center (800-375-8723) and it's only valid on tickets that...
(EXPIRED) Hilton Honors Winter Promo: 2x points on all stays, 1,000 extra for each...
Hilton Honors has announced its first promotion of 2023, which will run between January 1, 2023 and April 30th, 2023. Members who register will earn double points on all stays during the promotion period...
(EXPIRED) Flying Blue December Promo Rewards: 25% off economy & business class awards
The latest round of Flying Blue Promo Rewards is out and the list includes awards between several US cities and Europe for 25% off, as well as 25-50% off business class awards between Europe...
Marriott Bonvoys elite member soft landing policy
Many rewards programs have, or have had, "soft landing" policies for their elite members. This allows elite members who have not met the criteria for their current elite status to still retain a lower...
(EXPIRED) Rakuten: 4K / $40 referral bonus for both sides is back (ends 12/1)
Update 11/30 - This terrific referral offer from Rakuten ends tomorrow. Get those player 2's, friends and family on board!
If you know someone who does not yet use shopping portal Rakuten, both you and...
Amex Business Checking: Earn 30,000 Membership Rewards with new account
Update 1/23/23 - With the all of the newly-minted Business Platinum cards out there (and the fresh round of targeted offers that just went out), it's worth remembering that the Charles Schwab Amex Platinum and...
(EXPIRED) Southwest Airlines Cyber Monday Sale: 30% off paid and award flights
Southwest is running a promotion for Cyber Monday that offers 30% off both paid and award travel when using the promo code CYBER30. The code seems to work for pretty much the entire route...
IHG Cyber Monday promotion: 10,000 bonus points every two nights
IHG is in the midst of a promotion that it calls its “Biggest Member Event.” For Cyber Monday, IHG is offering 10,000 bonus points for every two nights stayed through the end of the...
(EXPIRED) American Airlines launches a fast track to status for Hyatt Elite Members
Hyatt and American Airlines have offered reciprocal benefits for elite members in one or both of the programs for several years, involving points-earning and promotions such as earning 1,000 bonus AAdvantage miles when staying...
