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.
Grand Hyatt Denver Bottom Line Review
I recently had an opportunity to stay at the Grand Hyatt Denver for a four night midweek stay. I was looking forward to checking it out, as it's one of the top-15 hotels in...
(EXPIRED) Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes: Singapore to India/Australia on sale
Singapore Airlines has launched a new set of Spontaneous Escapes between Singapore and select worldwide cities for travel in August. For travelers based in North America, this month's list isn't terribly attractive, but there...
Daily Getaways 2022: First 2 Weeks Of Offers Announced
The Daily Getaways is an annual travel promotion run by the US Travel Association that provides the opportunity to buy travel-related ppackages at discounted prices. It will be returning next week, and ustravel.org just...
Aer Lingus: 2+ Business class seats available from East Coast to Dublin July/August
Aer Lingus seems to have just dropped a ton of award availailability to Dublin from Washington DC. There are 2+ business class seats available to Dublin from Washington/Dulles almost every day of July and...
(EXPIRED) 20% Transfer Bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Etihad Guest
American Express Membership Rewards has another points transfer bonus that is available to U.S.-based cardholders, this time offering a 20% bonus on Membership Rewards transfers to Etihad Guest.
Etihad Guest has quite a few sweet...
A new link for the Amex 250K Business Platinum offer (but be careful)
There have been several terrific, targeted American Express offers floating around over the past few months, including 150,000 Membership Rewards points after $6K spend for the consumer Platinum, 130,000 points for the Business Gold after...
Bonvoyed Again: what Marriott gives it can also take away
Ain't no Bonvoy like a Marriott Bonvoy. Many of us had unused Marriott Suite Night Awards (SNA's) that had previously been extended during the pandemic but that were due to expire on June 30th....
(EXPIRED) Sunbasket: Stack MyPoints and Chase Offer for $110 profit and 4 meals
The home-prep meal service Sunbasket is back with another profitable MyPoints offer that, when stacked with a card-linked Chase Offer, gives you 4 meals and a $110 profit after signing-up for the service and...
(EXPIRED) Buy Avios (British Airways, Aer Lingus, Iberia) with a 50% bonus
British Airways is back with its regular Avios sale that has a 50% bonus on purchased points. This can bring the cost down to 1.84 cents for accounts registered in the US. Accounts registered...
(EXPIRED) 25% transfer bonus to TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go from Capital One
Capital One is offering a 25% transfer bonus to TAP Air Portugal Miles&Go through 7/31/22. Although it's a Star Alliance airline, TAP's award chart has been mercilessly devalued over the last few years. There...
(EXPIRED) Chase Offer: Save 15% on up to $410 spend at Fairfield (works for...
There is a new Chase offer out today that gives 15% back on up to $410 in spend at all Fairfield by Marriott properties (on a transaction of at least $100). Cash rates are...
(EXPIRED) Delta Amex Offers: Spend $350/Get $100 back or Spend $200/Get $75 back
There are at least two new targeted Amex Offers for Delta Airlines that are appearing on some American Express cards today. The first offers $100 back when you spend a minimum of $350 and...
Capital One Lounge DFW: A new standard for US airport lounges
In 2021, Capital One launched a salvo into the airport lounge arena with the opening of the first Capital One Lounge in DFW airport. Capital One Venture X cardholders have unlimited access to the...
Priority Pass finally beginning to allow payment cards for lounge entry
There are several different ways to use credit cards in order to gain access to airport lounges but one of the most common is Priority Pass. Priority Pass has over 1,300 lounge and restaurant...
