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.
The best Amex Platinum and Gold welcome offers ranked
Update 9/20/22 - The Platinum, Gold and Business Gold referral offers are all back, so I've added those and re-ranked accordingly.
Over the last couple of years, American Express has been barraging us with unprecedented...
(EXPIRED) Marriott Homes & Villas stack: Double points and $200 off of $1,000 on...
There is another Amex Offer out for Marriott Homes & Villas that could offers $200 back when you make one or more purchases that total $1000+. Marriott Homes and Villas charges you 50% up...
Hyatt Centric Old Town Alexandria: Bottom Line Review
Alexandria, Virginia is one of my favorite weekend spots to stay in the DC metro area. My wife and I recently had a chance to check out the 124-room Hyatt Centric Old Town, a...
(EXPIRED) Chase: Earn $900 with a new checking and savings account
Chase's best-ever bonus for opening a new checking and savings account is back again. Until 4/19/23, you can earn $900 when you open a new Chase Total Checking Account and a new Chase Savings...
Dell is finally sending out Xbox eGift cards…but on cancelled orders
One of the best ways of using the twice-yearly $200 credits that come with the Amex Business Platinum card has been to buy Xbox eGift cards on Dell.com. These eGift cards are often sold...
World of Hyatt: Targeted bonus offers for points, free nights and suite upgrades
World of Hyatt appears to be haphazardly targeting some members for promotional offers of varying quality. This was originally thought to be something that was specific to Globalists as some folks were getting e-mails...
(EXPIRED) Marriott Amex Offer: Spend $300, get $60 back (targeted)
There is a new, targeted Amex Offer out for Marriott Bonvoy, giving a $60 statement credit for spending $300+ at most Bonvoy properties. The spend can be spread out over more than one purchase.
This...
(EXPIRED) Amex Blue Business Cash: $600 bonus, no lifetime language (targeted)
Similar to the Blue Business Plus offer we saw earlier this week, there is a targeted offer available for the Blue Business Cash card. Those folks that are targeted will earn $500 in statement...
(EXPIRED) Amex Blue Business Plus: 60K bonus, no lifetime language (targeted)
In the midst of the seemingly unending series of massive targeted offers for the Business Platinum and Business Gold cards that we've been seeing lately, there is also another targeted offer available for the...
(EXPIRED) American Express: 20% transfer bonus to Hawaiian Airlines
Amex is offering a 20% transfer bonus from Membership Rewards to Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles through January 21, 2023. There's not much aloha in Hawaiian's award pricing, but the bonus does mean you can get...
Q1 2023 Quarterly Bonus Categories for Chase, Citi, Discover and US Bank
All Chase, Citi, Discover and Citibank cards with rotating quarterly categories have now opened registration for Q1 2023.
Here's the details of each card's categories from January 1 to March 31, 2022, along with links...
How to Fix Missing Amex Marriott Brilliant Elite Nights
When American Express revamped its Marriott card lineup this year, it made significant changes to the Marriott Brilliant card. One of the added features to this now $650/year card was that the number of...
(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...
