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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Amazon is again targeting customers with an offer to get a discount when using at least 1 Chase Ultimate Rewards point at checkout. The best offer appears to be 50% off, up to a...
The Rakuten portal is offering up to 15-20% back at hundreds of retailers, or 15-20x if you use your account to earn Membership Rewards. That's a great return at many of these stores, but...
Singapore Airlines is out with its annual Black Friday sale and there's quite an appealing (and sought-after) option: Singapore's fifth freedom route from NYC - Frankfurt in Singapore's A380 business class. Fares start at...