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.
Citi Thank You Points: Up to 30% transfer bonus to Qatar Airways Avios
The addition of Qatar Airways to Avios has made the program even more interesting by adding a fourth airline into the Avios mix (in addition to British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia). Qatar is...
Alaska Airlines is making changes to partner awards (Cathay and LATAM now bookable online)
Update 11/3/22 - ¡Olé! It is now possible to book both LATAM and Cathay Pacific (CX) awards on Alaska Airlines' website. Searches over the last month seem to show better Cathay availability on both...
(EXPIRED) American Airlines Shopping Portal: Earn up to 4,000 AAdvantage miles with promo
The American Airlines shopping portal launched a new promotion this week which offers up to 4000 bonus miles when spending between $200-1500.
See Also: United Airlines/Southwest Airlines/Alaska/Delta shopping portal bonuses
The Deal
The American Airlines shopping portal...
Best options for buying Visa and MasterCard gift cards
Visa and Mastercard gift cards can be extremely useful tools to maximize rewards on credit card spend. These cards are sold both in fixed denominations and in variable-load forms where you can put anywhere...
Amex to provide earning details and points tracking for Hilton, Marriott, Delta cards
Last week, American Express announced a significant improvement to the way that it displays points and miles details on it's co-branded credit cards (ie, Delta, Marriott, Hilton). Those cardholders who have one a personal...
Delta Air Lines: Looks like yet another SkyMiles devaluation
Delta SkyPesos may have hit yet another low.
It seems that Delta has raised the prices on partner awards to approximately the same, stratospherically-high levels as its own flights. Over the weekend, Thrifty Traveler, reported...
Amex NLL Offers: 160K Business Platinum and 100K Business Gold (more targeted)
Update 10/30/22: Today, Doctor of Credit reported that that there is another fresh round of no-lifetime-language offers out for the Amex Business Platinum and Amex Business Golds. I checked my account and P2's and, sure...
Bilt Rewards: Free United Airlines Premier Status
Last month, Bilt Rewards announced Bilt "Rent Day" on the first of every month. This gives members access to a rotating series of promotions (like a Virgin Voyages cruise discount) and also the provides...
Virgin Atlantic: 50% rebate on award bookings…but with oodles of fees
Virgin Atlantic is offering a 50% rebate on award tickets on Virgin Atlantic metal booked from today through November 7th for travel through March 25th, 2023. The rebate requires linking your Virgin Atlantic account to...
American Airlines systemwide upgrades now work on British Airways (and vice versa)
About a month ago, American Airlines and British Airways went live with reciprocal systemwide upgrades. Not only can AA systemwide upgrades now be used for travel on BA, but British Airways Executive Club Gold...
Higher Ink Cash and Ink Unlimited offers available in-branch
Last week, Stephen wrote a post about higher welcome offers for several Chase cards that were available via non-public links that had been shared on Reddit. These included a 90,000 point offer for the...
Amex Business Gold: another big welcome offer with no lifetime language (targeted)
Another day, another targeted welcome offer from Amex. Today, Greg found a shiny, new welcome offer for the Business Gold on his account. It's a significant improvement on the standard offer and does not...
How to see the full cost of Airbnb bookings on the search results page
Airbnb's search engine display isn't terribly straightforward. When you search for a property it displays the nightly cost, then in smaller type below is lists the total cost of the rental for the period...
(EXPIRED) Costco: Get $75 in Costco Cash by purchasing $500+ online (select items)
Costco is running a promotion where members can receive $75 off by purchasing at least $500 in qualifying items in one online shopping trip. This promotion only applies to eligible items, so it's quite...
