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) 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...
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...
(EXPIRED) Amazon: Get up to 50% off when redeeming 1 Chase Ultimate Rewards point...
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...
(Expired) Rakuten Cyber Monday: Earn up to 15-20X at many retailers
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...
(EXPIRED) Singapore Air: Roundtrip Business Class to Europe starting at $1789 or 136K Membership...
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...
(EXPIRED) Amazon: Get up to 50% off when redeeming 1 Membership Rewards point (targeted)
Amazon is once again targeting some customers with an offer to get a discount when using at least 1 Membership Rewards point at checkout. The best offer appears to be 50% off up to...
Singapore Airlines Amex Offer: Spend $1,500, get $300 Back (Targeted)
A new Amex Offer appeared today for Singapore Airlines, offering a $300 statement credit when spending $1,500 or more on airfare. This is targeted and offers a good way to get back up to...
Hyatt Sale: up to 20% off paid stays worldwide with promo code UNLOCK
Hyatt has a sale on paid stays at some hotels called "Unlock the Possibilities." The promotion offers offers up to 20% off room rates at participating hotels by using the code UNLOCK. I'm often...
(EXPIRED) Chase Sapphire Reserve Cardholders now get free Lyft Pink All Access
Chase and Lyft introduced a partnership in 2020 that provided additional perks and points-earning for Chase cardholders. Earlier this week, they announced that, not only had they extended the current partnership through 2025, but...
(EXPIRED) Delta Air Lines Amex Offer: Spend $250, get $50 back
There's a new targeted Amex Offer for Delta Air Lines out that offers $50 back when you spend a minimum of $250 . It looks like it is targeted to both business and personal...
