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 Day United’s Excursionist Perk Died
Man, the hits keep on coming. After learning earlier this morning that Citi is putting the ThankYou kibosh on the 10% annual points rebate...
Citi to release new Strata card, “replacing” Rewards+
A few weeks ago, Citibank discontinued its Rewards+ credit card, a niche product with one superpower: a 10% rebate on up to 100,000 redeemed...
Bilt now awards points when paying rent with most credit cards (Rates for many...
Update 5/20/25: Well, that was short-lived. Unfortunately, Bilt has let us know that it will soon be reducing the earnings potential that Visa, Mastercard,...
Air France / KLM Flying Blue cuts redemption rates for 2026 Delta flights
Air France / KLM Flying Blue has had a checkered last few months. It raised award prices on its own flights in January under...
EVA Air 787 Business Class: Bottom Line Review
Over the last couple of years, I've yapped on and on ad nauseum about how much I like Citi ThankYou Rewards, in no small...
(EXPIRED) Buy Air Canada Aeroplan points with up to a 90% bonus (1.3c each)
Air Canada Aeroplan is out with another targeted points sale. The best deal will be buying points with a 90% bonus, which drops the...
Book NASCAR VIP experiences for two, starting at 40,000 Choice Privileges points
Last year, Choice Privileges launched a series of NASCAR deals where you could redeem their hotel points for VIP experiences, starting at 115,000 points...
CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum Card: 75K Welcome Offer (last week)
5/15/25: Public offer pages are showing that this increased, 75K offer will be ending in one week (h/t: DOC)
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There is another increased offer for the...
(EXPIRED) American Airlines award sale: 1 million seats starting at 5k miles with great...
American Airlines has launched a new award sale, advertising 1,000,000 seats starting at only 5,000 AAdvantage miles. That includes transcontinental flights between Los Angeles...
Another overnight Hilton price hike…all the way to 200K points per night
We've been loving Hilton Honors over the past year, primarily because of the addition of Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) to its...
United Airlines Cards: Increased offers of up to 95K miles
There are improved welcome offers available on the Chase United Airlines Explorer and Club cards. The Club has the bigger offer with 95,000 miles...
American Airlines reduces maximum award hold time to 24 hours
American AAdvantage isn't known as the most generous frequent flyer program out there, but one of its perks has been the ability to put...
(EXPIRED) Southwest Chase Offer: up to 10% back on flights in May or June...
There is another round of targeted Chase Offers out for Southwest Airlines. The one that I've seen offers up to 10% off, with a...
Charles Schwab Amex Platinum: Increased 125K Welcome Offer
There are several "flavors" of Amex Platinum card, one of which is the American Express Platinum Card for Charles Schwab. You'll need to be...
