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) Iberia Plus: 50% bonus when you buy Avios
British Airways seems to be offering a 50% Avios bonus every month or two, but it's been awhile since we've seen an Avios sale from Iberia. Well, Iberia is back on merry-go-round this week...
Hyatt Regency Vancouver: Bottom Line Review
I recently returned from a stay in Vancouver, the final stop of several throughout Canada (see also: Delta Hotels Downtown Toronto Bottom Line Review). I've been coming to Vancouver for years and have watched...
(Dead) 30-40% Transfer Bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Aeromexico Club Premier
Update: It looks like this offer is now only valid for accounts that are registered in Mexico (it won't even let US-based Club Premier accounts register for the promotion). Since the bonus is on the...
[Expired] Delta Amex Cards: Increased offers for up to 110K SkyMiles
Update: Some of the offers mentioned in this post have since expired. Please see our Best Offers page for current offer information.
American Express and Delta have released increased offers on six of the Delta Amex...
(Expired) Marriott Homes and Villas: Stay five nights, get 2x points bonus and a...
Marriott Homes & Villas is running a short promotion that's awarding 2x bonus Marriott Bonvoy points and a 35,000 points free night award when booking stays of five nights or more. By stacking this...
(EXPIRED) United/American/Alaska – New portal bonuses (500-1000 miles)
Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and United Airlines shopping portals all launched new promotions this week which offer between 500-1000 bonus miles when spending from $100-$300.
The Deal
The Alaska, American and United shopping portals are offering...
(EXPIRED) Hyatt/American AAdvantage: Earn 1,000 bonus miles per stay of 2+ nights
American AAdvantage and World of Hyatt have announced a promotion offering 1000 bonus AAdvantage miles on Hyatt stays of 2+ nights throughout the Summer. Unfortunately, there are only 150 hotels across ten US cities...
American Express Hilton Cards: Big, new offers…but are they the best? [Offers expired]
Update: Many of the offers mentioned in this post have since expired. See our Best Offers page for current offer information.
It's not uncommon to find alternate offers for the American Express Hilton credit cards...
(EXPIRED) Varo Bank Swagbucks/MyPoints Offer: Earn $120/$125 with a $25 deposit (no direct deposit)
SwagBucks/MyPoints has another terrific (and very easy) digital bank account bonus. Varo Bank has increased their normal offer again and is awarding 12,000 Swagbucks ($120) or 20,000 MyPoints (~$125) on new account sign-ups if...
(EXPIRED) There’s a new public offer for the consumer Amex Gold. And it’s...
A mere two days ago, Nick wrote about the new, and quite generous, welcome offer on the Amex Gold that was available via referral. Well, Amex was evidently bored on Saturday and decided do...
(EXPIRED) Best Air France/KLM miles sale that we’ve ever seen: 120% bonus (as low...
Air France and KLM are offering a 120% bonus on the purchases of Flying Blue miles, the best bonus that we've ever seen. With this sale, it's possible to buy miles for as little...
Hyatt Sale: up to 20% off paid stays worldwide with promo code PRIDE
Hyatt has launched a sale on paid stays called "Stay As You Are." The promotion offers offers up to 20% off room rates by using the code PRIDE. I'm often skeptical when the "up...
(EXPIRED) Book now! Qantas Business Class to Australia from 55K each way
Update 2:00 Eastern: I'm not going to mark this expired yet, as there are still a couple dribs and drabs out there (possibly due to cancellations or flights falling back into inventory), but it's...
US ending COVID testing requirement to enter country starting Sunday, 6/12
Today, the Biden administration announced that, starting Sunday at 12:01am EDT, there will no longer be a COVID testing requirement to enter the United States. This puts the US in line with both the...
