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.
Air New Zealand/United: Multi-Seat Business Award Availability May/June/July
Air New Zealand and United currently have multiple seats of business class award availability on direct flights from San Francisco and Los Angeles to...
(EXPIRED) Rakuten Big Give Week: 15% cashback/15x MR and $40 for new members
Today, Rakuten starts its annual "Big Give Week" promotion that runs until May 15th. Rakuten is offering up to 15% cash back (or 15x...
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal: Bottom Line Review
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal is considered by many folks to be the best Hilton property in North America. Famously cut into the side...
Good riddance to Delta SkyMiles, Marriott transparency and calling in a bomb threat on...
Marriott becoming more transparent, Delta SkyMiles becoming less valuable, a man calling in a bomb threat to get his luggage back and some great...
(EXPIRED) Hyatt Sale: Save up to 15% off 1000+ properties worldwide (5/25-9/10)
Hyatt has launched a new sale on paid stays that offers up to 15% off room rates. I'm always dubious when there are headline...
Etihad awards can now be booked online with American AAdvantage miles (or can they?)
Etihad is one of several Gulf-based airlines that's often lusted after by the points and miles team. The Etihad First Apartment remains one of...
(EXPIRED) Chase Business Checking: Up to $750 bonus with no direct deposit requirement
When it comes to bank account bonuses, Chase is one of our bestest buddies around, running frequent incentives on both the personal and business...
(Expired) Capital One Venture X Business “officially” launches with 300,000 miles offer
After a frustratingly opaque, months-long roll out (that included a rebranding from the orignal name of Spark Travel Elite), Capital One has "officially" launched...
Checking in trash on United, paying for elite status, luxury Antarctic travel and more...
Sketchy websites that sell you elite status, another terrific option to use miles to get to Asia, luxury Antarctic travel and a step-by-step guide...
New Citi checking offers for up to 60K AAdvantage miles (Targeted)
Citi is out with a new offer where you can score as many as 60,000 AAdvantage Miles when opening a new checking account. These seem...
(EXPIRED) Marriott Bonvoy: 10% back with Chase Offers (targeted)
There is at least one new Chase Offer out that is good for 10% back at all Marriott brands. My wife had this on...
(EXPIRED) Delta Air Lines Amex Offer: 7,500 Membership Rewards on $500+ gift card purchase
There is a new, targeted Amex offer that gives 7,500 Membership Rewards points back on a $500+ purchase of Delta gift cards. The 7,500...
World of Hyatt: Complete list of all-inclusive properties in Europe (with map)
Update: I wanted to re-share this because our good friend Stephen Pepper took the trouble to label all these properties in a nifty interactive...
(EXPIRED) Delta Shopping Portal: Spend $100, get 500 SkyMiles
Delta's SkyMiles shopping portal has a new promotion out: if you click through the portal and spend a total of $100 between today and...
