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 American Express Platinum Hertz benefit has saved me over $1000/yr on rental cars
There are many credit cards that offer elite status at car rental companies. While some of these statuses offer a few perks like class upgrades and improved (but still meager) points earning, there is...
American Express Platinum upgrade offer appears on some Gold cards (targeted)
There is a targeted upgrade offer appearing on some Amex Gold cards this morning. Nick's wife was targeted with an offer for 25,000 Membership Rewards points after $2,000 in spend along with 6 months...
Alaska Airlines is now charging an $8 flat rate for faster satellite wifi
My wife and I were flying back from Fort Lauderdale over the weekend, just in time for Alaska Airlines to announce that passengers will now pay an $8 flat rate for satellite wifi service...
Marriott Boundless: New welcome offer of three 50K free night certificates.
The Chase Marriott Boundless has come out with a new version of an old offer: instead of points, the card awards three free night certificates after completing $3,000 spend in three months. The last...
Hyatt Regency Miami: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I just wrapped up a two-week stay in Florida and Anguilla with a week of vacation at the marvelous Zemi Beach House and a work week at the Hyatt Regency Miami...
(EXPIRED) Southwest Airlines: Targeted bonus points offers (enrollment required)
Southwest is targeting some Rapid Rewards members with bonus points offers for booking and flying one round-trip flight (Or two one-ways) between now and July 31, 2022. There are three different offers, one giving...
How to use the American Express entertainment credit to pay for HBO Max.
Update: Reader Steve reports that this works for Showtime as well, giving access to the Showtime app using your Hulu credentials.
It's been a big week for the previously underwhelming Amex Platinum Digital "Entertainment" Credit. On...
Hyatt releases all-inclusive award chart, adds 6 new properties
Last August, Hyatt announced that it would be adding 100 all-inclusive properties across seven brands with the purchase of Apple Leisure Group. In a press release today, Hyatt introduced a separate award chart for...
(EXPIRED) Buy $500 Alaska Airlines Gift Cards For $399.99 at Costco (In-Store Only)
Costco is offering a $500 Alaska Airlines gift card for $399.99. For a big chunk of last year, we saw the same $500 gift cards on sale for $450, so this is a big...
Zemi Beach House LXR, Anguilla: Bottom Line Review
Before I begin, fair warning: I'm going to gush. And I don't often gush. My wife and I have been wanting to visit Anguilla for years, but the combination of on-and-off flights from the...
US Bank converting all Radisson Rewards Personal Visa cards into Altitude Go Visas
Radisson cardholders recently received a letter informing them that the Radisson Rewards Premier Card will automatically be converted into the US Bank Altitude Go as of May 2022. This was a surprising announcement and...
Delta Airlines Amex Offer: $100 off $350+ (Business cards only?)
There is a new targeted Amex offer that gives $100 back on a $350 purchase with Delta. We found it on all five of our Amex business cards, but none of our personal cards,...
Breaking: American Airlines unveils “You’re Fairly Safe in Our Hands” arrival guarantee
It's the first day of the month (and of the quarter) and the news is coming in hot.
Frequent Miler is pleased to be the first to publicly announce American Airlines' new, unprecedented 24-hour arrival...
(EXPIRED) Chase Q2 Spending Offers Live: Avios, IHG, Hyatt, Marriott, Southwest and United all...
Chase has launched new targeted spending offers on some of their co-branded cards that are valid during Q2 (April 1 - June 30). It appears that all the co-brand flavors have something out there,...
