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) 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...
Delta Hotels Toronto Downtown: Bottom Line Review
Delta Hotels is a Marriott brand that began as an independent hotel group in British Columbia in the 70's. It gradually expanded across Canada and opened its first US hotel in Orlando in the...
(EXPIRED) Small Luxury Hotels of World (SLH) Amex Offer: Get $60 back on $300+...
Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) is a group of 520 independent, mid-size, boutique hotels that spans more than 90 countries. Overall they are generally well-regarded luxury properties. There is a new Amex...
How to stay in a Spanish Castle for 8,000 Chase Ultimate Rewards points
For me, one of the treats of European travel is the ability to spend the night in a historic building. All of the major hotel brands have properties that are located in restored convents,...
Amex Business Platinum/Business Gold: More massive offers (targeted)
The Amex Points Parade Marches On!
American Express has targeted another round of cardholders for No Lifetime Language offers (NLL) on the Business Gold and Business Platinum. I'm now targeted for each card, just in...
(EXPIRED) Qatar Business wide-open from from US – Maldives next Spring (70,000 AAdvantage Miles)
Qatar Airways has quite a bit of open Business Class availability to the Maldives from airports throughout the US between February-April 2023, including a bunch of availabilty at the end of March in prime...
(EXPIRED) Blue Apron/MyPoints/Citi Offers: 12 meals for $35, get back $90 and 1200 AAdvantage...
Blue Apron has an increased offer on the Swagbucks Shopping Portal of 7500 SB (equal to $75) and on MyPoints for 14000 points (~$90) when signing-up for meal kit deliveries. There are also stackable...
