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) American Airlines Shopping Portal: one day only, 4x miles at Apple (+500/1000 mile...
The American Airlines Shopping Portal is offering 4x miles on Apple purchases (normally 1x), today only. There is an additional, stackable bonus of 500 miles on $100 in purchases through the portal or 1,000 miles...
(EXPIRED) Qantas Premium Economy to Australia starting at 47.5K miles
Update 3/6 - Western Australia is now open to vaccinated tourists, making the Perth option discussed below viable. Availability has lessened quite a bit in the two weeks since we first posted this, but I'm...
(EXPIRED) Qatar Qsuites available for 70,000 Aadvantage Miles from US – Maldives
Thrifty Traveler Premium reported that Qatar Airways has open Business Class availability to the Maldives from airports throughout the US all the way through January 2023. Since they sent out the e-mail this morning,...
American Airlines Loyalty Points Game: Tim’s Progress
I'll be honest, stepping into a points and miles game with Greg the Frequent Miler and Nick Reyes feels a little like playing Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes...at the same time (if you don't...
Blue Apron: Up to 3400 AAdvantage miles and 6-12 meals for $25.
Update: SimplyMiles now has a targeted offer for 1200 miles on a purchase of $50 or more. This will stack with the Citi merchant offer (but not the Amex Offer) for a total of 3400...
American Airlines is finally fixing its elite upgrade process
American Airlines has announced that they are finally rejigging their bizarre upgrade process for elite members. Starting March 2nd, all levels of elite status will be eligible for complimentary upgrades without requiring 500-mile upgrade...
(EXPIRED) 2200 AAdvantage Miles and 6 meals for $34 with Green Chef and Chase...
Green Chef has a boosted rate on the American Airlines Shopping Portal, giving 2200 AAdvantage Miles and Loyalty Points when paying for one order on a new sign-up. There is also a stackable Chase...
(Now $40) Public.com and Swagbucks: $70 cash + free stock after $5 deposit
Update 3/1 - Offer has been reduced to 3500 SB ($35). This offer seems to go up and down, so probably worth waiting for a better payout before signing up.
Swagbucks is currently offering 6500...
United Airlines: Another upgrade to the award calendar?
This seems to be the week that everyone is working on their award calendars. Earlier, both Marriott and IHG made changes that made it easier to look at award availability and pricing over a...
IHG Rewards Calendar: Two ways to find it
IHG is an increasingly appetizing program due to soon-to-be enacted changes to their award program and their credit card portfolio. There have been a couple of historical challenges to the program, though. First, IHG...
(EXPIRED) Point Card: Earn 1% back on up to $5,000 of direct deposit monthly
The Point Debit card came on the scene last year and keeps getting more and more noteworthy with a variety of earning opportunities like 5x Costco, 5x Wal-Mart and a referral offer that pays...
(EXPIRED) (Targeted) United Airlines Cards: Increased welcome offers when logged into UA account.
There are improved welcome offers available on the United Airlines Explorer cards as well as the United Airlines Quest card. These targteted offers went out by e-mail but appear to be available to some...
Marriott Lowest Rate Calendar: Just in time for dynamic pricing
It's the calm before the storm as we all wait for Marriott to drop their award chart and begin dynamic pricing next month. It's one of several changes in the points and miles scene...
(EXPIRED) Air Canada: Excellent availability in business class to Australia for 4+
Starting today (or yesterday Aussie time), fully vaccinated travelers are able to enter Australia without having to quarantine. We recently wrote about excellent availability to Australia in economy across multiple airlines as well as...
