6 points & miles things I’m excited about (or at least hopeful)
This is a somewhat random post. There are several things happening in the points & miles world that I'm excited about... or, at least...
Alaska joined oneworld: No news on awards is good news, expanded partnership with AA...
Alaska joined oneworld yesterday. They had a virtual press conference complete with executives doing the (air) safety dance to announce the completion of that...
8 Six Senses Properties Now Participating In IHG Rewards Club, Award Pricing Annihilated
Update 4/22/21: Loyalty Lobby reports that Six Senses Kaplankaya in Turkey is now also bookable with points at 80K points per night and that Six...
Delta Elite status via award tickets, plus 50% to 75% elite bonus on all...
Delta is out with a truly innovative promotion named "2022 Medallion® Status Accelerators." Starting April 1 and throughout the rest of 2021, Delta fliers...
Where Marriott thumps the competition: Reservation guarantees
Frequent Miler Insiders member Jon took to our Facebook group to highlight a nightmare scenario that happened to him recently:
Flew into West Palm Beach....
Amex Platinum vs Sapphire Reserve
With both the Amex Platinum and Sapphire Preferred welcome bonuses at all time highs, I decided that this would be a good time to...
Hyatt Thumps Marriott
Why is it that so many people in the loyalty maximization game sing Hyatt's praises? How do they kick so much butt with a...
Sign up now for the Platinum 100K + 10X offer (here’s why)
In this post, I'll make the case that nearly everyone should sign up for the Platinum Card from American Express. Now. For many frequent...
Best options for domestic first class awards
Update 3/23/21 Best options for domestic first class awards: We have now added the best options for booking Alaska domestic first class and made...
Reverse Bonvoyed: Doubled Elite Nights Awarded When They Shouldn’t Have Been
Marriott is even more unpredictable than this year's March Madness.
They launched a new promotion last month offering double elite nights on stays that included...
My Round the World business class adventure (exploring hacks, and testing limits)
Planning for my Round the World adventure continues! In a previous post, I explained that I have 269,000 ANA miles that will expire in...
The slippery slope of buying points (On Nick’s mind)
Yesterday, Greg published a post about buying Aeroplan points for 1.2c each. That's a great deal -- Aeroplan points are frequently worth much more....
(EXPIRED) Buy Air Canada Aeroplan points for only 1.2 cents each!
I don't usually get excited about point sales, but I think this one is pretty good. Air Canada is offering up to a 100%...
US Bank Altitude Reserve Guide
The US Bank Altitude Reserve card is US Bank's challenge to the Chase Sapphire Reserve. Like the Sapphire Reserve, the Altitude Reserve is a...
