[Aug / Sept ’24 added!] Baseball fans: Capital One once again has great seats...
Update 7/25/2024: August and September games have been added! Snag your summer games now. H/T to Thomas in the comments. Remember -- there are only 4 cardholder exclusive seats for each game. Many of the...
Amex Gold Card Changes Now Live
Update 7/25/24: Well, that didn't take long. The previously rumored changes to the American Express Gold card are now live. The increased annual fee of $325 won't go into affect for current cardholders until 10/1/24,...
Best uses for Delta miles
The way to "win" the points & miles game is to acquire points cheaply (or for free) and to then use them towards outsized value. For example, you may be able to earn 60,000...
How I pay for groceries now that Curve is dead
In the post What’s in Greg’s Wallet? 2024 Edition, I explained that I have three Custom Cash cards which I use exclusively for grocery purchases. Since these cards earn 5x on the category you...
Hilton Honors Complete Guide
Hilton Honors is the loyalty program for Hilton hotels & resorts and their many brands worldwide. While Hilton has gotten a bit of a bad rap in the frequent traveler community over the past...
Saving big on a cruise by stacking an agent with discounted gift cards
Over the past couple of years, I've written pretty extensively about casino status matching for "free" or deeply discounted cruises (See: How to get free cruises by gaming casino status matches). That has led...
IRS planning on taking tax payments directly – hopefully great news
George at Travel Blogger Buzz had an interesting scoop today, sharing the news that the IRS is hoping to start taking tax payments by credit and debit cards directly, rather than people having to...
Hilton Honors is winning me over, but I’d like one more enhancement…
Before I dove into the points & miles game (circa 2011), I was a bit of a Hilton fan. At some point they had given me free Gold status through some kind of promo...
Best Uses of Capital One Miles
Capital One Miles have become a premier transferable currency system over the past several years. In addition to being able to use them to cover travel charges with points, Capital One allows 1:1 transfers...
Cheap Star Alliance Gold, first class for the price of business and the Paris...
A possible path to cheap Star Alliance Gold, how to book Qatar First Class at the business class price and the Olympics are cratering the demand for hotels in Paris. All that and more...
Maximizing free night certificates, award booking for beginners, and more [Week in Review]
This week had a heavy focus on hotel free night certificates. From ways to find and book SLH properties with your Hilton certificates to great uses of IHG certs and how you can and...
A beginner’s guide to searching for partner award flights
Often the best way to get optimal value from airline miles both in terms of maximum luxury and absolute value against the cost of cash tickets is using them to book partner award flights....
Gift hotel points, free night certificates, and award nights booked with points: Rules by...
Have you ever wondered whether it is possible to gift your hotel points or free night certificate to a family member or friend? In many cases, you can.
If you are points and/or free night...
How to find SLH hotels bookable with Hilton points & free night certificates
Hilton's partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) has made Hilton points and free night certificates exciting again. There are numerous participating SLH hotels that are are drool-worthy destinations and which would...
