What’s next for my post Rent Day Doomsday Bilt card
Thank you Bilt. It was a good run. When I signed up almost exactly a year ago, I was one of the lucky ones who got targeted for 5x rewards for 5 days. I...
How to maximize your Hilton cards (with upgrades and downgrades)
Hilton did a giant cannonball into the center of the points and miles pool when it added Small Luxury Hotels of the World to its loyalty program earlier this Summer. While we were cautiously...
Big change to Bilt Rent Day: Double points only up to 1,000 bonus points...
Bilt has made a major change to the value proposition of Rent Day. Starting October 1, 2024, Bilt cardholders will only earn double bonus on Rent Day up to 1,000 bonus points per month...
How to avoid AirBnB fees, a Lufthansa First Class downgrade and Delta now meltdown...
Delta shows Southwest how a real "air line" melts down, a trick to avoiding AirBnb conversion fees and the another Lufthansa downgrade story. All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection, our weekly...
Fool’s Gold or Solid Gold, Southwest’s Premium Seating Era, and more [Week in Review]
The rumored Amex Gold Card changes went live this week, but do they make the card fool's gold, or are the new credits solid gold? Read or listen to our thoughts below. The other...
Persistence pays off with a Hotels.com Price Guarantee claim success
The power of hotel price guarantees is something that often goes overlooked, but I get it: Getting a Best Price Guarantee honored can sometimes be an exercise in frustration. I recently had a go...
Southwest Airlines: Assigned seating, premium class and red-eye flights are on the way
Southwest Airlines has long been an outlier when it comes to seat assignments and aircraft boarding. Part of the joy of flying with the airline that put “UV” in “LUV” is being able to self-manage arranging a...
(Dead) Amex Business Gold Card: Best-ever 200k referral offer
Update: It looks like Amex has killed all of the 200k referral links. If you have one that still works, please e-mail us.
So much for the Amex Points Parade™ slowing down. Earlier today, Amex...
[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...
