Book luxury African safari camps with I Prefer points
Yesterday I stumbled upon a couple of very interesting Preferred Hotels in South Africa. They are all-inclusive Last Word properties with daily game drives....
Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR) Guide: Your FHR questions answered
Amex Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR) is a "luxury" hotel booking program available to both business and consumer Platinum cardholders. When booking hotels through...
Going for Gold with American Airlines: Is it worth it?
The American Airlines elite year now runs from March 1st through the end of February. This means that as this post publishes, those chasing...
Complete Guide to Credit Card Application Rules by Bank
Is there anything better than a credit card card welcome offer? You get approved, a shiny, new card arrives in the mail and then,...
Finding hidden wins, a great hotel award search tool, and more [Week in Review]
Almost 30 years ago, the Sunscreen Song taught to "accept certain inalienable truths", among them the fact that "prices will rise". That is unfortunately just...
The best programs for lap infant award tickets
Before your child is two years old, most airlines will allow you to bring the child as a lap infant. Fees to do so...
Hyatt Regency Waikiki: Bottom Line Review
Oahu is probably my favorite Hawaiian Island, but Waikiki is undoubtedly my least favorite part of Oahu. However, it's tough to avoid when trying...
Indirect Amex Platinum benefits: Free burgers, Champions League soccer, Best Western, Radisson & Sixt...
Amex Platinum cards come with a large suite of benefits, from hotel status to airport lounge access to entertainment subscription credits to savings at...
PointsYeah: Free award searches and alerts (now with seat maps, hotels & more)
PointsYeah is one of my favorite award search tools. It's fast and user friendly. It offers both flight and hotel searches, and alerts, across...
Avianca Lifemiles devalues, but with a huge twist (it’s not all bad news!)
Avianca Lifemiles has devalued its program in the most Lifemilesish way possible.
This is going to get complicated, but if you're a Lifemiles fan and...
Maximizing American Express credit card rebates & credits
American Express credit card annual fees have continued to go up. And up. And up. In exchange for these increased fees, the bank continues...
Copycat credit cards, another program inches toward dynamic pricing, a tool we use constantly...
This week we've seen details of some "new" cards that perhaps draw inspiration from a Xerox machine, one of my favorite frequent flyer programs...
Bilt’s proposed card changes – like Chase, but (mostly) not as good
Changes are on the horizon for the Bilt card. After news reports (gift article) that Wells Fargo wasn't happy with how things were working...
Struggling with the struggle to get under 5/24 (on Nick’s mind)
I've long advocated against over-emphasizing the 5/24 rule and thereby missing out on easy opportunities now for the sake of a shot at a future...
