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Reconsidering Bank of America Platinum Honors vs a large IRA transfer bonus

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Over the past week, investing app Robinhood has made a splash over its newly-announced Gold card, which is slated to offer 3% cash back...

Qatar Business Class: 5+ levels of award availability

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I've been doing background research so that I can update "How to find Qatar QSuites award space" and I fell down a rabbit hole....
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The Tools We Use (for playing the points and miles game)

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The post "The Games We Play," outlines some of the top techniques for earning more points & miles, for getting more out of our...

The end of credit card rewards, robbery at the Rio Las Vegas and currency...

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Guests at the Rio Las Vegas robbed while they slept, hotel currency exchange scams go beast mode and is the new Visa/Mastercard settlement the...
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Priority Pass shakeup, how to find regional first & luxury hotels for fewer points,...

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We rode a rollercoaster this week, with a huge shakeup on the Priority Pass landscape and a major downward trend for a business credit...
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(EXPIRED) Earn Hyatt elite night credits & points when buying Mr & Mrs Smith...

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Reminder: You can earn Hyatt elite credit for Mr. & Mrs Smith gift card purchases for just a few more days (until 3/31/24). We're...

[DEVALUED] Regional first class starting at 12,500 points (Sweet Spot Spotlight)

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UPDATE: Since this post was published, Qatar has increased award pricing for flights on American and Alaska airlines. See details here. I wrote the majority...

A return to Santa Claus Holiday Village

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At the end of our 3 Cards 3 Continents challenge, I wound up at Santa Claus Holiday Village in Rovaniemi, Finland, where I crossed...
United Airlines Miles Pooling

United miles pooling is now live – important things to know

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Last week, news broke that United would be launching a new feature to its MileagePlus loyalty program - the ability to pool miles with...

[New Easy Solution] How to find Choice Preferred Hotel award availability

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An exciting recent development is that Choice Privileges points can now be used to book participating Preferred Hotels & Resorts online. One little "gotcha"...
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What are the “must have” Chase cards?

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If you're new to credit card rewards, Chase can be a great place to start, as it offers a terrific variety of valuable cards,...

Two ways to book (Nordic) hotels with Choice points

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Now that Preferred Hotels & Resorts are bookable online with Choice points (see this post for details), it's worth pointing out that there are...

The world’s best use of Marriott Bonvoy points, a cruise “subscription” and do we...

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Marriott partners with BetMGM, Virgin Voyages is testing a new subscription service and how much Hyatt love is too much? All that and more...

Choice surprises and delights, United feature self-destructs, best awards to Europe and more [Week...

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Choice came from deep in the distance with its new online booking tool for Preferred hotels during a week in which a new transferable...

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