Delta’s Enhanced Companion Certificates
While I wasn't too excited about most of the recent big changes to Delta credit cards, I am excited about enhancements to companion certificates issued each year upon renewal to Delta SkyMiles Platinum and...
New Alaska Award Charts Are Going Live…Slowly
Update 3/11/24: Alaska's new award charts are starting to go live today and will be completely implemented by 3/31/24. This week, new award pricing between the United States and Africa/Europe will begin, with the...
The Amex card with a $1.1 billion limit, Marriott sets world’s fastest Bonvoy record...
Delta has an Amex with a $1.1 billion limit, Cathay teams up with Marriott for the World's Fastest Bonvoy and why airplane mode is a..."scam?" All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection,...
Bad Bonvoy behavior, a case for cash back, Wells Fargo’s wisdom and more [Week...
We've recently learned about the latest in "Bad Bonvoy behavior" that will lock you out of a Bevy bonus and as you've heard on this week's podcast, I sniffed a whiff of wisdom in...
Grand Hyatt Amman: Bottom Line Review
Amman doesn't command the attention given to most other Middle Eastern capitals, with many tourists moving quickly past it to appealing destinations like the Dead Sea and Wadi Rum. That's a shame, as it's...
Bright spots in the latest award devaluations
Nobody likes it when points become less valuable because awards get more expensive or when policies change that make it harder to play the game. But remember that those dark clouds have silver linings,...
Barclays Wyndham Earner Cards: Best Ever 75K and 100K Offers
Barclays has launched some massive offers on the Wyndham Earner and Earner Plus cards that are the best that we've ever seen for each product. The offer for the Earner Plus gives a whopping...
Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards Credit Card Review (discontinued)
Update: The SavorOne card has been product-changed and is now the Capital One Savor Cash Rewards card.
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The Capital One SavorOne card typically features a mediocre welcome offer, but the card offers unlimited 3% rewards...
A case for cash back with the Schwab Platinum card
I'll admit it: I'm a bit of a points and miles hoarder. I generally keep more transferable points on hand than my family needs in the immediate future. Some of that is FOMO ("Fear...
STARLUX A350-900 Business Class Bottom Line Review
STARLUX Airlines is a new luxury airline headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. They currently offer two routes to the US: Taipei to Los Angeles and Taipei to San Francisco. They also partner with Alaska Airlines,...
[Update] Nick’s mad dash for American Airlines elite status
Update 3/4/23: The miles from T-Mobile Home Internet showed up last week and the Blue Apron miles hit my account on Saturday morning, both backdated to January. Much to my surprise, overnight between Saturday...
Oceana Santa Monica, LXR by Hilton: Bottom Line Review
Hilton has some of the most flexible free night certificates of any major hotel chain (that you can get with a credit card). You can use them for a standard room at almost any...
United Airlines’ hidden award chart, Google Pay is shutting down and vacation rentals with...
United's "hidden" award chart for 2024, a billionaire is furious about expensive room service at a five start hotel and what to do when Google Pay shuts down. All that and more in this...
Painful devaluations, from “roughing it” to the lap of luxury and more
Both Hyatt and ANA announced painful devaluations this week, though in each there are bright spots (or at least not so dark spots?) to be found. This week at Frequent Miler, we also covered...
