Hyatt Milestone chasing: should we all mattress run to Globalist status?
Last week, Greg published a really thought-provoking post about earning Hyatt elite nights and milestone rewards through spend (See: Hyatt Milestone Spending. What’s my X?). As I read the post, I found my thoughts...
Does that Amex to Hawaiian transfer bonus make sense now that the Alaska merger...
Hawaiian miles can be valuable in certain very specific situations. For example, miles can be used to upgrade Hawaiian Airlines flights between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii for 25,000 to 50,000 miles one-way. Or...
Guide to Ultra-Premium Credit Card Travel Protections
Ultra-Premium credit cards like the Chase Sapphire Reserve and American Express Platinum have annual fees that commonly exceed $500/year. Despite those hefty costs of ownership, these types of cards can be very popular in...
My World of Hyatt wishlist. Make a good thing even better
World of Hyatt is my favorite hotel loyalty program. Hyatt's program offers published award charts, great value for their points, multiple ways to achieve suite upgrades, best-in-class top-tier elite benefits, and many options for...
Best Uses of Avianca LifeMiles
Avianca LifeMiles is one of our favorite airline programs because of its combination of unique sweet spots, the ability to manipulate awards to pay fewer miles than the rates listed on the published award...
The best way to book North American AA flights, a $100 US resort fee...
A new US property with a $100+ resort fee, a great award chart for North American AA flights and One Key is so bad that Expedia won't launch it outside of the US and...
In a world of devaluations, should we still hoard? [Week in Review]
This week saw a couple of big devaluations to LifeMiles and Qatar Airways, and yet Greg's advice is still to hoard and charry pick. Is he right? Read on for more on the devals...
Selecting seats on a complicated Aeroplan booking
I am currently in the midst of traveling on a complex Aeroplan award ticket. After a couple of weeks in Europe, my family and I flew this week from Paris to Mauritius on Air...
Hyatt Milestone Spending. What’s my X?
In Tim's post "Which hotel credit card is the most rewarding for spending?" the World of Hyatt credit card didn't perform particularly well. Hyatt settled for the middle of the pack, well below the...
Another major devaluation, this time using Qatar Avios to book American & Alaska
It seems to be open season on award pricing at the moment. Program after program are instituting award redemption increases with no notice, with Dan's Deals noticing that Qatar Airways is the latest one...
MSC Armonia Adriatic Sea Cruise: Bottom Line Review
A few days ago, I disembarked from the MSC Armonia, which made for my third “free” MSC cruise thanks to casino status matching (more info can be found in the “What did it cost?”...
The earn and burn fallacy. Shall we give hoarding and cherry picking a try...
“Don’t save your money. Spend it as fast as you can.” Can you imagine anyone giving that advice? And, if they did, would you listen to them? No way.
What if the types of things...
Best credit card offers with low spend requirements
The best way to earn points & miles quickly is through credit card welcome offers. If you meet the minimum spend requirements and pay your bill in full each and every month, then you...
Loyalty programs changing fortunes (August 2024)
To many, it seems like loyalty programs are always devaluing. Point prices go up. The ability to book valuable awards goes down. Sometimes the ability to earn lots of points goes down. But good...
