Amex Platinum Complete Guide
Amex Platinum cards come loaded with high end perks: Hundreds of dollars per year in various credit reimbursements, access to multiple types of airport lounges, hotel and car elite status, and much more. All...
Wells Fargo Bilt Credit Card: unauthorized charges reported by cardholders (Update)
Update 1/27/23: Bilt has sent a follow-up e-mail to cardholders confirming that the fraud issues where the result of a "BIN attack:"
This incident occurred as a result of an external fraud attempt to guess...
The ultimate $190 point collector’s wallet
In our most recent Frequent Miler on the Air podcast, Nick and I played a game. We each had 15 minutes to design the ultimate collection of credit cards with a total annual fee...
Can the Capital One Premier Collection really compete with Fine Hotels & Resorts and...
Earlier this week, the Capital One Premier Collection was quietly launched. Stoked to be a competitor in the luxury hotel booking space, the Premier Collection is a subset of hotels bookable through the Capital...
(EXPIRED) 72K miles with new Alaska card offer
There is a new offer out on the Alaska Airlines Visa Signature card that's good for 72,000 miles and a Companion Fare code after $3,000 in purchases in the first 3 months. I'm definitely...
Why I’m keeping the Amex Gold another year
Two days before Nick posted that he was considering dumping the Amex Gold card for the Capital One SavorOne, I made my own decision about the Amex Gold Card. I'm keeping it for one...
[Update] Marriott gives 55 elite night credits to those with the right credit card...
Update 1/19/22: Frequent Miler Insiders Facebook Group member Mchl Mrvn reports posting a link to this article in the official Marriott Bonvoy Insiders Facebook group. Interestingly, a Marriott Bonvoy representative confirms that this was...
Should I dump the Amex Gold card for the Capital One SavorOne Cash Rewards...
On last night's Ask Us Anything live event on Youtube, I was asked about the calculus behind a recent comment I made on a blog post where I questioned whether I should keep the...
(EXPIRED) Unlimited Pay Yourself Back for Travel at 1.25c for Aeroplan cardholders
Starting this Friday, January 13th, Chase Aeroplan Visa cardholders will be able to use Pay Yourself Back to reimburse travel purchases with Aeroplan points at a rate of 1.25c per point. This could be...
Chase needs to stop banking on Hyatt (on Nick’s mind)
Chase Ultimate Rewards just isn't a very good transferable points program. There, I said it. Feel free to (try to) change my mind in the comments, but you've got your work cut out for...
Alaska Airlines credit card changes: New free bag requirement, bonus categories
Bank of America has notified Alaska Airlines Visa Signature cardholders of changes coming to the credit card. The good news is that there will soon be some potentially useful bonus categories on the card....
(EXPIRED) Citi Premier Welcome Offer Back Up To 80,000 ThankYou Points
Update 1/4/23: This increased welcome offer on the Citi Premier card has been around for more than 6 months. We've been advised that this higher bonus will be ending soon, so there's not long...
Uh-oh: Is Chase Pay Yourself Back adding grocery but dropping to 25% bonus in...
Chase Pay Yourself Back has been an extremely popular way to redeem Chase Ultimate Rewards points over the past couple of years. For much of 2022, Chase Sapphire Reserve cardholders have had the ability...
Capital One shut me down… Again
In 2021, I was excited when Capital One finally approved a new card application for me. After years of trying, I was approved for the Venture card which had a 100K offer at the...
