Free gifts instead of free travel
Usually, I argue against using bank points, airline miles, or hotel points to get "free gifts". In most cases, when using points to buy merchandise, you'll get at best 1 cent per point value...
(Expired) 70K Offers: Delta? No Hurry. Ink Plus? Hurry!
Delta 70K Offers (and 50K too)
You may have seen posts around the web recently warning that the end is nigh for the enhanced Delta credit card signup offers. And it's true that the public...
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club devalues miles, adds features
Virgin Atlantic's Flying Club has announced huge changes effective November 13th 2016. Here's a summary of the changes:
Earning miles on Virgin Atlantic flights: Earn fewer miles for cheap economy tickets, earn far more...
How to get approved for the Ink Plus 70K offer before it’s too late
On the heels of its blockbuster new personal card, the Chase Sapphire Reserve, Chase has introduced a new business card -- the Chase Ink Business Preferred. According to an article in Bloomberg, the new...
Here’s what Richard Branson thinks of our hobby
On my recent trip to Richard Branson's Necker Island (paid for with 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles), I was delighted to find that Richard frequently spent time with guests. He greeted us when we...
Necker Island award price probably going up. Last call for 1.2 million miles.
UPDATE: Virgin Atlantic didn't increase the award price after all. Instead they added a requirement. You must now have Silver or Gold status with the airline to make the award booking. More details can...
ScoreBig Scares Big
In April and May 2016 we published an Extreme Stacking series on event ticket reseller ScoreBig which documented the opportunity for quadruple dips.
ScoreBig has recently experienced a liquidity crisis which caused them to briefly...
Buy miles, get a date (76 miles per dollar)
While I'm not personally looking to buy miles or get a date, this deal may interest some readers who want one or the other, or both...
The British Airways' Shopping Portal, Gate 365, is currently...
Amex 50% bonus is a (minor) game changer . Here’s why… [Expired Offer]
UPDATE: terms for the Business Platinum card's pay with points rebate have changed since this post was written.
Starting today, October 6th 2016, Cardholders of The Business Platinum® Card from American Express OPEN have access...
[EXPIRED] 100K Offer for The Enhanced Business Platinum® Card from American Express OPEN
Note: This offer has expired.
Through January 25 2017, American Express is offering up to 100,000 points for The Enhanced Business Platinum® Card from American Express OPEN:
Offer Details:
This offer has expired.
Please find a...
Are Sapphire Reserve points really worth 1.5 cents each towards flights?
The Chase Sapphire Reserve card is awesome for many reasons, but I won't bore you with a list right now (you can find full details here if you insist). Instead, I'll bore you with...
How to avoid Amex Clawbacks
Last week I told the story of an Amex Platinum 100K offer that has led to many clawbacks. Amex never intended for the offer to go public and so they found every excuse they...
20% Etihad transfer bonus from Amex, Citi, SPG, more…
Through October 30th 2016, Etihad is offering a 20% bonus on points transferred from a number of programs. The bonus is supplied after the fact by Etihad. Etihad has a decent award chart, and...
(Expired) Should you sign up for the Delta 70K or 50K offers? An in-depth...
Last week, Amex increased their public offers for the Delta Gold and Delta Platinum credit cards (through November 9 2016):
(Expired) Delta Gold Personal 50,000 miles + $50: Earn 50,000 miles after $2K spend...
