Rebated travel bookings, Contemplating the value of time, Best wishes to Shawn and more!
Welcome to the Frequent Miler Week In Review series. Every weekend we recap what you might have missed from around the web. Enjoy!
This Week Around the Web
If you travel for work, a new booking site promises to make...
How miles made a last minute birthday visit possible
Last month, on a Tuesday I decided to visit my dad for his birthday. His birthday was that Thursday. And, while I live in southeast Michigan, he lives near Greensboro North Carolina: about 500...
How to avoid basic economy when paying with points
Please find an updated version of this post here: How to avoid basic economy when paying with points.
You gotta love the marketing genius that came up with the concept of basic economy. I imagine...
Should you lock in AwardWallet Plus for $10 per year?
Beginning February 1, AwardWallet Plus memberships are going to triple in price from $10 to $30 per year. Fortunately, AwardWallet is letting customers lock in the old $10 per year price. To do so,...
15X United miles 1 day portal promo: Stack deals to earn up to 30X
Today only, the United MileagePlus Shopping portal is offering increased payouts of as much as 15 miles per dollar at a number of popular stores. Shopping portals represent one of the most lucrative ways...
Who wants to earn oodles of Alaska miles today?
As we reported last night, the Alaska MileagePlan Shopping portal is offering 15 miles per dollar at 12 different stores, today only (Friday, January 20th 2017). If you have plans to buy from any...
Necker Island award same price, but harder to get
Update: A few years after this post was written, the award price for a week on Necker Island increased to 1.5 million points.
After my trip to Necker Island, I learned that Virgin Atlantic was...
Ritz offer dropping from 3 to 2 free nights.
Yesterday I told you about the soon to be gone Fairmont 2 free night offer. At the moment there are still a couple of live links to that offer, but they won't last long.
Now...
Fairmont Visa Links Gone [Previously: The other Chase card you should consider today]
UPDATE: She's dead Jim. All known links are now dead.
UPDATE: Reader Stuart contributed this working link: Application Link 1
And here's another link courtesy of Doctor of Credit in case Link 1 goes down: Application...
Huge value from Hyatt: Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Costa Rica
My family has a Christmas break tradition. We spend Christmas with family here in Michigan and then we hightail it to somewhere warm. In the past, that "somewhere" has included California (e.g. Hyatt Carmel Highlands),...
Why Amtrak? Alaska? Virgin Atlantic? The reasons behind my application spree.
In my recent posts "My end of year App-No-Rama application spree. 147K and counting." and the follow-ups "Chase IHG was the +1 at my application spree party" and "Results of my end of year...
The Hunt for Virgin Duckies
Last year I spent 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles for an all-inclusive week for two on Richard Branson's Necker Island. The trip far exceeded my expectations (see: Is Necker Island really worth 1.2 million...
Citi ThankYou 25% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic
Through March 2 2017, Citi ThankYou is offering a 25% bonus on point transfers to Virgin Atlantic.
To make the transfer, you'll need a premium ThankYou card such as the Citi ThankYou Premier or ThankYou...
12 things you need to know about Marriott Travel Packages
Now that we have until March 31st to convert hotel points into Companion Pass qualifying Southwest points, I expect that readers will have more interest than ever before in Marriott Travel packages. After all,...
