Marriott SPG Complete Guide to Sweet Opportunities
Thanks to the Marriott Starwood merger, it is now possible to link your Marriott Rewards and SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) accounts. By linking accounts you can now do the following:
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Platinum vs Reserve vs Prestige
Amex, Chase, and Citibank each offer premium travel cards. These are $450 per year cards (Update: Only the Chase and Citibank cards still carry a $450 annual fee. That fee no longer applies to the...
Holiday giving and getting: Prepare now.
The holidays are coming! This means that marketing teams will be working overtime to capture your holiday shopping dollars. And, for us, this means better than usual opportunities for earning rewards on spend. We...
Should you take the Business Platinum 50K upgrade offer?
Update: This post includes offers that were valid at the time of publication, but have since expired. Please click here to see the best offers currently available.
If you have any American Express Business cards that...
FU Sapphire Reserve: Better combos exist
The title of today's post purposely has a double meaning. Many who's applications have been denied for the "amazing!", "awesome!", "INCREDIBLE!" Sapphire Reserve card are bitter about the constant coverage of the card. For...
Approved for Sapphire Reserve against my own advice
In the post "how to get approved for Sapphire Reserve 100K offer" I suggested that people who have signed up for 5 or more cards with any banks in the past two years should...
8 cards due for renewal. Keep, cancel, or product change?
Last August, my wife did a big app-o-rama. All in one day she signed up for 8 cards:
Update: These offers have expired.
Amex Business Gold Rewards 75K offer
Amex SPG Consumer 30K offer
Amex...
Frequent Miler’s 5 Year Retrospective
It's hard for me to believe, but this blog is now officially 5 years old. My first Frequent Miler post, on September 2nd 2011, was a simple one-paragraph introduction. I followed up on September...
The Sapphire Reserve premature release and key findings re: 5/24, travel credits, and more
Yesterday a Reddit user posted a live link to signup for the new Chase Sapphire Reserve card:
You may remember from other posts that this card was expected to go live on August 21st. The...
Citi’s new speed limit: 135,000 points per year from signup bonuses
As reported by Doctor of Credit, Citibank has changed their signup bonus rules. Previously, you had to wait 24 months after opening or closing a card in order to get the exact same card...
I love AwardWallet, but not for the reason you think
Background: AwardWallet is a free service for keeping track of frequent flyer miles, hotel points, bank points, and more. It offers both a web site and mobile app for accessing your information. AwardWallet lets...
More awesome news about the Chase Sapphire Reserve
Last week I detailed rumors of a new Chase card to be named Chase Sapphire Reserve, and I made a number of predictions about the card. At the time we didn’t have hard proof...
My 100,000 point Membership Rewards mistake
Not long ago I did a little e-victory dance when my wife signed up for a 100,000 point offer for the American Express Platinum card. Hours after she applied, the application link was taken...
The Dining Everywhere Visa. Is 5X or 2.65X worth the headache?
A new Visa gift card has appeared in many Office Depot stores: the Dining Everywhere Visa. On the surface this card appears to be limited to use in restaurants and bars, but Travelling Well...
