Oddball airline miles (Southwest, JetBlue, etc.) are worth…
British Airways Avios are worth 1.17 cents each
Frontier Bonus Miles are worth 1.02 cents each
Hawaiian Miles are worth 0.81 cents each
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Airline Miles are worth 1.4 cents each. A simplified approach to Reasonable Redemption Values.
One credit card offers a $500 signup bonus. Another offers 40,000 airline miles. Which is better?
One online portal offers 10% cash back when shopping...
Free Award Wallet Upgrade Codes for Thanksgiving
AwardWallet is a free service for keeping track of frequent flyer miles, hotel points, bank points, and more. It offers both a web site...
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...
(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...
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:...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
[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...
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...
