Chase IHG was the +1 at my application spree party
Yesterday I detailed my latest application spree. I applied for 10 Bank of America cards. Four were instantly approved and the rest are pending. ...
SPG point owners win again thanks to the Alaska Virgin America merger
Yesterday, Virgin America spilled the conversion ratio beans. Thanks to the upcoming Alaska merger, as of January 9th 2017, Virgin America customers will be...
How to buy elite status with points
Most hotel chains and airlines have loyalty programs that award loyal customers with elite status. Top tier (or near top tier) status usually comes...
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,...
