Managing rewards in multi-player mode
The points & miles game is more rewarding when playing as a couple or a family. Why get only one new welcome bonus when you can get two or more? Nick expanded on this...
Amtrak discontinues point transfers to Hilton and Choice
Amtrak used to offer options to transfer Amtrak Guest Rewards points to Hilton at a 1 to 2 ratio and to Choice at a 1 to 3 ratio. Without notice, Amtrak has discontinued both...
ANA extending mile expiration to March 31, 2022
If you have ANA miles that are set to expire on or before February 28, 2022 you're in luck. ANA is once again incrementally extending expiration, this time until March 31, 2022. If you...
My $895 plus 75,000 points retention call
Last week, annual fees appeared on two of my Amex cards: $595 for my Business Platinum card (Update January 2022: this offer has expired -- the annual fee is now $695) and $95 for...
Should YOU abandon Capital One?
Following my experience with Capital One shutting down my new Venture card without warning and cashing out my points for only a half cent each, people keep asking if they should use up their...
Buy points for less: Save on Aeroplan, Alaska and more
There are times when buying points or miles can make a lot of sense. If you know what you're doing, it's often possible to save a lot of money or get a much better...
Citi offers an AA exit: Bail out or double down? [On My Mind]
I was a bit shell shocked yesterday (in a good way) by the news that Citi is now offering 1 to 1 transfers from ThankYou Rewards to American Airlines. This is something that we've...
(EXPIRED) Earn double Etihad miles on American Airlines
Etihad has sent out an email to members offering double Etihad Guest miles when you fly with American Airlines from now until September 2021. I'm not entirely sure whether this may be targeted -- the...
(EXPIRED) 30% transfer bonus to Flying Blue from Membership Rewards
Update 7/15/21: It looks like this transfer bonus is actually not targeted but rather a public offer. Loyalty Lobby reported seeing the offer here on the Flying Blue US website, so I just now...
Will Delta stop being an Amex transfer partner next month?
Update: Gary Leff at View from the Wing and Dave Grossman at Miles Talk both quote sources at Amex stating that this partnership is not ending. Both point to the Delta private jets program as being...
[Reminder] Capital One: 33% transfer bonuses to British Airways
Update 8/27/21: Posting this as a reminder that the British Airways bonus is on. We originally posted this when it was announced in mid-July but never re-posted once the British Airways bonus began on...
(EXPIRED) 20% transfer bonus to LifeMiles from Brex
Avianca LifeMiles is offering a 20% bonus on miles transferred from Brex. With a minimum of just 1,000 points to take advantage of this promotion, this could be a great way to get a nice effective...
(EXPIRED) 20% off Lowe’s gift cards via Thank You points (get 1.25c per point)
The Citi Thank You portal is offering 20% off when you redeem Thank You points for Lowe's gift cards, which yields a return of 1.25c per point toward Lowe's gift cards in any denomination from...
[Update: Points Now Posting] Caution: Problems with Turkish transfers from Citi
Update 7/7/21: Readers are reporting that points are now finally posting, including from transfer requests that were submitted several weeks ago. That hopefully means that whatever the issue was on Citi's end is either...
