Take the stress out of credit card bonus hunting: Travel Freely
This post was originally published in 2018. Since then, I've come to rely more and more on Travel Freely for managing my family's credit cards and card bonuses. Mostly, this free tool is set...
How to keep Choice Privileges points alive
Recently, AwardWallet alerted me that my Choice Privileges points were due to expire in 2 months. So, I logged onto my Choice account to see what I could do to extend the life of...
(EXPIRED) Aegean offering free 1K miles for some members (maybe 2K for new members!)
Aegean Miles & Bonus sent an email yesterday advising members of the chance to claim a free gift. When my wife and I logged in to our accounts last night, the claim box indicated...
(EXPIRED) Buy Turkish miles from 1.71c each (Hawaii from $256.50 round trip econ /...
Turkish Miles & Smiles is offering up to a 75% bonus on the purchase of miles, which drops the price to just 1.71c per mile if buying 50,000-99,999 miles. That can be a fantastic deal...
Free Spirit: Surprisingly good, but still suspicious
Spirit Airlines Saver$ Club is a terrific value today and Spirit Airlines Free Spirit points can be worth far more than you might expect, yet despite some massive surprises in both of those departments...
(EXPIRED) 5x Online: Fee-free $100 Mastercard GCs at Staples.com
Staples.com is once again offering fee-free $100 Mastercard Gift Cards right now. The maximum is 2 cards per account, but this is still a great deal in terms of easy 5x spend. Given the...
(EXPIRED) Earn extra miles with American Airlines Tailwind – for a fee [Targeted]
American Airlines is offering a targeted promotion to pay a fee to earn twice as many redeemable base miles on domestic airfare for one year. This is targeted, but I've seen reports of a fee...
No, the Southwest Companion Pass doesn’t double the value of your points
Yesterday, Southwest Airlines announced an extension for some Companion Pass holders. They also announced easier requirements for earning the pass this year. In his coverage of the changes, Gary Leff at View from the...
Loyalty Alchemy: Convert Citi to Choice, 9K to 15K
I'll admit it... I'm a strange kind of geek. I love dreaming up loyalty point transmutations. These are techniques for converting one type of loyalty point to another, ideally with many confusing steps but...
(EXPIRED) 7500 Ultimate Rewards points with $99 Motley Fool subscription
Update 12/29/20: This deal is back (H/T: Reader NK3
The Chase Ultimate Rewards shopping portal is offering some customers 7,500 Ultimate Rewards points for signing up for a Motley Fool subscription (cost = $99). That's a potentially great...
Transfer JetBlue to Amtrak for up to 1.45 cents per point value
Who knew that you could transfer JetBlue points to Amtrak at a 2 to 1 transfer ratio? Benjy at MilesToMemories, that's who. The trick is to use Points.com to make the transfer.
Equal Transfer Value
JetBlue...
Shop Your Way gift cards: Apple & Walmart gift cards return
Shop Your Way started its life as Sears' and Kmart's rewards program. Over time it has branched out to become more of a general purpose rewards program. It's possible to earn and redeem Shop...
Radisson extending certs to 6/21, points to 12/21, and status to 2/22
UPDATE 12/21/20: Radisson has updated these extensions:
Point expiration suspension:
We are extending our pause on the expiration of Radisson Rewards points. Any points that were set to expire between March 1, 2020 and December 30,...
(EXPIRED) Targeted Marriott Bonvoy promotions for bonus points / free night certs
Targeted Marriott Bonvoy promotions have been rolling out to earn additional bonus points and/or free night certificates with paid stays. I got one in my account that I intend to mattress run as I...
