Hilton’s funny math: save points by extending a stay
I'm about the closest thing you'll find to a Hilton fanboy in the blogosphere, but Hilton's award pricing vexes and perplexes me at times. I've previously showed that their program is reasonably rewarding (Greg's take was a...
Why Samsung Pay is awesome & how anyone can use it
Mobile payments are all the rage these days; but with some forms working at one register and not another, it can be confusing. However, I'vehad the chance to use a mobile payment technology over...
Hilton finally claws back my points. Are they watching me?
For the past year, I've had almost 600,000 Hilton points that I didn't deserve. It all started more than a year ago when my Hilton account was hacked and points were stolen. Twice. The...
(EXPIRED) [Update: Aeroplan makes it right] Buy Aeroplan miles from $0.01 each….if you dare
Update 5/7/20: When the sale went live this morning, demand was strong enough that the first two levels sold out quickly and the servers predictably couldn't handle the traffic. Many members couldn't even get...
Update: Capital One gift card redemptions back (but no hotel cards)
Update 4/30/20: A couple of readers commented yesterday (here and here) to let us know that gift card redemptions are back. Unfortunately, there are not currently any hotel chain gift cards available (including the...
Aeroplan extends free cancellation to June 30th
Air Canada's Aeroplan has announced that they are extending free cancellations on award tickets. Members can cancel free of charge through June 30th and receive all of their Aeroplan Miles back in their account, plus a...
Virgin Atlantic in financial ruin. Should I burn my million miles? On my mind…
In 2016, I exchanged 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles for an all-inclusive week on Richard Branson's Necker Island. My wife and I loved it. The experience was incredible. It was absolutely worth the high...
Choice rebate on gift card redemptions (poor value)
Choice Privileges is offering a 10% rebate when you redeem your Choice points for gift cards. That still makes for a poor redemption that ordinarily wouldn't be notable, but with some other programs and credit...
Non-travel point redemptions that don’t stink
Since 2008, I haven't had a year go by without an international trip (a fact I had to double-check by going through old photos last night). This year may break that streak. For the...
(EXPIRED) Free miles for social distancing from oneworld program S7
Oneworld member S7 is running a cool promotion: get 100 miles for free every day that you confirm you are home. The promo runs from March 30, 2020 to April 30, 2020, so it could...
United waiving redeposit fees for cancelled flights
Over the past couple of days, we have seen several reports in our Frequent Miler Insiders Facebook group indicating that United is now waiving award redeposit fees on cancelled flights. To be clear, to...
Hilton extending status until 2022, pausing point expiration, flexible bookings
Hilton Honors has announced their plans to extend member status and pause points expiration and the news is very good: all members whose status was scheduled to be downgraded on March 31st will automatically receive...
Marriott response: Extended certs, upgrades, flexible cancellations
Marriott has updated its COVID-19 / coronavirus cancellation policies and made some really positive changes for members, making new and existing bookings more flexible while also extending the shelf-life of free night certificates, suite...
(EXPIRED) Flying Blue Promo Rewards For March 2020: Europe from under 16K each way...
Flying Blue Promo Rewards for March 2020 are out and it's a fairly poor selection this month. Only a couple of US cities are included and they're only offered at a 25% discount, with no...
