Capital One brings back some travel gift cards [including special offers]
Color me pleasantly surprised: Capital One has brought back some travel gift card redemptions in its gift card portal. That's good news -- while they...
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....
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,...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
