Piecing together Delta awards for great value to Hawaii and Europe
Ever since Delta did away with their award charts, they've maintained that the award price you see online is the award price. Period. And, supposedly, there's nothing you can do about high award prices...
Transfer SPG 1 to 3 to… Choice?
You already knew that it's possible to transfer SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) points to Marriott at a rate of 1 to 3, but did you know that the same is possible with Choice? This...
1.2 million miles available through Top 20 offers
Our current Top 10+ Credit Card Offers page contains a list of all best public welcome offers (that we know of), sorted from top to bottom by an unbiased estimate of first year value. ...
Should I go for the 30% transfer bonus to Virgin? Reader input requested.
The Amex Membership Rewards 30% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic ends Monday, May 22. I'm tempted to take advantage of it, for several reasons:
Virgin Atlantic miles are extremely valuable towards ANA first class...
Altitude Reserve flight search better than expected but far from perfect
The new US Bank Altitude Reserve card offers very good first year value thanks to its 50K signup bonus and $325 in travel credits (the card currently shows up in the #20 spot on...
Upgrading Marriott Travel Packages
A couple of readers have recently reported problems with trying to upgrade their Marriott Travel Packages. This is a quick post just to affirm that it can still be done. I just did it. ...
Great Value Transferring Ultimate Rewards
Introducing a new resource page: Chase Transfer Partners. This page lists all of the options for transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards points to airline and hotel loyalty programs. The page is divided into sections: Best...
New reasons to attend FTU MSP, and $20 off
I always enjoy attending and speaking at FTU (Frequent Traveler University), but I'm particularly excited about the next one: FTU Advanced Minneapolis (June 9 – 11 2017). This one will be different, in a...
Great hotel point value near LAX, and a magic mirror
The other day I stumbled upon a terrific hotel point value near LAX airport. I needed a one night stay and was looking for a good deal. I checked paid and point prices for...
Flower rewards made simple. Just answer 1 question…
Get 30 miles per dollar for Mother's Day! Earn 1750 points per dollar! 25% cash back for flowers! ....
You've seen the ads. If you know a little bit about flower shopping then you know...
Buying gift cards with the Altitude Reserve
The new US Bank Altitude Reserve Card has the distinction of being the first card ever to offer a standard category bonus for mobile wallet payments. Specifically, the card offers 3 points per dollar...
10,000+ American Airlines miles with 4 partner offers [Targeted?]
American Airlines is out with a nice offer to earn up to 10,000 bonus AAdvantage miles by spending with partners.
The Deal
Earn up to 10,000 bonus miles depending on your transactions with partners
Transact with...
$0 activation fee Visa / MC Gift Card at Kroger: earn rewards + 2x...
Kroger has a great promotion going through tomorrow that enables you to earn free credit card rewards and fuel points.
The Deal
No activation fee on $100 Visa and Mastercard gift cards
Gift cards earn...
FlexPerks kills 3X charity for 2018 and beyond
In my recent post "The next best credit card perks that will be taken away," I predicted the demise of the 3X charity category bonus on the US Banks FlexPerk Visa card. Reader Kumar...
