Who wants to earn oodles of Alaska miles today?
As we reported last night, the Alaska MileagePlan Shopping portal is offering 15 miles per dollar at 12 different stores, today only (Friday, January...
Increase credit card spend (and get most of it back). What still works January...
UPDATE: Please find an up-to-date version of this information here: .
There are many reasons you may want to increase credit card spend. You may...
Necker Island award same price, but harder to get
Update: A few years after this post was written, the award price for a week on Necker Island increased to 1.5 million points.
After my...
Credit cards with better than 2% rewards for non-bonus spend
Which credit card should you use to maximize rewards? In general, if you've signed up for a credit card recently and need to meet...
(EXPIRED) Complete guide to paying taxes via credit card, 2017 edition
Preparing taxes is no fun. No fun at all. But paying taxes doesn't have to be painful. In fact, paying federal taxes can be...
Ritz offer dropping from 3 to 2 free nights.
Yesterday I told you about the soon to be gone Fairmont 2 free night offer. At the moment there are still a couple of...
Fairmont Visa Links Gone [Previously: The other Chase card you should consider today]
UPDATE: She's dead Jim. All known links are now dead.
UPDATE: Reader Stuart contributed this working link: Application Link 1
And here's another link courtesy of...
Huge value from Hyatt: Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Costa Rica
My family has a Christmas break tradition. We spend Christmas with family here in Michigan and then we hightail it to somewhere warm. In...
Can you game the World of Hyatt with your Citi Prestige card?
Beginning March 1 2017, Hyatt will dump their Gold Passport loyalty program in favor of the new World of Hyatt. To get caught up...
CVS leaving 5 Back Visa program as of January 20th
The 5 Back Visa Gift card can be purchased at Simon Mall, GiftCardMall.com, and a number of retail locations. These gift cards can be...
(EXPIRED) Southwest Business 60K Offer is Back!
The Chase Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Business Card is now available with a 60,000 point after $3K spend signup offer!
Points earned from Southwest...
Why Amtrak? Alaska? Virgin Atlantic? The reasons behind my application spree.
In my recent posts "My end of year App-No-Rama application spree. 147K and counting." and the follow-ups "Chase IHG was the +1 at my...
The Hunt for Virgin Duckies
Last year I spent 1.2 million Virgin Atlantic miles for an all-inclusive week for two on Richard Branson's Necker Island. The trip far exceeded...
Citi ThankYou 25% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic
Through March 2 2017, Citi ThankYou is offering a 25% bonus on point transfers to Virgin Atlantic.
To make the transfer, you'll need a premium...
