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Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa, and Marina Bottom Line Review

Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa, and Marina. Bottom Line Guest Review.

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The Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay resort interests me for several reasons.  First, there simply aren't that many nice points-bookable resorts in the U.S. outside...
Inn at Bay Harbor, Autograph Collection (Marriott) Bottom Line Review

Inn at Bay Harbor, Autograph Collection (Marriott). Bottom Line Review.

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My wife and I have been visiting Marriott's Inn at Bay Harbor in northern Michigan almost every summer for the past ten years or...
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Find your own Fine Hotels & Resorts deals

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This morning Nick posted "Searching for deals through Fine Hotels & Resorts."  In that post he listed a number of Fine Hotel & Resort...
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Searching for deals through Fine Hotels & Resorts

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I've long been a fan of Amex Fine Hotels & Resorts. When booking through Amex FHR, you get breakfast for two, guaranteed 4pm late...
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An experience with credit card return protection

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One of the advantages of being active in this hobby of miles and points is that many of the premium and ultra-premium credit cards...
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Amex doubles down in the ultra-premium card race

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Oh how the mighty have...mostly given up. At a time when Amex is completely doubling down in its efforts to dole out massive point...
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Capital One shut down my account and gave me only a half cent per...

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In April, I was super excited when Capital One finally approved me for a credit card.  By some miracle, I got in on the...
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Which Premium Cards are Keepers? Version 4.0

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With Amex increasing the annual fee on their personal Platinum card from $550 to $695, they've raised the stakes.  It was already a bad...
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Morgan Stanley Platinum Card Fee Free (how to earn the $695 Annual Engagement Bonus)

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Amex Platinum cards come loaded with high end perks such as airport lounge access, hotel elite status, airline fee rebates, prepaid hotel rebates, digital...
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15x Madness from Amex

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This week has been bonkers. Had you told me two years ago that we would see a 15x bonus category good on up to $25,000...
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The Amex Platinum “Coupon Book” Review [On my mind]

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American Express has increased the annual fee for consumer Platinum cards from $550 to a whopping $695 per year.  In exchange for the extra...
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[Expired] 125K + 15x Platinum via Resy!

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Update 1/20/22: Unfortunately, this offer has expired. The new offer does not include the Shop Small bonus. See updated offer information here. Just a quick post...
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New 125K + 15x Platinum live: Disappointing restrictions, monster bonus cap

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Update: There is now a 125K + 15x offer available via Resy. See below for more details. As has long been rumored, the annual fee on...
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The Revised Amex Platinum Card – Details and Review

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Update 7/1/21: Changes are live. See details here: New 125K + 10x Platinum live: Disappointing restrictions, monster 10x cap. Reminder: If rumors prove true, the...

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