Amex derails my Hilton plans with great new offers (on my mind)
Despite their sad approach to pandemic breakfasts, I'm hoping to return to the Madison Beach Hotel in Connecticut later this year (see my bottom...
A trip down the Turkish Miles & Smiles rabbit hole
About a year and a half ago, we stumbled on one of the most amazing sweet spots in award travel when we published 7.5K...
Hyatt Points Advance: The Globalist perk you didn’t know about
If you're a regular Frequent Miler reader, then chances are good that you either have Hyatt's top-tier Globalist status, are well on your way...
Amex’s preemptive retention credits mark a strategy shift. Will others compete?
People often justify keeping an Amex card because "I save at least $XXX each year in Amex Offers". Whenever I see Amex Offers used...
COVID Credit Card Enhancements Ultimate Guide: Now with Amex dining & wireless credits…
The COVID Credit Card Enhancements Ultimate Guide has now been updated with the latest Chase Sapphire developments: Up to 10x Peloton, redeem travel credits...
Brex: How I earned 20K for depositing sales revenue
UPDATE 2/24/21: Multiple people (including our own Nick Reyes) have confirmed that simply adding your Brex Cash bank account to your PayPal wallet (even...
Searching for Emirates sweet spots with partner airline awards [JAL, Copa, and Qantas awards...
UPDATE 3/2/2021: Emirates has completed their partner devaluations. Now all partner awards follow the same not-great distance based award chart. I no longer know...
Hilton cards: Enhancements for 2021 (dining, wireless, and spend bonuses)
American Express today has launched awesome temporary perks for most of their hotel and airline co-branded cards. In this post I'll highlight the perks...
Is the hammer about to drop on spending techniques?
Is your favorite bank about to start charging cash advance fees for your favorite types of purchases? You probably got an email this week...
Free Spirit: Surprisingly good, but still suspicious
Spirit Airlines Saver$ Club is a terrific value today and Spirit Airlines Free Spirit points can be worth far more than you might expect,...
How to max out your monthly $30 in free PayPal spend
Don't forget that through June Amex is offering $30 per month back on purchases made through PayPal and paid with your consumer Amex Platinum...
Saving thousands of miles with United Excursionist Perk
This morning, I posted about how United is now offering flights for as few as 3K miles each way on some routes and how...
United flights now from 3K miles each way, making for cheaper Excursionist Perks
Over the past several months, I have paid very little attention to domestic award pricing. I just haven't had any interest in flying domestically...
Where Marriott Suite Night Awards don’t work
Thanks to Marriott's overlapping early 2021 promotions, I expect that many readers will soon have access to Marriott's Choice Benefits. One benefit you can...
