The perfect Hyatt mattress run
The perfect mattress run isn't a mattress run at all. A mattress run is where you book a hotel stay solely to earn elite status and/or hotel points even though you have no plans...
Searching for value in Hyatt Night In awards
The other day, a reader commented on our "Year of the mattress run" podcast episode / week in review post to say:
Naturally, this made me ask myself, "What is Hyatt's Night In promotion?", which...
Marriott mattress running: Valuable elite status for nearly 2 years
Marriott is offering several overlapping promotions which, when taken together, can make mattress running worthwhile. A mattress run involves checking into a hotel for the purpose of earning elite status or other rewards even...
The year of the mattress run: Hyatt or Marriott? (and more)
Mattress running has been on everyone's mind lately. While Hyatt has previously dominated that type of talk, this week Marriott made us bring them to top of mind. Earning 2021 Marriott Bonvoy Elite status...
Saving stacks without stacking: My experience buying a Best Buy open box laptop
Last week, I wrote a post titled, "A day in the life of a serial stacker". The gist of the post is that I've been looking to buy a new laptop (out of necessity...
The year of the mattress run: top-tier status in 6 programs in 48 nights
In a bizarre state of irony, 2021 is shaping up to be the year of the mattress run. Hyatt kicked things off with their ludicrously easy path to top-tier Hyatt Globalist status. Really, they kicked...
Marriott’s elite benefits guarantee is back
During the pandemic, Marriott had previously suspended their elite benefits guarantee, but as of today (January 11, 2021), the guarantees are back! Here is the message from Marriott:
We are reinstating the elite guarantee compensation...
Virgin Atlantic dumps Delta sweet spots (Update: US-Europe sweet spot is back!)
UPDATE 1/11/21: Virgin Atlantic has restored its old award pricing for nonstop Delta flights between the US and Europe! You can now once again book lie-flat Delta One business class from the US to...
Capital One Shopping: A New – But Old – Shopping Portal
When putting together my predictions for 2021, one of my predictions was going to be that American Express or Capital One would launch a shopping portal.
I ended up making that prediction but with a...
American Express: Guide To All Of Their 2021 Spending Offers & Benefit Enhancements
American Express kicked off 2021 with tons of new offers and benefit enhancements for cardholders.
We've written about many of them already, but there are so many different offers across a range of cards that...
Amex races out of the gate. What’s next?
Amex raced out of the gate this week with big new offers for Platinum cardholders. Will they put the pressure on everyone else? What is coming next on the Amex co-brand cards and will...
Ludicrously easy path to Hyatt Globalist status (top-tier status for 2 years!)
Update 2/22/2021: Reminder that most of Hyatt's overlapping promos end Feb 28. Make sure your checkout date is Feb 28 or earlier.
Update 1/8/21: Reminder that you must register for both Bonus Journeys and Free Nights on...
A day in the life of a serial stacker
When Greg hired me, the application to work at Frequent Miler was like nothing I'd seen before. Rather than questions about my previous job or past accomplishments, Greg focused on things relevant to Frequent...
Is the Southwest Companion Pass still worth it in 2021?
I have for years called the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass the hands-down best deal in domestic travel, but is that still true in 2021? Getting two passengers for the price of one every time...
