Amex Platinum vs Sapphire Reserve
With both the Amex Platinum and Sapphire Preferred welcome bonuses at all time highs, I decided that this would be a good time to...
Hyatt Thumps Marriott
Why is it that so many people in the loyalty maximization game sing Hyatt's praises? How do they kick so much butt with a...
Sign up now for the Platinum 100K + 10X offer (here’s why)
In this post, I'll make the case that nearly everyone should sign up for the Platinum Card from American Express. Now. For many frequent...
Best options for domestic first class awards
Update 3/23/21 Best options for domestic first class awards: We have now added the best options for booking Alaska domestic first class and made...
Reverse Bonvoyed: Doubled Elite Nights Awarded When They Shouldn’t Have Been
Marriott is even more unpredictable than this year's March Madness.
They launched a new promotion last month offering double elite nights on stays that included...
My Round the World business class adventure (exploring hacks, and testing limits)
Planning for my Round the World adventure continues! In a previous post, I explained that I have 269,000 ANA miles that will expire in...
The slippery slope of buying points (On Nick’s mind)
Yesterday, Greg published a post about buying Aeroplan points for 1.2c each. That's a great deal -- Aeroplan points are frequently worth much more....
(EXPIRED) Buy Air Canada Aeroplan points for only 1.2 cents each!
I don't usually get excited about point sales, but I think this one is pretty good. Air Canada is offering up to a 100%...
US Bank Altitude Reserve Guide
The US Bank Altitude Reserve card is US Bank's challenge to the Chase Sapphire Reserve. Like the Sapphire Reserve, the Altitude Reserve is a...
Delta miles are worth more than AA miles. Whaaat?
How much are airline miles worth? Surely almost anyone reading this likely knows that depends on how you use them. We recognize that there...
Undervaluing airline miles (On my mind)
Earlier this week I conducted new analyses and published new Reasonable Redemption Values for AA, Delta, and United miles. The terribly poor results, particularly...
A dream global upgrade trip around the world
Last month, Greg announced that he is passing the GUC. That is to say that Greg is giving me the use of his Delta...
Reader question reveals 9 things you ought to know about Amex cards
A few days ago a reader emailed a seemingly simple question. He had applied for the Amex Bonvoy Business card and was told by...
Card-Linked Programs & The Networks They Run On (AKA Which Programs Stack)
There are tons of card-linked programs out there and it can be hard to know which ones stack with each other as some run...
