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Amex Platinum vs Sapphire Reserve

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With both the Amex Platinum and Sapphire Preferred welcome bonuses at all time highs, I decided that this would be a good time to...
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Hyatt Thumps Marriott

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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...
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Sign up now for the Platinum 100K + 10X offer (here’s why)

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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...
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Best options for domestic first class awards

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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...
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Reverse Bonvoyed: Doubled Elite Nights Awarded When They Shouldn’t Have Been

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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...
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My Round the World business class adventure (exploring hacks, and testing limits)

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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...
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The slippery slope of buying points (On Nick’s mind)

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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....
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(EXPIRED) Buy Air Canada Aeroplan points for only 1.2 cents each!

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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%...
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US Bank Altitude Reserve Guide

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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...
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Delta miles are worth more than AA miles. Whaaat?

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How much are airline miles worth? Surely almost anyone reading this likely knows that depends on how you use them. We recognize that there...
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Undervaluing airline miles (On my mind)

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Earlier this week I conducted new analyses and published new Reasonable Redemption Values for AA, Delta, and United miles.  The terribly poor results, particularly...
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A dream global upgrade trip around the world

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Last month, Greg announced that he is passing the GUC. That is to say that Greg is giving me the use of his Delta...
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Reader question reveals 9 things you ought to know about Amex cards

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A few days ago a reader emailed a seemingly simple question.  He had applied for the Amex Bonvoy Business card and was told by...
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Card-Linked Programs & The Networks They Run On (AKA Which Programs Stack)

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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...

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