Beginner credit card plan: over 500K points in 12 to 15 months
The quickest and easiest way to amass points and miles is through credit card welcome bonuses. In this post I'll demonstrate a credit card...
Hyatt Mattress Run Q&A
New Hyatt promotions have suddenly made it reasonable to consider booking Hyatt stays even if you have no intention of sleeping there. The objective...
(EXPIRED) Short term Southwest Companion Pass with just one flight! Hurry to register...
Southwest has extended the end date for purchasing a ticket. Previously the end date was yesterday (9/24), but now you have through end of...
[Expired] 100K Capital One Venture Rewards offer!
Capital One has launched a limited time 100K offer for the Venture Rewards card. Upon approval, earn 50K "miles" after $3,000 spend in 3...
Chase Sapphire Reserve 100K Offer – Will it return?
When the Chase Sapphire Reserve card debuted 4 years ago, it made a huge splash with its 100,000 point welcome offer. Combined with the...
Chase resumes approving business card applications
During the first 6 months (or so) of the pandemic, Chase stopped approving most business card applications. Fortunately, it appears that Chase is once...
X1 Card: Too good to be true. Here’s how they’ll do it.
The X1 Card doesn't yet exist except as a start-up marketing concept. They advertise that you can earn up to 4X rewards on all...
A 30 night mattress run? 80K now vs. maybe 100K later? And more…
Is it worth booking a 30 night Hyatt stay to secure two years of top tier Globalist status? At first I thought Nick was...
Hawaii opening to tourism October 15th!
Hawaii's governor David Ige announced that Hawaii will open to tourism on October 15th, 2020. I know we've heard it before, but this time,...
Will Chase match the Sapphire Preferred 60K offer to 80K?
Will Chase match the Sapphire Preferred 60K offer to 80K?: Chase has recently increased the welcome bonus for the Sapphire Preferred card to 80,000...
Chase Freedom Flex Complete Guide
The all-new Chase Freedom Flex Mastercard is now live. Within Chase's family of Ultimate Rewards cards, this one replaces the Freedom Visa. The Freedom...
Chase Sapphire Preferred 80K Offer – Should you go for it?
In light of the new Chase Freedom Flex and new capabilities for the Freedom Unlimited (5X travel through Chase, 3X drugstore, 3X dining), I've...
Miles, credits, and certs orphaned by COVID-19 (on my mind)
Yesterday I cancelled the last of my pre-pandemic travel bookings. I had used Cathay Pacific miles to book a January 2021 flight: Japan Airlines...
How to get targeted for the best Amex welcome bonuses.
An easy way to find the best Amex welcome bonuses is to visit Frequent Miler’s Best Offers page. But, that page focuses on the best publicly available offers. This post details a number of ways to get targeted offers that may be even better. American Express usually doesn’t offer welcome bonuses to those who have had the same card before, so it is especially important with Amex to sign up only for the very best offers.
