Marriott announces major award changes: peak/off-peak, cash+points, and more
Marriott has announced several major changes to their awards program. This information was sent to us directly by Dan Forman, Senior Director Consumer PR...
Surviving Marriott Peak & Off-Peak Award Pricing
For better or worse (mostly worse), Marriott's Peak and Off-Peak award pricing will begin September 14 2019. At first glance, it doesn't look too...
Stacking sweet spots with Miles & More
Last week, we found out that Barclays has increased the offer on the Lufthansa Miles & More credit card to an all-time high of...
Last Chance Deals: Portal bonuses, 15% off Hotels, 4x fuel points & more
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
This...
Messing up MS, Maui wow-y, getting the most dough back, and more
This week in review around the web brings us a post of cautionary tales with which many MSers are all too familiar, how to...
Hacking the IHG offer, stacking sweet spots, flying up front for fewer miles than...
Is that new IHG offer worth a 5/24 slot? Is it worth forgoing award stays for a year just to accumulate a ton of...
Simon’s effect on my Marriott 50-night choice benefit
I'm a big fan of hotel elite status. Part of the reason I've enjoyed it for years has been that it has been relatively...
Booking Turkish online: my bumbling experiments
Over the weekend, Ian Snyder at Miles to Memories posted some great news about Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles: some domestic United Airlines flights can...
Cap One to take on Sapphire Reserve?
Update: The Capital One partnership with Hotels.com is ending on January 31, 2020.
In a move that should surprise absolutely no one, it appears that...
Last Chance Deals: Easy 5x at Staples, 10% back at Kroger, Choice bonus
Welcome to our weekly list of what’s ending this week as well as a collection of some other deals that are due to end soon.
This...
Access No More, a sweet spot we’re missing, a Match made by miles, and...
From the sad passing of a bonus category icon to the everlasting happiness of a match made by miles and a tool to help...
An award travel save, why airline credit changes are a non-issue, amazing value w/...
What do you do when your positioning flight gets canceled hours before you are due to fly 15 hours away on an award ticket?...
On my mind (Amex airline fee credits and gift card edition)
Amex Platinum and Gold cards offer a perk that helps offset the large annual fees: airline incidental fee reimbursements. The idea is that when...
Around the world in business class for 115K [Sweet spot spotlight]
Flights crossing either the Atlantic or Pacific ocean usually cost in the neighborhood of 60K miles one-way in business class with most award programs....
