Family-friendly Leading Hotels of the World
Until recently, I associated the Leading Hotels of the World loyalty program with words like "boutique" and "luxury". Especially in Europe, where most hotels...
Marriott Amex Cards: Best Ever 175K and 200K Welcome Offers
American Express has just launched massive, limited-time welcome offers for the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant and Bonvoy Bevy cards, each one almost doubling the previous...
My Hyatt post-pointpocolypse plans
World of Hyatt has long been my favorite hotel rewards program. It offers great point value, multiple ways to book suites at a good...
Capital One Venture X Business Credit Card Review (2026)
The Capital One Venture X Business is very similar to the consumer Venture X, and both provide plenty of value for their annual fees....
I changed a Lifemiles award as a Lifemiles Plus subscriber, and it was painless
This summer, my wife, kids, and I plan to visit Europe with a family member (traveling as a party of 5). I long ago...
Speed up US entry with Mobile Passport Control | Coffee Break Ep96 | 3-10-26
For years, Nick has always used the free Mobile Passport Control app for speedy re-entry into the country instead of Global Entry. In today's...
Hilton Honors Complete Guide (2026)
Hilton Honors is the loyalty program for Hilton hotels & resorts and their many brands worldwide. Hilton has gotten a bit of a bad...
Indirect Amex Platinum Card® benefits: Free burgers, Champions League soccer, Best Western & Sixt...
American Express Platinum Cards® and Business American Express Platinum Cards® come with a large suite of benefits, from hotel status to airport lounge access...
What is a dummy booking? How to get targeted offers using this trick
We often refer to 'dummy bookings' in posts about shopping portals, credit card offers, hotel and airline bookings, etc., so if you've ever wondered...
Winning tools, capturing coupons, passing on Platinum and more (Week in Review)
This week, I recorded a guest spot on the Milenomics Travel Stories podcast that should air in the next week or two (bookmark that...
Tools we use to win the points & miles game | Frequent Miler on...
In this episode, we'll talk about the tools that can help you earn more rewards, organize your points & rewards, and spend your points...
Should you keep an airline’s consumer or business credit card?
A reader/podcast listener recently wrote to our Giant Mailbag with a variation on the question of whether to keep or cancel: if all else...
[Apr/May ’26 added!] Baseball fans: Capital One once again has great seats for 5,000...
Update 3/5/26: Tickets are now available for April and May games. Get on 'em if you want 'em!
Remember -- there are only 4 cardholder-exclusive...
Rove Miles: Earn transferable miles for bookings & shopping (increased welcome bonus)
Rove Miles debuted last year and bills itself as the first universal airline mile. While that specific claim seems a bit boisterous, given the...
